Research Associate

Job advertisement
**Vacancy ID**: 004/2025
**Closing date**: 2025-02-07
The Institute of Physical Chemistry, the group of Applied Physical Chemistry & Molecular Nanotechnology seeks to fill as soon as possible a position of
Research Associate / PhD student on the topic of 2D materials
We offer a part-time position (65%, 26 hours per week, salary group E 13 TV-L) based on a fixed-term contract initially limited up to 3 years.
**Your responsibilities**:
The PhD project will focus on the study of monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), including their lateral and van der Waals heterostructures. Depending on your academic background, the project focus can be placed to one or more of the following research areas:

- Growth of 2D TMDs with tailored properties by various methods of chemical vapor deposition (CVD/MOCVD).
- Characterization of 2D TMDs using advanced spectroscopy and microscopy techniques such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), Raman spectroscopy and microscopy, and photoluminescence measurements.
- Clean room microfabrication and characterization of field-effect transistors and photodetectors based on 2D TMDs by studying their electric transport, photoconductivity properties and bioresponse.

**Your profile**:

- You hold an M.Sc. or Diploma degree in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- You have strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
- You are eager to work in an interdisciplinary, dynamic, and international team.
- Practical experience in the methods listed under the responsibilities section, as well as in cleanroom microfabrication techniques, would be an advantage for this PhD project.

**We offer**:

- an excellent research environment within national and international networks
- excellently equipped labs
- excellently equipped office area
- qualification, consultation, and additional support services from the Jena Graduate Academy
- a family friendly work environment
- 30 days of vacation per calendar year plus two days off on December 24 and 31

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