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The Department of Physics is looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join “The Organic Photonics and Electronics Group” (web: https://opeg-umu.com) at Umeå University, Sweden. You will be part of a larger effort for the development of a novel electroluminescent technology, termed a light-emitting electrochemical cell (LEC). The LEC is attracting interest in both academia and by industry since it is thin, lightweight and flexible, and because it can be fabricated in its entirety by ambient-air printing and be highly sustainable. Your primary tasks will be to study the temporal evolution of the morphology of the thin-film emissive material, to establish correlations between the thin-film morphology and the device performance, and to develop design guidelines for the realization of LECs with improved emission performance. You will collaborate closely with other members of the group as well as external academic and industrial partners. For information on relevant background research, please refer to our earlier publications: doi.org/10.1002/anie.202302874 and doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24761-x
Work environment The Organic Photonics and Electronics Group studies and develops advanced materials for the design, development, and realization of a wide range of functional, novel, and sustainable photonic and electronic devices. It currently comprises one Professor, one Associate Professor, three staff scientists, two post-docs, and six PhD students. The group is positioned at the Department of Physics at Umeå University; and it has through the department’s connection to KBC access to modern instrumentation for the fabrication and analysis of materials and devices (www.umu.se/en/chemical-biological-centre/kbc-scientific-infrastructures).
Qualifications To be appointed under the agreement on fixed-term employment as a postdoctoral fellow, the candidate is required to have completed a doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a doctoral degree. This qualification requirement must be fulfilled no later than at the time of the appointment decision.
To be appointed under the postdoctoral agreement, priority should be given to candidates who completed their degree, in accordance with what is stipulated in the paragraph above, no later than three years ago. If there are special reasons, candidates who completed their doctoral degree earlier than that may also be eligible. Special reasons include absence due to illness, parental leave, appointments of trust in trade union organisations, military service or similar circumstances, as well as clinical practice or other forms of appointment/assignment relevant to the subject area.
The doctoral degree should be in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, with a focus on thin-film physics and organic electronics.
Additional requirements are: · Documented experience with the fabrication of thin films by solution- or vacuum-based methods. · Documented experience with thin-film characterization by, e.g., AFM, SEM, TEM, ellipsometry and XRD. · Strong skills in written and spoken English. · Demonstrated early career achievements, including scientific publications.
Contract terms Full-time temporary position for up to two (2) years. The employment starts April 1, 2025 or according to agreement.
Application procedure Your application should be in written in English (preferably) or Swedish and in the form of PDF files, and it should be submitted through our electronic recruitment system, Varbi. Log in to the system and apply via the button at the bottom of this page. Required documents: · Curriculum vitae (CV) including a full list of publications. · Personal letter (1-3 pages) presenting your qualifications, research interests, motivation for application and future professional goals. · Electronic copy of your PhD thesis. · Certified copies of degrees, grades, and other relevant certificates. · Contact information to two persons willing to act as references.
Application deadlineJanuary 19, 2025.
Contact information For questions, please contact Professor Ludvig Edman, email: ludvig.edman@umu.se
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