Application deadline: April 20th 2014

A position as PhD Research fellow in advanced transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopic studies of semiconductor heterostructures is available at The Department of Physics, University of Oslo.

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has initiated a cross-disciplinary research program on functional oxides, FOXHOUND, as a strategic effort to support scientific excellence in materials and energy related research at the University of Oslo. FOXHOUND merges key complementary competences within structural and materials chemistry, ionics and electrochemistry, semiconductor and structure physics into one targeted effort towards functional oxides.

The Phd project will be performed as part of the FOXHOUND initiative, and the candidate will collaborate closely with a team of students and researchers focusing on synthesis and characterization of properties of novel semiconductor nanostructures. In this sub-project, we will utilize state of the art aberration corrected STEM-EELS to understand the interaction between the geometric and the electronic structure of ZnO/CdO/MgO heterostructures on the nanometer scale. The STEM and EELS studies will be performed using newly installed probe corrected and monochromated FEI Titan and JEOL 2100F instruments.

Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in experimental solid state physics or materials science. A background in (S)TEM or EELS is advantageous, and previous experience with modeling of materials’ properties using density functional theory is considered an extra asset. Furthermore we are seeking a candidate who is fluent in English, communicative, quality minded, flexible, and eager to learn

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