International Scholarships

A Ph.D. position is offered within the area of “Nanomaterials for solar cells” at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The Norwegian Research Council and the American National Science Foundation is financing a new project on nanostructured thin films for hybrid solar cells. The main objective of … [More Info]

Application deadline: 20 Oct 2006 The Materials Physics group at the University of Wales Aberystwyth is offering a PhD studentship in one of the following areas: Ultra-thin films on semiconductor surfaces Surface spectroscopy of organic and inorganic semiconductors Fast multichannel detector development Visualising structure and dynamics of glasses and liquids Structure of liquid and amorphous … [More Info]

The Fraunhofer-Center Nanoelectronic Technologies (CNT) offers 7 PhD positions: Investigation of wet and plasma based processes for cleaning and treatment of wafers in the copper back end of line in semiconductor manufacturing for different applications Characterization of thin films with SIMS Advanced Annealing for high speed CMOS – Process Development Characterization of atomic layer deposition … [More Info]

Laboratoire Hubert Curien (ex-LTSI), CNRS UMR 5516 Université Jean Monnet, Saint Etienne, France Research project: Control of refractive-index changes induced in dielectric materials by spatio-temporally modulated ultrafast laser excitation The “Ultrafast laser processing” group at the Laboratoire Hubert Curien, CNRS UMR 5516, Saint Etienne, France is currently seeking a postdoctoral fellow for its research activities. … [More Info]

The Surface Mechanics and Tribology research group is one of the most active in the School of Engineering and Design, well established nationally and internationally for research in the fields of surface engineering, wear, gears and thin film lubrication. The research project is sponsored by SKF, leading global supplier of products, solutions and services in … [More Info]

A unique opportunity exists in East Tennessee for an exceptionally gifted young experimental condensed matter scientist. This is a result of world-class capabilities in surface characterization and materials synthesis. The successful applicant will have access to ARPES (Scienta R4000), variable temperature STM (home build), newly developed LEED IV codes and cameras, high-resolution, momentum-resolved inelastic electron … [More Info]

We have an immediate opening for a student with a background in thin film physics or nanomaterials interested in pursuing a PhD or Masters at Queen’s University. We are particularly interested in those specializing in optics or photonics. Candidates require at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Physics, Engineering Physics, Materials Science or a related … [More Info]