Research background
Imagine you could feel the images on your phone or touch your partners hand on a videocall. This the dream we want to realize. You will be part of a multidisciplinary research group, where we develop responsive materials to address the advancing needs in man-machine communication, specialized medicine and miniaturized mechanics. More information about our research can be found at www.danqingliu.nl.

Our group is known for developing smart materials driven by light, electricity and/or heat. Based on this, we have developed several smart materials that can be applied in haptics. The next step is to take these materials from the lab, and integrate them into real devices. For this we need a person with good practical skills and knowledge from both fields of chemistry and electronics.

Responsibilities
A key aspect of your project is to relate molecular effects to macroscopic phenomena and translate these into haptic devices or other robotic functions. You will join the 'haptics'-team where you will be responsible for developing and synthesizing these smart materials. You will optimize the chemical composition as well as building and testing haptic devices based on these materials.

We are looking for talented, motivated and enthusiastic technician (HBO or MSc) who meet the following requirements:

• Background in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or materials science.
• Basic electronic circuit design and programming microcontrollers (Arduino, C).
• Prior knowledge in soft matters, responsive materials and experience in microscopic techniques and device fabrication/ characterization are appreciated.
• Ability to independently work within a dynamic team and multidisciplinary research environment.
• Fluent in spoken and written English

• A meaningful job in a highly motivated team at a dynamic and ambitious University.
  The TU/e is located in one of the smartest regions of the world en part of the European technology hotspot 'Brainport Eindhoven'; well-known because of many high-tech industries and start-ups;
• a fulltime employment;
• appointment will be for one year initially, with the possibility for a permanent appointment according to performance and unchanged conditions;
• the salary based on 1.0 FTE is a maximum of € 4.093,- gross per month, depending on knowledge and experience (based on scale 8 or 9, CAO of Dutch Universities);
• 328 holiday hours based on a fulltime working week (40 hours);
• Attention to a good work-life balance;
• plus 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year allowance;
• an attractive package of fringe benefits, including child daycare, saving schemes and pension provisions and excellent sports facilities;
• We prefer candidates with a good team spirit, who like to work in an internationally oriented, social environment;
• furthermore, space is provided for subject-oriented self-development.