Application deadline: 17th May 2015

DTU Nanotech at the Technical University of Denmark invites applications for a position as postdoc in Developing Electron Microscopy of Electrochemical Processes in Liquids.

Electron microscopic imaging of physical and chemical processes in liquids with atomic scale resolution has become possible in the last couple of years by using special microchip based systems that can contain the liquid sample behind ultra-thin electron transparent membranes. The aim of this project is to develop new nanoscale imaging systems based on microfluidic chips, including electrically contacted electrodes in the chip systems, to enable electron microscopy of electrochemical processes in liquids.

In this project you will be developing such microfabricated devices that will make it possible to observe a range of electrochemical processes in new ways using both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

The project will involve development and microfabrication of chip systems in our 1300 m2 state of art clean room facility Danchip; imaging in our electron microscopy facility CEN, using SEM and TEM to observe and characterize fundamental electrochemical processes. The work will be in close collaboration with microscopists, electrochemists and industrial partners in the project.

Responsibilities and tasks
The Post Doc project will involve:

• Electron microscopy at DTU advanced microscopy facility CEN
• The development of microchip systems in our cleanroom
• Performing experiments and detailed analysis of the chemical and physical processes in collaboration with the project partners
• Participate in supervision of students and close collaboration with PhD students in the group

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