Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för elektronikkonstruktion

The Department of Electronics Design is situated at Campus Sundsvall. In addition to its research activities, it offers courses and programmes in the subjects Electronics, Electrical engineering and Sound production. The research of the department is conducted at the research centre STC (Sensible Things that Communicate, www.miun.se/stc).

Position description: We offer a postdoctoral position within an internationally active research group working on the development and characterization of sensor components and systems.

Your responsibility will be to work on the development and characterization of a gas sensors based on semiconductor nanowires, that has the ability to detect specific gases. A key research question will be how to make the nanowires to become sensitive to gases such as methane and hydrogen sulphide. The research will involve both theoretical and practical work and participation in the supervision of the PhD and master students working in this area.

Entry requirements and selection criteriaThe required qualifications for postdoctoral employment is PhD degree or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a PhD within a relevant research area. The PhD must have been obtained no more than five years prior to the application due date, although allowance will be will be made for periods of sick leave or parental leave.

The relevant subject areas for this position are electronics, electrical engineering or physics, with a specialization in the development and processing of sensor components. Previous practical and theoretical research experience from corresponding research challenges and prior knowledge of nanotechnology, nanowires, and/or nanomaterials is required.

Active participation and collaboration within the research group is required. It is important that you are a cooperative and open-minded person with good knowledge of both written and oral English.

Employment: Full-time employment 6 months.

Information: Further information is available from Claes Mattson, claes.mattson@miun.se, phone, +46 (0)10 142 84 98, and Associate Professor Göran Thungström, goran.thungstrom@miun.se. More information can also be found on STC’s homepage www.miun.se/stc.

Application: The application supply a CV including a update publication list, transcripts of prior degree programmes, a summary of your thesis work (full thesis should be able to be sent on request) and a personal letter setting out your vision and goal in research.
The application should also include contact information for two references who have knowledge of your personal competencies and scientific merit.

Welcome with your application through our recruitment system at latest 4 of March 2021.

Type of employment Special fixed-term employment
Contract type Full time
Salary Individually negotiated salary
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100%
City Sundsvall
County Västernorrlands län
Country Sweden
Reference number MIUN 2021/366
Union representative
  • Per Bergman, Fackförbundet ST, 010-142 83 71
  • Ummis Jonsson, tf Ordförande Saco, 010-142 88 09
Published 04.Feb.2021
Last application date 04.Mar.2021 11:59 PM CET

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