PhD student in Materials Science

Publiceringsdatum: 2025-10-14

En möjlighet har öppnat upp för dig att börja arbeta som doktorand hos Linköpings Universitet. Linköpings Universitet söker efter en ny anställd på heltid under 6 månader eller längre som är redo att ta sin karriär till nästa nivå. Denna position är tillgänglig i Linköping.

Om du är intresserad av en karriär inom doktorand, ta en titt på den lediga tjänsten som Linköpings Universitet erbjuder för att se om det är en matchning. Bli en del av Linköpings Universitet genom att ansöka till jobbet som doktorand senast tisdag den elfte november 2025.

Jobbannons

We have the power of over 40,000 students and co-workers. Students who provide hope for the future. Co-workers who contribute to Linköping University meeting challenges of today. Our fundamental values rest on credibility, trust and security. By having the courage to think freely and innovate, our actions together, large and small, contribute to a better world. We look forward to receiving your application!

Defects in next generation ceramic semiconductors.

Your work assignments

We are looking for a PhD student with an interest in a fundamental understanding for advanced materials and the next generation semiconductor materials and devices. The position is embedded at the core of a collaboration to advance the current properties and applications of ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) materials. Extending the bandgap into the far ultraviolet provides possibilities for exploring fundamental aspects in physics of carrier confinement and transport under extreme conditions and to drastically reduce losses in power switching and conversion in electronic devices, of immense significance for both environmental and societal benefits.

You will collaborate closely with colleagues performing synthesis and theory and characterize interfaces between materials and single defects in these materials, to advance the  understanding for the relationship between defects and materials properties. For this you will use absolute state-of-the-art advanced transmission electron microscopy methods.

This position is part of a cross-disciplinary research effort supported by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation between researchers at Lund University and Linköping University.

As a PhD student, you devote most of your time to doctoral studies and the research projects of which you are part. Your work may also include teaching or other departmental duties, up to a maximum of 20 per cent of full-time.

Your qualifications

You have graduated at Master’s level in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry or a related discipline, or completed courses with a minimum of 240 credits, at least 60 of which must be in advanced courses in Materials Science, Physics, or Chemistry. Alternatively, you have gained essentially corresponding knowledge in another way.

Experience in one or more of the following areas is considered meritorious; Semiconductor materials, Semiconductor Devices, Electron Microscopy.

You should possess excellent analytical skills, a genuine interest in interdisciplinary research, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. You are expected to have very good communication skills in English, both spoken and written. You are self-motivated, communicative, helpful and committed to your work.

Your workplace

You will be formally based at the unit Electron Microscopy of Materials (EMM) within the Thin Film Physics division at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM). EMM conducts leading research in advanced electron microscopy for materials science and nanotechnology, with access to state-of-the-art instrumentation for imaging, spectroscopy and in situ experiments.

The employment

When taking up the post, you will be admitted to the program for doctoral studies. More information about the doctoral studies at each faculty is available at Doctoral studies at Linköping University

The employment has a duration of normally four years’ full-time equivalent. Extension of employment up to five years is based on the degree of teaching and institutional assignment. Further extensions may be granted in exceptional circumstances. You will initially be employed for one year, after which your employment will be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time, depending on your progress through the study plan. 

Starting date by agreement.

Salary and employment benefits

The salary of PhD students is determined according to a locally negotiated salary progression.

More information about employment benefits at Linköping University is available here.

Union representatives

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants.

Application procedure

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than the 11th of November 2025.

Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives - diversity enriches our work and helps us grow. Preserving everybody's equal value, rights and opportunities is a natural part of who we are. Read more about our work with: Equal opportunities.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Linköping university has framework agreements and wishes to decline direct contacts from staffing- and recruitment companies as well as vendors of job advertisements.