The programs' central ambition is to valorize and to expand the knowledge base that is present at the UT in the fields of modern superconducting materials and of cryogenic technology by integrating them, in close collaboration with VDL ETG, into compact, power-dense and high-performance actuator systems for use in precision machinery and in Big Science.

In a fundamental research line, advanced deposition techniques available at the UT (nano-sheet mediated PLD of thin perovskite films on technical substrates) will be developed further. If successful, this deposition method should drastically simplify the production of HTS-based high-tech devices. Here, "3D deposition of magnetic structures", two research groups at the University of Twente, TNW-IMS and TNW-EMS, will work together to develop optimized nano-sheet buffered superconducting films on 3D functional substrates. The goal is to reach high current densities on a curved technical substrate that can be directly integrated in a device. The feasibility of various substrate materials will be assessed, suitable patterning methods developed and a small demonstrator relevant for the first project (a miniature solenoid) will be realized.

Keywords: advanced Thin film deposition; development of nano-sheet buffer layers; materials characterization.

You are a highly motivated and enthusiastic researcher (F/M), having an MSc degree in chemical engineering, material chemistry, or a closely related subject area. We encourage strong communication skills and interest in sharing knowledge, presenting at conferences and (project) meetings, and publication in peer-reviewed journals. Creativity, with a hands-on mentality, are valued highly. Proficiency in English is required, both spoken and written.

• Full-time 4-year PhD position.
• The university offers a dynamic ecosystem with enthusiastic colleagues in a stimulating scientific environment.
• Salary and conditions in accordance with the collective labour agreement for Dutch universities. The PhD salary is € 2.443 in the first year and increases to € 3.122 in the fourth year.
• Full status as an employee, including pension and health care benefits.
• A stimulating, modern research environment with world-class research facilities, including access to the NanoLab in the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology and High Pressure Lab (hogedruklab).
• A personal development program within the Twente Graduate School.
• The number of holiday hours with full-time employment is 232 hours per calendar year.
• A holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.

IMS is a research group devoted to thin film growth studies, (nano)structuring techniques, and properties of complex materials, in particular oxides. It includes materials with diverse properties, like ferroelectrics, ferromagnetics and multiferroics, piezo's, high-K dielectrics, transparent conducting oxides, non-linear optical materials, ion conductors, superconducting and related materials, and anti-reflection coatings. Its research field is focussed on thin films with modified properties by doping or by artificial layered structures and superstructures. Applications are found in, e.g., nano-electronics and spintronics, optical systems, fuel and solar cells, fluidics, bio-nano sensors.