PhD position ? ?NanoBITS ? Exchangeable and Customizable Scanning Probe Tips?,Denmark

An international research project is being established in collaboration between the Department of Micro and Nanotechnology(DTU Nanotech) and a range of european companies and academic partners. The aim is to develop a new, highly flexible type of scanning probe tips for advanced microscopy, where the tip morphology can be accurately shaped to match the application and the tip is assembled by nanomanipulation. The long term perspective is to improve characterization of devices in the semiconductor and photonics industry.
The Ph.D. will be associated with the Nanointegration group at the Department of Micro and Nanotechnology at the Technical University of Denmark. We are a dynamic research team, doing research in integration of nanomaterials and nanostructures with silicon microfabrication, engineering of nanomaterials (particular carbon based such as graphene and nanotubes), and development of advanced metrology tools and nanomanipulation/nanorobotics devices, such as microgrippers. We are part of NSE – Nanosystems Engineering – a multidisciplinary nanotech section with strong activities in bio-, chemical and physical sensors and metrology.
Qualifications:
The ideal applicant is an engineer or Master of Science, has an educational background in physics, mechanical engineering and/or microfabrication and a strong interest in working experimentally and in an international environment. Relevant experiences include: characterization by TEM, SEM and AFM, conventional silicon microfabrication in a cleanroom, materials science, nanolithography such as focused ion beam milling and electron beam lithography, finite element calculations of mechanical structures.
Approval and Enrolment
The PhD scholarship is subject to academic approval and the candidate will be enrol¬led in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide.
Salary and appoint¬¬ment terms :
The salary and appoint¬¬ment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD students at DTU. The position is available for a period of 3 years.
Application:
We must have your online application by June 1, 2010 at the latest. Please open the link “apply for this job online”, fill in the application form and attach all the following documents:
a) Curriculum vitae of the applicant including a list of publications
b) A letter motivating the application
c) Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diplomae) Conversion of grade averages to Danish grades
Interviews will be held in the period from June 1 to the August 15 of 2010. The position can shoud start as soon as possible after September 1, 2010.
Candidates may apply prior to ob¬tai¬ning their master’s degree, but cannot begin before having received it.
DTU needs diver¬sity and supports equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, and ethnic background.
Additional information:
Additional information may be obtained from Associate Professor Peter Bøggild, phone (+45) 4525 5723, e-mail: peter.boggild@nanotech.dtu.dk

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