PhD student position in the field of surface coatings and thin fims

Updated: 3 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 30 Apr 2024

24 Jan 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Slovak University of Technology
Department

Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, Dept. of Materials Science
Research Field

Engineering » Materials engineering
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country

Slovakia
Application Deadline

30 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Prague)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

37.5
Offer Starting Date

1 Sep 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The PhD thesis is planned to be focused on the research and deveopment of nanocomposite thin films deposited on tool steels. Thin films will be synthesized by magnetron sputtering of transition metals nitrides, with small additions of silver. The following characteristics will be examined: Microstructures, nano-hardness, Young modulus, response to elevated temperatures, adhesion, and wear performance at room and elevated temperatures.

 

Supervisor: prof. Peter Jurči


Requirements
Research Field
Engineering » Materials engineering
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The basic condition for admission to the doctoral degree study (study programme of the third degree) is the full completion of the second degree of higher education (Higher Education Act, No.131/2002 Coll. as amended). In case of a foreign applicant or a student who has completed his/her study abroad he/she shall submit along with the application form no later than on the date of enrolment a decision on the recognition of the certificate of completion of the second degree of higher education recognized by a relevant institution in the Slovak Republic or he/she shall ask Slovak University of Technology for the recognition of the certificate of education.


Specific Requirements

Intermediate skills in light- and electron microscopy, basic skills in nanoindentation, wear testing, intermediate

Flexibility, Willingness to travel

basic or intermediate knowledge on tool steels, thin ceramic films deposition


Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good

Languages
GERMAN
Level
Good

Languages
FRENCH
Level
Basic

Research Field
Engineering » Materials engineering
Years of Research Experience
1 - 4

Additional Information
Benefits

Full time students of the doctoral degree study programmes are granted a scholarship pursuant to the Higher Education Act, No. 131/2002 Coll. (On higher education institutions and on amendments to certain acts), Section 54 (18). Remuneration: Scholarship €1,025.50 monthly /€1194 monthly after dissertation exam (normally after 24th month of study). Moreover, an extra scholarship can be granted based on excellent scientific results.


Eligibility criteria

The basic and other terms and conditions of admission are applicable for applicants from abroad as well as for applicants from Slovakia. Foreign students who study in a foreign language (i.e. not Slovak), pay the tuition fee as stated in Section 92 (8) of the Higher Education Act. The tuition fee is specified by the Slovak University of Technology directive and published for the respective academic year on the University website. Foreign students who study in the Slovak language do not have to pay the tuition fee. Applicants from the Czech Republic can use the form valid in the Czech Republic to submit their application for study. For foreign applicants who were admitted on the basis of intergovernmental agreements, bilateral agreements or Slovak government grants, terms and conditions stated in the respective documents are applicable.


Selection process

After the deadline for application the applicants will be invited to the entrance examinations (online). These examinations will be held in June of July. The best candidate will be then selected, and invited for the beginning of the study.


Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Materials and Technology in Trnava
Country
Slovakia
City
Trnava
Postal Code
91724
Street
Bottova 25

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Materials and Technology in Trnava
Country
Slovakia
Geofield


Where to apply
Website

https://www.mtf.stuba.sk/english/applicants/admission-of-applicants-to-phd.-stu…

Contact
City

Bratislava
Website

https://www.stuba.sk/
Street

Vazovova 5
Postal Code

812 43
E-Mail

[email protected]
Phone

+421 918 646 015

STATUS: EXPIRED

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