PhD position in New Materials Concepts for Stable Organic Solar Cells - Gothenburg, Sverige - Chalmers tekniska högskola

Beskrivning

A PhD student position is available in the research group of Christian Müller at the Department of of Chalmers University of Technology.

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student who will develop new material concepts for organic solar cells. The project is funded by the Swedish Research Council.

You will work closely with several PhD students and postdocs at Chalmers as well as other universities in Sweden and abroad.

There will be the opportunity to travel to attend conferences and to visit labs at other universities.

Information about the research group and the project The Müller Research Group focuses on the physical chemistry and materials science of organic semiconductors, polymer blends and composites, and develops new plastic materials for wearable electronics and energy technologies ranging from organic solar cells and thermoelectrics to power cables. All research is conducted in co-operation with other universities/institutes and/or industry. Presently, the group consists of 1 Professor, 1 senior scientist, 3 Postdocs and 9 PhD students.

The development of new acceptor materials for organic solar cells has led to a steady increase in device efficiencies, reaching more than 17% today.

A remaining challenge is the relatively poor long-term stability of organic solar cells.

The goal of your research will be to understand how the use of mixtures of acceptor molecules influences and improves the stability of organic solar cells.

An example of recent work relevant for the position can be found here:

Major responsibilities The majority of your working time is devoted to your own research, in collaboration with students and postdocs at Chalmers as well as other universities in Sweden and abroad. As a PhD student you are expected to develop your own ideas and communicate scientific results orally as well as in writing. In addition, 10 percent of your time will be dedicated to departmental duties, especially teaching on the undergraduate level.

Qualifications The successful candidate must have a Master's degree in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science or equivalent with a focus on physical chemistry (or be in the process of completing a Master's degree). Experience with organic electronics is required and experience with organic solar cells is a merit. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the work, the candidate is expected to have excellent collaboration skills.

A very good capability of communicating scientific results in English, both orally and in writing is required. If Swedish is not your native language, Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

Contract terms Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of 4 years of fulltime research studies. The monthly salary of a PhD student at Chalmers is about 32'000 SEK before tax (approx. 2'900 €).

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