Closing date: 18^th of August 2013 | Jnr. IME-041-2013

One postdoctoral position (duration of two years) is available at the De­part­ment of Electronics and Telecommunications (IET) (http://www.iet.ntnu.no/en) in the Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical En­gi­neering (IME), Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The position is funded by NTNU.

Responsibilities

The postdoc will be involved in advanced optical characterization of he­te­ro­struc­tured III-V semiconductor nanowires grown by molecular beam epitaxy as well as hybrid heterostructures of such nanowires with graphene. This is a research topic that was initiated by our group in 2012 and is based on our discovery of epitaxial growth of semiconductors on graphene. A YouTube video explaining this technology can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wLOXHRVVwQ.

For this postdoc position we are looking for a highly motivated person to ex­plore III-V semiconductor nanowire/graphene based structures and devices. The successful applicant will study the optical properties of individual nano­wires and nanowire/graphene hybrids by low-temperature micro-pho­to­lu­minescence, time-resolved luminescence (a ps/fs pulsed Ti:Saph laser and streak camera system is available), as well as by nano-optical techniques such as low-temperature scanning confocal optical microscopy. The can­di­date is also expected to take part in the optical characterization of various other III-V semiconductor nanowire devices developed in the group, including solar cells and lasers. In addition the can­di­date is expected to assist the supervision of PhD and master student with their works in the lab. All optical experiments will be performed in the Nano-photonics lab available at the Department.

Qualification

We seek highly qualified individuals holding a PhD degree in physics (spe­cia­lized in semiconductor physics and optics), physical electronics or other relevant disciplines. The candidate should have extensive experience from optical characterization of semiconductor nanostructures (e.g. nanowires, quantum dots) or graphene. Experience from nanostructure device cha­rac­te­ri­za­tion is an added advantage.

Additional Information

For more information please contact: Professor Helge Weman, helge.weman@iet.ntnu.no, +47 735 94409. http://www.iet.ntnu.no/~weman/ .

The position is remunerated according to salary code 1352, entry salary level 57-76 on the Norwegian State salary scale. This amounts to an annual gross salary of NOK 455 900 − 654 600 (1 NOK ~ 0.13 EUR), of which 2% is de­duc­ted for the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund. Normally the position is remunerated at level 57. Salary will be subject to agreement with your employer.