Eight (8) PhD Positions, SAWtrain, Germany (2016)

AWtrain is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Innovative Training Network (ITN) offering joint research training at the PhD level. The aim is to investigate the physics and applications of surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in semiconductor structures and related materials. The network puts together leading groups from Europe, Asia, and North America working on SAWs including universities, research institutions, companies, and non-academic players.

Early stage researchers (ESRs), within their first four years of research career, are invited to send their applications. Please note that MSCA encourage transnational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility, this usually implies a change of residence for the applicants. More information about the ESR projects and the network, including advice how to apply, can be found at www.sawtrain.eu.
Description

SAWs are mechanical vibrations travelling along the surface of a material, which resemble micro earthquakes on the surface of a chip. SAWtrain aims at the investigation of SAWs in semiconductor structures as well as their exploitation for novel device functionalities.The network will offer an interdisciplinary structured PhD programme on SAW-related phononics, photonics, and electronics. The PhD programme will rely on internships at different academic and non-academic hosts to cover state-of-the-art research in the interdisciplinary areas of basic physics, materials, technology, and device concepts related to SAWs. Research training will be complemented by training in transferable skills such as communication, entrepreneurship, intellectual property rights, as well as dissemination and exploitation issues. The network will encourage innovation by strengthening the bridge between basic research training and applications via the knowledge-based industrial partners of the consortium. The synergy resulting from the complementary expertise of the SAWtrain members will promote research excellence and provide students with a superior PhD programme featuring outstanding training opportunities. Furthermore, the interdisciplinary character of the programme will enhance the career perspectives of the students in both the academic and non-academic sectors. Finally, the SAWtrain consortium aims at setting up the basis for a long-term technological platform for basic studies and applications of acoustic materials and devices, thereby establishing a new paradigm and consolidating the existing European leadership in the area.

Research Field
Physics

Further details:
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