PhD Position (m/f/d) for Plasmonic Sensor Development

Tätigkeitsprofil:

The position:
As a PhD student and a member of the Adaptive Materials research group within the "Materials Research" department, you will contribute to the development of plasmonic sensor systems. Your responsibilities will include the characterization and modelling of CMOS compatible plasmonic sensing devices and their integration into systems. You will join an international team of scientists, including highly experienced researchers and several PhD students, who are looking forward to welcoming you and working with you. We value diversity of perspective highly and are pleased to have a gender-balanced team.

Your project:
The project's ambition is to transfer knowledge into industry. A strong interaction with the project leader, the laboratory leaders and the partners of the project consortium is foreseen.

Anforderungsprofil:

Your qualifications:
You hold a Master's degree in matter physics, semiconductor devices, materials science, microelectronics or a related field. You have previous experience in optical characterization of plasmonic structures and devices. You are also
experienced in data analysis. You have a background in semiconductor materials characterization.
We need you to be a strong team player, able to effectively plan and execute your own work, and to work in an organized manner with other creative minds. You will be ideally suited for this position if you have experimental,
analytical and problem-solving skills, very strong communication skills, the ability to quickly learn how to use the latest technical equipment including various software, and most importantly, if you are an independent thinker.
As IHP is an international research center, it is necessary that you are fluent in English. German language skills are welcome. The improvement of German language skills is expected and strongly encouraged, e.g. through in-house
language courses and intensive courses.