Doctoral student in Printed Electronics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Information and communication technology

The doctoral study will be conducted at Division of Electronics and Embedded Systems at KTH. This research is mainly to develop key technology to fabricate a type of 3D-structured micro-supercapacitors, and vertically integrate them on top of conventional electronic circuits to demonstrate 3D-integrated on-chip energy storage components.

Various direct patterning techniques, such as inkjet printing, 3D printing, electrohydrodynamic jet printing, and laser micromachining, will be developed to efficiently pattern versatile materials, including conductive 2D materials (especially graphene and MXenes), into multi-scale 3D structures to directly fabricate and integrate all the supercapacitor components. The PhD student will work with a group of researchers and supervisors with competencies in all the needed direct patterning techniques, and semiconductor device/circuit fabrication and monolithic 3D integration.

The project is financed by Swedish Research Council and involves collaborations between three research groups at KTH and one research group at Tampere University, Finland.

Supervision: Asst. Prof. Jiantong Li, Prof. Per-Erik Hellström, Prof. Frank Niklaus, and Prof. Matti Mäntysalo

What we offer

• The possibility to study in a dynamic and international research environment in collaboration with industries and prominent universities from all over the world.Read more
• A workplace with many employee benefits and monthly salary according to KTH’s Doctoral student salary agreement.
• A postgraduate education at an institution that is active and supportive in matters pertaining to working conditions, gender equality and diversity as well as study environment.
• Work and study in Stockholm, close to nature and the water.
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH.

Eligibility

To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:

• passed a degree at advanced level,
• completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at advanced level, or
• in any other way acquired within or outside the country acquired essentially equivalent knowledge.
• Requirements for English equivalent to English B/6, read more here.

Selection

In order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. During the selection process, candidates will be assessed upon their ability to:

• independently pursue his or her work
• collaborate with others,
• have a professional approach and
• analyse and work with complex issues.

We expect that you have a master’s degree in nanotechnology, materials engineering, applied physics, electronic engineering or similar. You are interested in Printed Electronics. Knowledge and experience of printing techniques, 2D materials, and energy storage devices are meritorious.

After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal competency.

Target degree: Doctoral degree

Information regarding admission and employment

Only those admitted to postgraduate education may be employed as a doctoral student. The total length of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education in four years ' time. An employed doctoral student can, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within their role, e.g. training and administration. A new position as a doctoral student is for a maximum of one year, and then the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.

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Application

Apply for the position and admission through KTH's recruitment system. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the advertisement.

Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/entral European Summer Time).

Applications must include the following elements:

• CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Application letter with a brief description of why you want to pursue research studies, about what your academic interests are and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages long)
• Copies of diplomas and grades from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages.
• Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

Other information

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