The Faculty of Technology and Maritime Sciences has a vacancy for a position as Research Fellow in microsystem technology from 01.09.2016 or as soon as possible.

The research fellow will be affiliated with the Department of Micro and Nano System Technology and reports to the Head of Department. The place of employment is Campus Vestfold in Horten.

The university college will during 2016 be reorganized, which may affect the position's organizational affiliation.

Qualifications requirements

Applicants to the PhD position must have a Master’s degree or equivalent higher education qualifications in microsystem technology, nanotechnology or closely related subjects. The applicant must have gained the degree within the application deadline.

It is a requirement that the successful applicant obtains admission to HSN’s doctoral programme in Applied Micro- and Nanosystems, which requires an average grade B from Master’s degree, in addition to grade B at the final master project.

The staff at the faculty work within subject teams to a large extent, and the candidate must be motivated to share his or her knowledge and cooperate. Personal suitability for the position will be emphasized.

We are looking for a person with strong communication skills (including English writing skills) and strong analytical capabilities who is capable of working in a multidisciplinary research environment. The candidate must have a suitable background for work on design, modelling, clean-room fabrication and test of electrostatic MEMS devices. Both the theoretical and the laboratory aspects must be mastered.

Information about the position

In this project, we consider technologies that have the potential to work at substantially higher temperatures than semiconductor electronics. In particular, we will investigate solutions based on micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) technology that allows integration of complex functionality on one chip, but relies on electromechanical switches instead of transistors. The work will involve design of switches, development of electromechanical circuit concepts, process development and subsequent clean-room fabrication to realize and test the ideas. 

Appointment is for a period of three years. The position does not include teaching duties.
 
For further information concerning the position please contact Professor Einar Halvorsen (+47 31009318) or Professor Kaiying Wang (+47 31009317) at Department of Micro and Nano System Technology.

An ongoing reorganizing effort may affect the position's responsibilities, duties and line of work.

We offer

• A professionally stimulating working environment.
• Good opportunities to develop your career and your academic skills
• A good social environment
• Attractive welfare benefits in the State Pension Plan
• Opportunity for physical activities within working hours

Salary

The position is placed in the state salary scale 50 (code 1017, LR 20, alt. 8). Further promotion will be based on service in the position. A statutory contribution will be made from the employee’s salary to the state pension plan. For more information about pension, please visit: https://www.spk.no/en/

Additional information

The Academic Appointments Board is responsible for appointments to academic positions at University College of Southeast Norway. An expert assessment of applicants will be carried out. Short-listed candidates will be called in for interviews.

The successful applicant must comply with the laws, regulations and agreements that apply to the position.

It is the policy of University College of Southeast Norway that the employees should reflect the composition of the general population. Consequently, women are especially encouraged to apply.

According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information act § 25 2 paragraph, information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, even though the applicant has requested non-disclosure. The applicant will be informed if his/her request has been declined.

How to apply

University College of Southeast Norway uses online applications. We therefore ask applicants to register their application and CV online by clicking on the “Send application” link to the right. The application must include the following documents:

1. Certified diplomas and certificates from university college/university
2. Master’s thesis
3. If relevant, a list of scientific publications
4. Three references with contact information
 
Please note that all documents must be translated in