[Neutron] PhD Student position in Switzerland for neutron scattering on ceramic proton conductors

[Braun, Artur]

http://tiptop.iop.org/index.cfm?action=job.desc&jobid=11305


PhD studentship: Neutron scattering on ceramic proton conductors at high pressures and temperatures
At EMPA Department of Modern Materials and Surfaces, Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics
Field(s): applied physics, neutron scattering, chemical physics, condensed matter, crystallography, geophysics, high pressure physics, material physics, solid state physics, synchrotron radiation

Contact: Dr. Artur BRAUN
E-mail: artur.braun at empa.ch
Phone: +41 44 823 4850
Fax: +41 44 823 4150
Address: EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing & Research
Uberlandstrasse 129
CH-8600 Dubendorf
Switzerland

Job description: We are looking for a hands-on enthusiastic, self driven Physicist with a strong work ethics and serious interest in a scientific/academic career, to carry out his/her PhD thesis on a basic science project on the proton diffusion and conductivity in ceramics as a function of external pressure and temperature.

The candidate must have excellent analytical, writing and reporting skills.

The project involves the synthesis of ceramics, the design of in-situ cells, and the planning and execution of experiments at neutron and synchrotron sources in Europe and the USA, which requires international travel and also work at night, weekends and holidays.

This is a joint project between EMPA and PSI Switzerland.
Degree will be granted from ETH Zürich and/or EPFL Lausanne.
Anticipated project start is Summer 2009.
Duration is typically 3 years.

Please submit only your CV plus, if applicable, publication list, and a brief motivational statement why you feel you qualify for this position, in 1 small single preferrably .pdf file.

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Dr. Artur BRAUN, Physicist
Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics
EMPA - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing & Research
Überlandstrasse 129
CH - 8600 Dübendorf
Switzerland

Phone +41 (0) 44 823 4850
Mobile +41 (0) 76 540 4986
Fax +41 (0) 44 823 4150
http://www.empa.ch/abt123

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