13 PhD Positions, Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany (2017)

The Research Training Group (RTG) on Tip- and laser-based 3D-Nanofabrication in extended macroscopic working areas (NanoFab) at the Technische Universität Ilmenau offers the following open positions:

13 full-time research positions for doctoral students

The RTG NanoFab is government-funded via the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG. Start of employment will be on 1st April 2017. In exceptional cases the candidate can be appointed slightly earlier or later. The research positions will have a period of three years. Payment will be according to the TVL E13 scale of the German public sector (over 40.000 EUR gross income per year).

The objective of NanoFab is the establishment of new, multiscale nanofabrication techniques for extended macroscop-ic areas, based on the synergistical combination of latest nanofabrication techniques with the outstanding precision of Nanopositioning- and Nanomeasuring machines (NPM machines). It is to be examined to what extent smallest fea-tures can be produced efficiently in large areas by combining the latest AFM tip-based nanofabrication techniques with the NPM technique. Likewise laser-based subwavelength processing methods in conjunction with the NPM-technology shall open up the possibility to enable truly 3D nanofabrication with highest precision especially on optical and curved precision surfaces. Within the RTG, the basic physics of these technologies shall be explored to perform new approaches for advanced nanofabrication technologies in extended areas.

Candidates for the research positions should have:
- an excellent Diploma or Master’s degree, preferably in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics or physics,
- excellent knowledge of the English language,
- a high motivation for interdisciplinary work in an international scientific team, and the commitment to complete the doctoral programme within three years.

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