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Job Utrecht University - Assisstant/Associate Professor Physics of Devices (1,0 fte)

Assisstant/Associate Professor Physics of Devices (1,0 fte)

Job description

Due to the urgent demand for novel high efficiency and low cost solar cell concepts, the group Physics of Devices is strengthened with the position of an assistant/associate professor. The relevant direction desired is the study of light-matter interaction in nanomaterials, with an eye to application-oriented research on photon energy conversion for sustainable electricity generation.

Education
At the Master’s and PhD level the required educational efforts will be relatively close to the research area of the new chair and thus focused on advanced (nano)photonics and/or condensed matter physics. However, contributions to undergraduate courses, all in particular bachelor research projects, are required. These are generally lower-level courses covering the whole range of physics.

Other tasks next to the required scientific and educational efforts, including acquisition of research funds and attracting new students, are also the regular administrative and management duties.

Requirements

The candidate should have a physics or (nano-)materials science degree and have a solid background in nanoscience and thin-film technology. A PhD in a relevant discipline such as experimental physics or materials science is required. The candidate should also have a proven scientific record in the field of thin-film and/or nanostructured devices. She or he should be able and willing to work in multidisciplinary teams, should have excellent communication and organization skills, and should be an inspiring and enthusiastic team player who actively initiates collaboration. Teaching experience is important and a possession of a teaching certificate is considered an advantage.

Conditions of employment

We offer a full-time position. The position is for a period of five years, a positive evaluation at the end of this period will lead to tenure. Your gross salary will range between € 3.636,- and € 4.970,- per month, depending on qualifications and experiences, (salary scale 11 or 12) according to the Collective Labour Agreement of the Dutch Universities.

The salary is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition we offer: a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, flexible employment conditions in which you may trade salary for vacation days or vice versa. Conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement of the Dutch Universities.

The Faculty strongly encourages women to apply.

Contract type

Temporary

5 years

Organisation

Utrecht University

The Faculty of Science consists of six departments: Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Information and Computing Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Mathematics. The Faculty is home to 3500 students and nearly 2000 staff and is internationally renowned for the quality of its research. The Faculty's academic programs reflect developments in today's society.

Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science
The Section Nanophotonics is a research section of the Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science and was formed from the programmes “Surfaces, Interfaces, and Devices” and “Atom Optics and Ultrafast Dynamics”. The research of the groups involved is in experimental condensed matter physics with emphasis on nanomaterials. The central theme is the manipulation of electrons, atoms, and light in nanostructured materials, with an eye on photoelectronic applications. A large activity is taking place in the group Physics of Devices (chair: Prof R.E.I. Schropp), where the vacancy exists. This group focuses on amorphous, heterogeneous, nano- and microcrystalline thin film semiconductors. The structural, optical, and electrical properties of these semiconductors are investigated at interfaces and in the bulk of these materials. The thus optimized thin films, including photonic enhancements, are incorporated in multilayer optoelectronic devices, with an emphasis on efficient and low cost solar cells.

Additional information

Research
The group Physics of Devices has a modern semiconductor laboratory, the Utrecht Solar Energy Laboratory (USEL), bringing together advanced multichamber thin film deposition systems and analysis facilities. The research is aiming at the cost effective deposition of thin film devices using processes that are suited for very large substrate areas. Research on thin film nanomaterials and devices is teamwork. One of the main objectives is to explore new generations of solar cells, for sustainable generation of electrical energy, through scientific research on the manipulation of light combined with electrical transport. Our research is carried out independently as well as in collaboration with various (industrial) partners. The activities are supported by SenterNovem, the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM), the Technology Foundation STW, and the European Commission.

Because of the multidisciplinary character of this field of expertise the group has intensive exchange and communication via national and international collaborations, with academic institutions as well as industrial companies. The group closely cooperates with the Delft and Eindhoven Universities of Technology, AMOLF, the Dutch Energy Research Center (ECN), and companies such as Nuon Helianthos (Arnhem), Thin Film Factory (Leeuwarden) in the Netherlands, and abroad with institutes such as Jülich, IMT Neuchâtel, LPICM in Palaiseau, Tokyo Institute of Technology, etc.


Assisstant/Associate Professor Physics of Devices
Section Nanophotonics

Prof R.E.I. Schropp
r.e.i.schropp@uu.nl

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