Published: 2022-03-22
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Electrification, digitalisation and health technology are among the largest areas for the future in the conversion to sustainable societies. The Department of Electrical Engineering conducts successful research and education in the areas - renewable energy sources, electric vehicles, industrial IoT, 5G communication and wireless sensor networks as well as smart electronic sensors and medical systems. The Department of Electrical Engineering is an international workplace with around 150 employees that all contribute to important technical energy and health challenges at the Ångström Laboratory.
The position will be placed at the Division of Solid-State Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering. It is planned for one year, with the possibility of prolongation for another year.
Project description
The project aims at developing and study electronic thermal sensors for the application in electronic skin. The envisioned sensors emulate the thermal receptors in the skin for the sense of “warm” and “cold”. The research includes material selection, and device design for an efficient thermal to electrical conversion and neuromorphic signalling. The research will be performed in a multidisciplinary environment therein scientists of complementary backgrounds collaborate.
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Duties
Requirements
We put an emphasis on your personal qualities such as good collaboration and communication skills with other researchers. You should be purposeful, structured and able to work effectively both individually and in groups.
Additional qualifications
Postdoc experience.
About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 12 months. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date 2022.09.01 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.
Application
Please use the link below. You should include a brief description of your research interests and relevant experience, a CV, copies of diplomas and certificates, thesis (or a draft thereof) and other relevant documents. You are encouraged to provide contact information to reference.
For further information about the position, please contact: docent Zhi-Bin Zhang, 018-471 3146, zhibin.zhang@angstrom.uu.se.
For information about the Division of Solid-State Electronics, please visit www.elektroteknik.uu.se/forskning/fasta-tillståndets-elektronik/.
Please submit your application by 31 May 2022, UFV-PA 2022/1031.
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Placement: Department of Electrical Engineering
Type of employment: Full time , Temporary position longer than 6 months
Pay: Individual salary
Number of positions: 1
Working hours: 100%
Town: Uppsala
County: Uppsala län
Country: Sweden
Union representative: Seko Universitetsklubben seko@uadm.uu.se
ST/TCO tco@fackorg.uu.se
Saco-rådet saco@uadm.uu.se
Number of reference: UFV-PA 2022/1031
Last application date: 2022-05-31
In your application, please refer to Polytechnicpositions.com