Prominent Postdoctor Position in Experimental Physics in Sweden

Luleå University of Technology experiences rapid growth with world-leading expertise within several research domains. We shape the future through innovative education and groundbreaking research results and drawing on our location in the Arctic region, we create global societal benefit. Our scientific and artistic research and education are carried out in close collaboration with international, national and regional companies, public actors and leading universities. Luleå University of Technology has an annual turnover of SEK 1.9 billion. Today, we have 1,815 staff and 19,155 students.

In the coming years, multi-billion investments will be made in large projects in Northern Sweden to create a fossil-free society both nationally and globally. Luleå University of Technology is involved in several of these cutting-edge research projects and in the societal transformation that they entail. We offer a broad range of courses and study programmes to match the skills in demand. We hope that you will help us to build the sustainable companies and societies of the future.

For you with great ambitions in research as well as in teaching and learning, Luleå University of Technology offers the best opportunities for a future career with us.

The Division of Materials Science at Luleå University of Technology has on-going research programs spanning broad research areas of condensed matter, materials science, polymers, engineering materials and computational physics. Specific programs on energy conversion and storage are currently developed with an interdisciplinary approach, which involves materials preparation, analysis and testing.

The Division will give the opportunity to carry out advanced research for a postdoctoral researcher in a dynamic, international research environment in close collaboration with industry and leading universities worldwide.

Project description

The project is related to the synthesis of novel phases of MXenes and the exploration of their use in energy storage and conversion. It includes materials preparation, characterization, integration in devices and device testing. The Experimental Physics subject is fully equipped with a series of synthetic routes and characterization tools to enable the smooth development of the project. You will join a highly dynamic and motivated team with strong international connections in the field of advanced nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage.

Duties

Working as a postdoctoral will give you great opportunities to define your daily tasks and how they are to be carried out. You will act and train as a project manager and this is combined with your own education and development.

The position includes a short development programe comprising pedagogical teaching and learning, leadership development, communication training and training in how to apply for external funding. There are also opportunities to apply for funding for specific laboratory equipment.

Qualifications

In order to be eligible for employment as post doctor you must have a PhD or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Nanosciences and Engineering, or similar. A doctoral degree awarded no more than three years before the application deadline provides a useful qualification. Candidates who have been awarded a doctoral degree at an earlier date may also be considered if there are special grounds, for example, different types of statutory leave of absence.

Required competences for the position are related to the knowledge and application of electrochemical characterization of nanomaterials and nanostructures for energy conversion and storage. Main electrochemical techniques include cyclic voltammetry (CV), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), galvanostatic charge discharge, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), chronopotentiometry (CP), galvanostatic cycling with potential limitation (GCPL).

Meritorious competences for the position are related to the synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials via physical and chemical growth techniques and their structural, morphological and optoelectronic characterization through a series of techniques (X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, optical absorption, Raman spectroscopy).

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