Opportunities

Please contact Prof. Manish Chhowalla or Dr. Yan Wang directly, with a copy of your CV, if you're interested in any projects or positions within the group.

 

PhD

Students interested in 2D materials and devices are welcome to apply for PhD positions via the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy website (https://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/pg-study). Applications are processed via the University of Cambridge Board of Graduate Studies. Funding opportunities for postgraduate students can be found at: https://www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk/. A few scholarships secured by our PhD candidates include:

- Cambridge Trust International Scholarship
- National Science Scholarship (Singapore)
- Faraday Institution Studentship.

Important dates:
Early September - University of Cambridge Postgraduate Admissions Applicant Portal opens
1 December - Application deadline applicants seeking University funding

 

Post-Doctoral Research

Funding is periodically available for postdoctoral researchers and all available positions will be advertised on this website and https://www.jobs.ac.uk/. We also welcome applications for externally funded fellowships. Prospective applicants are encouraged to identify suitable funding schemes and deadlines, and to contact us well in advance with a CV, research interest, a list of potential funding bodies. Potential funding sources include (applying from anywhere in the world):

 

Job opportunities

Research Associate (TMDs) x3 (Fixed Term)

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance, with the possibility of being extended to 2 more years.

Several Research Associate positions are available immediately to work on electronic devices based on two-dimensional semiconductors, funded by various grants. The projects will involve synthesis, characterisation and fabrication of devices (electronic and electrochemical) based on two-dimensional semiconductors such as MoS2 and other transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). Applicants should have experience in device fabrication and measurements. We encourage candidates with broad range of experience in CVD growth and mechanical transfer of 2D TMDs and their heterostructures. We will also consider candidates who have experience in making good metal/semiconductor and dielectric/semiconductor interfaces for electronic devices. Candidates with experience in making devices such as complementary field effect transistors (CFETs), tunnel FETs, ferroelectric FETs, magnetic tunnelling junctions, or photovoltaic devices are encouraged to apply. The candidate will also be expected to have competence in clean room and device fabrication using lithographic techniques. In addition, expertise in some of the following characterisation techniques is desirable: Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy, Piezoresponse Force Microscopy, low-temperature photoluminescence spectroscopy, device measurements, C-V measurements, and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy.

For more details and to apply, click here.