Postdoctoral Positions in Electrical Engineering

Lund University

Sweden

University Overview

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 46,000 students and 8,500 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö.

We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Description of the Workplace

The position is based in the Division of Electromagnetics and Nanoelectronics at the Department of Electrical and Information Technology.

The division comprises:

15 senior researchers
Approximately 20 doctoral students

The division maintains extensive collaboration with industry.

Research activities include:

Semiconductor devices
Nanotechnology
Electronics
Computational electromagnetics

We offer an open and collaborative working environment with excellent opportunities for professional development and a healthy work–life balance.

The division provides strong opportunities for collaboration among researchers, doctoral students and industrial partners.

Being a Doctoral Student

As a doctoral student, you are both admitted as a student and employed at Lund University.

You will be trained in a scientific approach, including:

Critical and analytical thinking
Independent problem-solving
Research ethics awareness
Project work experience
Leadership and pedagogical skills

Doctoral studies end with a thesis and a doctoral degree.

More information: lth.se

Subject and Project Description

The project focuses on fabrication and investigation of advanced transistors based on ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductor materials within the III-nitride system.

Key focus:

AlGaN- and AlScN-based High-Electron-Mobility Transistors (HEMTs)
RF (radio-frequency) applications
Power electronics applications

Work includes:

Device design and fabrication in cleanroom environment
Electrical characterization
Device modelling

The research is conducted in collaboration with:

Other doctoral students in nitride-based devices
Researchers in material growth and characterization
Departments of Solid State Physics and Synchrotron Radiation Research

Research Initiatives

The project is connected to:

Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW)
Competence Centre for III-Nitride Technology (C3NiT)
Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) Wide-Bandgap Pilot Line

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Work Duties

You will primarily devote yourself to doctoral studies, including:

Participation in research projects
Doctoral courses, seminars, and conferences

Research focus:

Fabrication and characterization of nitride-based HEMTs
Integration of ultra-wide-bandgap materials such as AlN and AlScN

Additional responsibilities:

Collaboration on fabrication and characterization
Collaboration with materials scientists and epitaxy specialists
Publishing in peer-reviewed journals
Presenting at international conferences
Doctoral-level coursework in semiconductor physics, electronics, quantum physics
Teaching and departmental duties (max 20%)

Qualifications

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following:

Second-cycle qualification, OR
At least 240 credits including 60 second-cycle credits, OR
Equivalent knowledge obtained elsewhere

Specific Requirements

At least 60 second-cycle credits in Electrical Engineering-related subjects, OR
MSc in Engineering in:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Mathematics
- Nanoengineering
- Engineering Physics
- Information and Communication Engineering