PhD Student in Applied Physics, with focus on Organic Photonics and Nanooptics

Skilled and committed employees are a crucial factor in the success of Linköping University. And we need more of them. Our core expertise comes from teachers and researchers, but a successful university requires experienced and motivated employees in many fields. Everyone is important. We need to recruit many new employees thanks to, among all, an expansion in our research activity. We need you here. We look forward to receiving your application!

At the Department of Science and Technology, at the university’s Norrköping campus, we provide education and conduct research in physics and electronics, communications/logistics and media- and information technology. The department is recognised for its work in fields including logistics, visualisation and organic electronics. We combine academic excellence with fruitful collaboration with the Community.
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Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC) is a research center striving for scientific excellence with a focus on new materials from trees. The center creates knowledge and builds competence for an innovative and sustainable future value creation from forest raw materials. WWSC is a multidisciplinary collaboration between KTH, Chalmers, and Linköping University. The base is a donation from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and the forest industry is supporting WWSC via the national platform Treesearch.

We are looking for a PhD student in Applied Physics, with focus on Organic Photonics and Nanooptics, formally based at the Department of Science and Technology, Campus Norrköping.

Your work assignments and workplace

or hybrid materials and systems. Possible applications include radiative cooling, metamaterials and metasurfaces, tuneable cellulose-based optics, etc. The experimental work of the PhD student will include development of materials, (nano) fabrication, and characterization and measurements of the fabricated systems. Theory and modelling may be used to complement the experimental work.

The Laboratory of Organic Electronics (LOE, www.liu.se/LOE ) is a vibrant, international and collaborative research environment of around 140 researchers. We study conducting organic materials and hybrid materials, and their use in an array of areas spanning energy harvesting, printed electronics, photonics, and bioelectronics.

The PhD student will join the Organic photonics and Nanooptics group at LOE (www.mpjonsson.com ), headed by Prof. Magnus Jonsson. Recent interests of the group include wood-based optics, organic tunable nanooptics, and structural coloration. Examples of applications include radiative cooling, tuneable metaoptics, sensors, energy conversion and reflective displays. The PhD studies of this position will focus on optical and nanooptical effects in different cellulose-based materials and systems, within the initiative of the Wallenberg Wood Science Centre (wwsc.se ).

As a doctoral student, you devote most of your time to doctoral studies and the research projects of which you are part. Your work may also include teaching or other departmental duties, up to a maximum of 20% of full-time.

Your qualifications
You have graduated at Master’s level in physics, materials science or other relevant field or completed courses with a minimum of 240 credits, at least 60 of which must be in advanced courses in physics, materials science or other relevant field. Alternatively, you have gained essentially corresponding knowledge in another way.

We seek applicants with strong interest in, and preferably experience of, the relevant fields of the proposed research, primarily photonics, nanooptics, cellulose-based materials, polymers and organic electronics. Experience in micro- and nanofabrication, measurement methods, optical modeling etc. are meritorious. We also value qualities such as strong ability to communicate and collaborate, good ability to express yourself and write in English, analytical ability, motivation and commitment. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and suitability.

Terms of employment
When taking up the post, you will be admitted to the program for doctoral studies. More information about the doctoral studies at each faculty is available at Doctoral studies at Linköping University

The employment has a duration of four years’ full-time equivalent. You will initially be employed for a period of one year. The employment will subsequently be renewed for periods of maximum duration two years, depending on your progress through the study plan. The employment may be extended up to a maximum of five years, based on the amount of teaching and departmental duties you have carried out. Further extensions can be granted in special circumstances.

Starting date
Winter 2022/2023 or by agreement.

Salary and employment benefits
The salary of doctoral students is determined according to a locally negotiated salary progression.

More information about employment benefits at Linköping University is available here.

Union representatives
Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants .

Application procedure
Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than 25 November 2022. Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered. The application should be written in English and include: cover letter (maximum 2 pages, describe what makes you interested in this particular position and how you could contribute to the research and team), CV (including contact details to three reference persons), undergraduate transcript records with grades.

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives – diversity enriches our work and helps us grow. Preserving everybody’s equal value, rights and opportunities is a natural part of who we are. Read more about our work with: Equal opportunities .

We look forward to receiving your application!

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