Stillingstittel:
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Materials Physics

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Materials Physics

Position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow is available at Department of Physics / Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology.

The fellowship period is 4 years, with 25% compulsory work on innovation activities. Starting date no later than 01.10.2016. Applicants cannot be appointed for more than one fixed-term period as postdoctoral research fellow at the same institution.

Job description/ Project description:

The project is part of an innovation cluster "Thermoelectric materials for Industrial Applications" at the Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology. The postdoctoral research project in physics comprises fundamental materials research on intermetallic (non-oxide) thermoelectric materials and focuses on the characteristics and stability of electrical and thermal properties of materials and interfaces. It will be performed in collaboration with other researchers investigating structural and chemical properties and stability of materials, interfaces, and devices. The 25% compulsory work on innovation is planned to comprise synthesis, fabrication, module assembly, and field tests in collaboration and interaction with companies in the cluster which are producers and potential users of thermoelectric devices.

Qualifications:

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

The candidate must have a PhD or other corresponding education equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in solid-state or materials physics or materials science with physics specialization, or such a degree must be under final evaluation. Previous experience with characterization of electrical, thermoelectric, and thermal properties of materials and systems is considered advantageous, as is experience with synthesis of relevant intermetallic phases and fabrication and assembly of thermoelectric couples and systems.

Good teamwork, communication, leadership, and innovation skills as well as experience from work in industry are also valued.

The main purpose of post-doctoral research fellowships is to qualify researchers for work in top academic positions within their disciplines.

Please also refer to the regulations pertaining to the conditions of employment for post-doctoral fellowship positions.

A good command of English is required.

Salary:

Pay Grade: 57 – 65 (NOK 483 700 – 560 700 per year, depending on qualifications and seniority).

The application must include:

• Application letter
• CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activity)
• Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)
• A complete list of publications and up to 5 academic works that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee

Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language.

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år