The Research Group “Micro-/Nano-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS/NEMS)” of Assoc. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Erwin Peiner (Akad. Dir.) at the Institute of Semiconductor Technology (IHT), Technische Universität Braunschweig (TU BS), Germany opens some positions for doctoral (PhD) candidates. TU BS is one of the leading technical research universities in Germany, as it has been included in TU9 (http://www.tu9.de/en/). The offered PhD topics have a strong focus on the developments of wearable/portable silicon MEMS/NEMS-based sensor systems for various applications, which are including:
Topic 1. High-speed tactile sensor systems for surface roughness and geometrical characterizations of high-aspect-ratio microstructures
Topic 2. Wearable sensor systems for smart environment (i.e., mainly gas and airborne nanoparticle sensing applications)
Topic 3. High-temperature vibration sensor systems for oil drilling applications
Topic 4. Novel micro/nanoforce sensor systems for micro/nanometrology (i.e., calibration standards)
The PhD students will be directly supervised by Dr.-Ing. Hutomo Suryo Wasisto and Assoc. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Erwin Peiner (Akad. Dir.) during their research studies in Germany.
Requirements for candidates:
§ High academic qualification, in particular a Master’s degree in electrical engineering, electronics, computer science, information systems, mechanical engineering, semiconductor engineering, physics, chemistry, or related fields with very good overall grades
§ Interest in MEMS, sensor systems, smart systems, semiconductor technology, environment sensing, microcontroller, integrated circuit (IC), Internet of Things (IoT), control systems, etc.
§ Research experience in the areas of control systems, computer science or IT, semiconductor sensors (backgrounds in semiconductor micro/nanomachining and electronic circuitry are a plus)
§ Good programming skills in at least one common purpose programming language (e.g., C, Python, etc.)
§ Knowledge of scientific software tools (e.g., Matlab, Origin, LabVIEW, etc.)
§ Very high proficiency in English (and preferably also in German)
§ Very good scientific English writing skills (i.e., PhD candidate has to publish at least four papers in the international journals with high impact factor)
§ Committed, self-motivated, self-driven, and proactive team player with good communication and interpersonal skills (i.e., eager to learn new things)
§ Scholarship recipient (i.e., the PhD candidate has been awarded or will apply for scholarships from either his/her home country’s government or the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD))
Offered position:
§ Time-limited doctoral positions (i.e., 3 – 4 years depending on the awarded scholarships)
§ Young and dynamic team at one of the leading universities in Germany
§ Participation in research projects with international partners and industry worldwide (e.g., CiS GmbH, Baker Hughes, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), and Fraunhofer WKI and IST)
Interested applicants should submit a full CV, list of publications, transcripts, statement of purpose (topic), two recommendation letters, and award/other certificates (if available) to:
Dr.-Ing. Hutomo Suryo Wasisto
E-mail: h.wasisto@tu-bs.de
Web: www.iht.tu-bs.de
Institut für Halbleitertechnik
(Institute of Semiconductor Technology)
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Hans-Sommer-Strasse 66,
D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany
