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stillingsbetegnelse:
PhD scholarship in Quantum Transport in Nanostructures

jobbeskrivelse:

The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a 3-year PhD position at NanoSYD Center in the Mads Clausen Institute (MCI) in Sønderborg. The NanoSYD Center is renowned for its strong synergy of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The PhD project is centered on Quantum Transport in Nanostructures. The fully funded position is available as of September 1, 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter, for a three-year period.

Job abstractJV_description
Affiliated to the research area of “Nanostructured Materials in the Quantum Regime”, the aim of this position is to build the foundation for diamond-based nanoelectronics. Diamond is increasingly being recognized as a piece of jewelry for science and technology, due to a broad spectrum of its properties and wide-ranging applications. The extraordinarily high breakdown voltage and thermal conductivity, remarkable inertness to chemicals and contamination, and tunable electronic properties upon doping make diamond not only a drilling tool for mining and machinery but also a promising material for unveiling new quantum physics and contributing to the next-generation electronics.

As a PhD student, you will be carrying out research under supervision of Professor Horst-Günter Rubahn, and co-supervised by Assistant Professor Gufei Zhang. The techniques in focus are design and fabrication of diamond-based nanostructures/devices as well as ultralow-noise electrical transport measurements under extreme conditions (at low temperatures and in high magnetic fields), alongside a range of standard thin film characterization techniques. You will be encouraged to develop your own ideas. You will publish and present your work both at international conferences and in high-impact scientific journals. In addition, you will be involved in the daily supervision of Master and Bachelor students and assist in teaching activities.

Job requirements
Applicants must have a master's degree (equivalent to a Danish master's degree) in a field relevant to the mentioned PhD project, e.g. condensed matter physics, microelectronics, nanophotonics and so on. Applicants must have solid background knowledge, skills and experience in at least one of the following aspects, nanofabrication (both photolithography and electron beam lithography experience are required), low-temperature electrical transport measurements, and/or solid state physics (mesoscopic physics). Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the work, the candidate is expected to have excellent collaboration skills. A very good capability of communicating scientific results in English, both orally and in writing is required.

Contact information
For further information please contact:
Assistant Professor Gufei Zhang, e-mail: gufei (at) mci.sdu.dk 
Professor Horst-Günter Rubahn, e-mail: rubahn (at) mci.sdu.dk 

Important information before applying
Applicants are required to have a relevant (see above) master’s degree (equivalent to a Danish master's degree) at the time of enrollment and employment.

Employment as a PhD fellow is a 3-year salaried position. Employment and enrollment will cease without further notice at the end of the period.

Employment is governed by the Protocol on PhD Research Fellows signed by the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.

The successful candidate will be enrolled at SDU in accordance with Faculty regulations and the Danish Ministerial Order on the PhD Programme at the Universities (PhD order).

Applications must be submitted electronically using the link "Apply online". The Faculty expects applicants to read the Faculty information for prospective PhD students and the SDU information on how to apply before applying.

The application must be in English and all non-Danish documents must be translated into English.

The applications must include the following - the required forms must be found at the above mentioned Faculty website:

• Completed TEK PhD application form for 5+3 applicants
• Cover letter (max. two pages) stating reasons for applying, the relevance between your previous study and this position, and your envisaged research plan. Upload in the field called “Project abstractJV_description”
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae including experimental skills
• Copies of the official bachelor diploma and master's diploma and transcripts of exams in professional English translation or in Danish
• Completed TEK PhD form for calculation grade point average. Upload in one of the fields called “Publication”
• An official document describing both the educational structure and the grading scheme of the awarding universities (if not Danish). Upload in one of the fields called “Publication”
• A summary of your master thesis (five pages), in which the background of the study, your key experiments, and main achievements are briefed with illustrations
• References, you're welcome to use the form for reference letter at the Faculty website
• List of publications and maximum 2 examples of relevant publications, if any

If shortlisting is used, only shortlisted applicants will be assessed by an assessment committee.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

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Arbejdsgiver Navn: Syddansk Universitet

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