Specialist in Nanomaterial Characterization to the Niels Bohr Institute

The NBI Cleanroom facility at the Niels Bohr Institute seeks an innovative candidate for a 2-year technical position as Specialist in Nanomaterial Characterization.

The NBI Cleanroom is a research infrastructure providing nanofabrication, processing and characterization facilities to the research groups of NBI. With a focus on quantum electronics and quantum photonics, the research and innovation is mainly driven by The Center for Quantum Devices (Q-Dev) www.qdev.dk, Center for Hybrid Quantum Networks (Hy-Q) www.hy-q.nbi.ku.dk, and The Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP) https://nqcp.ku.dk, involving coordinated activity in materials growth, processing, characterization, and nanoscale fabrication. The cleanroom also accommodates external commercial user groups.

The position
The candidate will join the department’s existing team of lab technicians and engineers. The tasks within the position are among others to develop charazterization procedures in close collaboration with researchers and students allowing the fabrication of novel nanostructures for basic and applied research in electronics and other nanodevice applications. This will require the integration of multiple tools and methods, as well as the development of new characterization methods.  

The candidate is expected to contribute within the following areas:

• Supervise and train researchers, postdocs and students and other technical staff in using research equipment.
• Developing state of the art processes within areas such as Scanning electron microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, 2D/3D optical metrology.
• Manage technical collaborations with research teams for the development of the nanofabrication and characterization facility.
• Maintain and trouble-shoot research equipment in collaboration with technical staff and run regular calibration procedures on the tools.
• Share responsibilities for tools and processes and purchases with other members of the technical staff.
• Move equipment to our new lab facilities, primo 2026.

Profile
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic candidate with the following competencies and experience:

• Candidates should have a MSc or PhD degree in Electrical engineering or Physics or an equivalent relevant degree.
• An in-depth understanding of laboratory safety, and experience with hazardous tools and materials associated with nanofabrication facilities is required.
• Thorough knowledge about characterization procedures for nanomaterials, with emphasis on electron beam microscopy and atomic force microscopy.
• Experience with device and materials nanofabrication.
• Have knowledge about a broad spectrum of nanofabrication methods, semiconductor physics, electronics, physics, mechanical and electrical engineering.
• Have cleanroom experience.

Terms of salary and employment
The employment and salary is made in accordance with the Circular on the Collective Agreement concerning academics in the state sector concluded between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Employment will be as academic employee or speical consultant depending on your background, and the salary is based on seniority; negotiation for salary supplement is possible. The position is fixed for a 2-year term.

The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is in the process of implementing a new joint administrative organization and new workflows, which will bring changes in the coming years. For further information, you may contact Martin Saurbrey Bjergfelt or the union representative Oleg Ruchaiskiy. You can also read more here.

The position is scheduled to start April 1st 2025.

Copenhagen is a beautiful, family-friendly city with a large international community, a lively and diverse cultural scene, and a very high quality of life. Find more information here: www.ism.ku.dk. 

Application
Your application should (in English) include:

• Letter of application addressing the requirements (max. one page).
• Current curriculum Vitae
• Letters of reference
• A certified/signed copy of certificate(s) of education

Please submit your application by clicking on “Apply Now” below. Only online applications will be accepted.

Deadline for applications is February 1st 2025, 23.59 GMT +1.

Questions
For inquiries about the position, please contact Cleanroom Lab Manager
Martin Saurbrey Bjergfelt , mail: martin.bjergfelt@nbi.ku.dk, phone +45 23 81 08 93.  

University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

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