Postdoctoral Researcher - Magnetic Nanostructures

As a flagship research center in nanoscience and nanotechnology, our mission is to open and explore new frontiers of knowledge at the nanoscale, and bring value to society in the form of new understanding, capabilities and innovation, while inspiring and providing broad training to the next generations of researchers.

Our research lines focus on the newly-discovered physical and chemical properties that arise from the behaviour of matter at the nanoscale. ICN2 has been awarded with the Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence distinction for three consecutive periods (2014-2018 and 2018-2022 and 2023-2026). ICN2 comprises 19 Research Groups, 7 Technical Development and Support Units and Facilities, and 2 Research Platforms, covering different areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Job Title: Postdoctoral Researcher

Research area or group: Magnetic Nanostructures

Description of Group/Project:  The aim of the project is the development of new opto-magnetic air disinfection devices.

Main Tasks and responsibilities:

• Design of the air-filtering system. Nanofabrication of the air filtering systems, which include nanostructuration and chemical and physical deposition of the active layers.
• Structural characterization of the deposited materials.
• Characterization of the efficiency of the air disinfection system.

Requirements:

• Education: Physicist or engineer.
• Knowledge andProfessional Experience: Experience in instrument design, particularly in high frequency magnetic fields, chemical and physical deposition of materials, and in experimental characterization techniques (e.g., XRD, SEM, EDX) to analyze the structure and composition of the deposited films.
• Personal Competences: Good English level.

Summary of conditions:

• Full time work (37,5h/week)
• Contract Length: Temporary
• Location: Bellaterra (Barcelona)
• Salary will depend on qualifications and demonstrated experience.
• Support to the relocation issues.
• Life Insurance.

Estimated Incorporation date: March 2024

This contract is in the frame of the project PDC2021-12303-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR.

How to apply:

All applications must be made via the ICN2 website and include the following:

Deadline for applications: 7 March 2024. Applications will be continuously reviewed.

Equal opportunities:

ICN2 is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion of people with disabilities.

ICN2 is following the procedure for contract of people with disabilities according with article 59 of the Royal Decree 1/2015, of 30 of October.