A position exists, for a Research Assistant/Associate in Nanosheet Device Arrays in the Department of Engineering, to work on printed devices and circuits.
The role holder will be required to fabricate and statistically analyse the performance of nanosheet-based p and n-type transistor arrays, design basic analog and digital circuits suitable for sensor interface and define layout design rules. Hands on experience and excellent understanding of nanosheet materials, patterning for large array of devices and their statistical analysis will therefore be essential.
Strong background in devices and circuit designs relevant to sensor readout circuits will also be desirable. The role holder will work with Prof Tawfique Hasan at the NanoEngineering Group at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, and will closely collaborate with teams from Strasbourg University (Prof Paolo Samori), Trinity College Dublin (Prof Jonathan Coleman), University of Antwerp (Prof Sara Bals), University of Mon (Prof David Beljonne) and mSemicon Teoranta (Ciarán Ó Bréartúin).
Applicants must have (or be close to obtaining) a PhD in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics or a relevant technical discipline. To perform the role, the applicants will additionally need to have excellent presentation, technical writing and scientific illustration skills. The applicant must be able to work independently or in teams within and outside the university, be willing to travel, with excellent organization, communication and time-management skills. In particular, their ability to independently think and formulate solutions to experimental problems and prepare research proposals and reports will be important selection criteria. They will also be expected to work closely with other undergraduate and graduate students in the research group.
Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the PhD has been awarded.
Salary Ranges
Research Assistant: GBP 33,002 - GBP 35,608;
Research Associate: GBP 37,694 - GBP 46,049
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 24 months in the first instance.
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Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), a covering letter, a full publication list explaining your contribution in each article, a word document (4 A4pages or less) containing examples of your i) scientific illustrations ii) details of public engagement activities, if any iii) technical information relevant to this position in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we may not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date.
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Prof Tawfique Hasan (email: th270@cam.ac.uk) for queries of a technical nature related to the role and Division B Administrator (div-b-office@eng.cam.ac.uk, Tel: +44 1223 760304) for queries related to the application process.
Please quote reference NM48164 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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