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Postdoc position: Visualizing buried nanoprocesses in energy materials using quantum sensing - DTU Energy
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Job Description

Do you want to contribute to a greener future where state-of-the-art scanning nitrogen vacancy (NV) magnetometry is introduced to visualize buried functional processes in energy and electronic materials, which are otherwise inaccessible to material scientists?

At DTU Energy, our research is targeting exactly this, and to reach these goals, we are looking for a postdoc to work at the interface between future energy materials and state of the art quantum sensing with NV magnetometry.

The primary tasks will be to:

• Optimize the sensing schemes of a new state-of-the-art commercial scanning NV magnetometer with variable temperature operation (2-350C).
• Perform in-operando measurements of buried current and magnetization distributions of various electronic, magnetic and energy materials/devices.
• Help establishing the methodology as a key characterization tool for measuring buried functional processes in energy materials.

You will work in a large team and must therefore both thrive with team-based research as well as contribute to a productive and pleasant research environment. During the project, you will work closely together with material scientists providing you with energy/electronic materials and devices as well as theoretical colleagues that will complement your work with DFT, phase-field and FEM simulations. You will also have the opportunity to carry out simulations with our pre-established numerical models, if you so desire.

Qualifications
Qualified applicants must have:

• A strong drive to move the frontiers of science.
• Experience with scanning probe microscopy or magnetic imaging techniques. Extensive hands-on experience with NV magnetometry, scanning SQUID magnetometry or similar techniques is a strong advantage.
• Experience in programming, ideally using Python.
• Structured work attitude and ability to plan and carry out sophisticated research activities. 
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken. 

As a formal qualification, you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent). 

What we offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, innovation and education. At DTU Energy, we have recently purchased a state-of-the-art scanning NV magnetometer with variable temperature operation (2-350C) from the Swiss quantum sensing company Qnami. This equipment allows for nanoscale visualization of electronic and magnetic properties and processes, which are often inaccessible owing to their buried nature. We offer a rewarding and challenging position in an international environment where you will be a key person in establishing this methodology as an invaluable tool for characterizing electronic, ionic, and magnetic properties in materials. A special focus will be placed on energy materials and devices, but you will also characterize other electronic and magnetic materials such as various 2D materials. As such, you will be a key link at DTU Energy, providing a bridge between our extensive energy material research and the novel opportunity for characterizing these at the nanoscale using quantum sensing.

We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect, academic freedom, and ample opportunities for high-impact publications.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

The position is for a fixed duration of 3 years. 

The expected starting date is in spring 2024, but we are flexible with the exact starting time if needed.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here . 

Further information
Please contact Senior Researcher Dennis Christensen (+45 20 96 19 46, [email protected] ) or Associate Professor Alexander Huck ([email protected] ).

Please do not send applications to this e-mail address, instead apply online as described below.

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark .

Application
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 4 February 2024 (23:59 Danish time).

Applications must be submitted as one pdf file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online," fill in the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one pdf file. The file must include:

A short (< ½ page) account of your competencies in relation to this job. If you have hands-on experience with NV magnetometry, scanning SQUID, or related techniques, please describe this here.

Curriculum vitae, including a list of publications

Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD) and grade transcripts

Contact information for two senior researchers that you have worked closely with.

To be considered for the job, it is mandatory that the short account (point 1 above) is both submitting online but also be sent directly to [email protected] with the email title: ‘Scanning Magnetometry Postdoc’.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion, or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

The Department of Energy Conversion and Storage (DTU Energy) focuses on research and development of functional materials, components, and systems for sustainable energy technologies. The technologies include fuel cells, electrolysis, power-to-x, batteries, and carbon capture. The research is based on strong competences on electrochemistry, atomic scale and multi-physics modelling, autonomous materials discovery, materials processing, and structural analyses. We also focus on educating engineering students at all levels, ranging from BSc, MSc, PhD to lifelong learning students. We have about 270 dedicated employees. Read more about us at  www.energy.dtu.dk .

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 2946
• Job Category VIP B
• Posting Date 12/21/2023, 01:38 AM
• Apply Before 02/04/2024, 05:59 PM
• Locations Fysikvej , Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, DK

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