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Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.
The School of Electrical Engineering is one of the six schools of Aalto University. Our portfolio covers fields from natural sciences to engineering and information sciences. In parallel with basic research, we develop ideas and technologies further into innovations and services. We are experts in systems science; we develop integrated solutions from care of the elderly to space robotics. The School is an international unit with close to 60 professors and 2 000 full-time students, including over 200 doctoral students.
The Designer Materials and Devices Group
at the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering is inviting applications for a
Doctoral Researcher (PhD) in the area of Nanophotonics / Electromagnetics
Scientific context
The range and strength of photonic properties of natural materials are often limited and cannot satisfy rapidly growing needs of the modern industry. This circumstance has led to the emergence of an important category of designer materials which embraces composites, colloids, photonic crystals, metasurfaces, and others. The key aim of this field is to develop new materials with desired properties and to explore and invent principally novel functionalities. Designer materials have been suggested to host a variety of unique phenomena, such as photonic band gaps, electromagnetic cloaking, and negative refraction.
Your role and goals
Our group focuses on theoretical, computational, and experimental research on metamaterials and metasurfaces with their specific applications for advanced nanophotonics. The doctoral student will join our new
Academy Project
but will be involved in other projects as well. The research will have strong theoretical, simulation, and possible experimental investigations.
The expected starting date for the position is negotiable but not later than January 1, 2024 and it is intended for full-time work. The selected person will work under supervision of
Assistant Professor Viktar Asadchy
. The successful applicant will have a possibility to cooperate with world-class researchers at the Department, publish in high-profile journals, contribute to teaching of students, attend scientific conferences, and go on research visits to the external collaborators. Moreover, the research group provides strong support and academic freedom, with possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration, both internationally and within Aalto University.
Your experience and ambitions
As a successful candidate for this position, you should have:
- An undergraduate degree and a master’s degree (or equivalent) with major in optics, physics, electromagnetics, or electrical engineering.
- Strong background in electrodynamics and excellent mathematical skills.
- High proficiency in Matlab, Mathematica, or similar programming software.
- High motivation and creativity.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including presentation skills.
- Highly proficient English language skills.
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to details and ability to meet deadlines.
- Willingness to learn and work collaboratively in a research environment.
- A strong commitment to her/his own continuous professional development.
Skills, knowledge, and abilities in the following areas are not required but highly desirable:
- Proficiency in electromagnetic simulation software, such as COMSOL Multiphysics, ANSYS HFSS, or CST Studio Suite.
- Solid background in one or few of the following subjects: quantum field theory, magneto-optics, photonic topological insulators.
- Previous experience with the topic of time-varying materials.
- Possible experience in nanofabrication is a plus.
The applicant is expected to:
- Publish in top journals and participate in scientific conferences
- Participate in research proposal preparation
- Guide master's students
- Taking advanced postgraduate courses
- Participate as a teaching assistant for courses at Aalto
- Undertake one or several research visits abroad to external partners
The primary language of communication within the group is English.
What we offer
The doctoral studies at Aalto University take approximately 4 years. The doctoral degree is granted after collecting required study credits, writing a doctoral thesis, and a public defense. Currently, the starting gross salary for doctoral students is around 2700€ per month and is increased with the progress towards getting the doctoral degree to over 3300€ per month. Following the standard practice in the Department, the contract will be made initially for two years, then extended to another two years after a successful mid-term progress review. The contracts include occupational health services (health insurance). Among European cities, Helsinki is special in being safe, clean, and close to nature, with a high quality of life.
English is spoken everywhere, and the University offers free introductory courses in Finnish. Our Department is very international with professors and students coming from all around the world.
Join us!
To apply, an application must include:
1. CV (including list of publications, if any, and names of two references)
2. A summary of the master’s thesis and accounts for suitability of the candidate for this doctoral candidate position. Maximum one A4 page.
3. Certified copies of master´s and bachelor´s degree certificates (or equivalents) and their translations if the originals are not in English.
4. Official transcript of records for both master’s and bachelor’s degrees and their translations if the originals are not in English.
5. Proof of proficiency in English if the applicant is not a native speaker.
All material should be submitted in English, preferably combined into a single .pdf file. The application should be sent through our recruitment site (link ‘Apply’ below) by October 1, 2023. Email applications will not be considered.
Please note: Aalto University’s employees and visitors should apply for the position via our internal system Workday -> find jobs (not external aalto.fi webpage on open positions) by using their existing Workday user account.
We encourage candidates to apply early. Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open. If you wish to hear more about the position, you can reach out to Prof. Viktar Asadchy (viktar.asadchy at aalto.fi). In recruitment process related questions please contact HR Partner Ms. Karoliina Walldén (karoliina.wallden at aalto.fi).
Want to know more about us and your future colleagues
?
You can watch these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k_og_6zUJQ
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUfEGVM-ZP8&feature=youtu.be
About Finland
Finland is a great place for living with or without family – it is a safe, politically stable and well-organized Nordic society. Finland is consistently ranked high in quality of life and was just listed again as the happiest country in the world:
https://worldhappiness.report/news/its-a-three-peat-finland-keeps-top-spot-as-happiest-country-in-world/
. For more information about living in Finland:
https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto/living-in-finland
&
https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/welcome-to-aalto-university-and-finland-info-package
.
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