Doctoral Thesis: Skyrmionics - Low power neuromorphic computing & sensing (f/m/div)
At a glance
As part of the TOPOCOM project, we are hiring one Doctorate Candidate (DC) to be funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) DoctoralNetworks (DN), 2023, within the European Union's EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Europe Horizon. The TOPOCOM consortium contains six leading European Universities and two major Industrial Partners working in the field of topological spin structures for unconventional computing and sensing. In particular, we are studying the use of skyrmions, magnetic whirls with enhanced stability and dynamics for novel unconventional logic and computing and integrated sensor- logic applications.
Quick Info
Location
Villach
Entry Level
0-1 year
Job ID
HRC1151508
Start
01. Apr 2025
Type
Full time
Contract
Temporary
Job description
In your new role you will:
- Research field: Creation, manipulation and control of magnetic skyrmions in thin film multilayers
- Research Objectives: Perform experiments to understand the fundamental static and dynamic properties of magnetic spin structures with a particular topologies.
- Research Activities: Explore the magnetic device design to match industry requirements for the use case of a power free magnetic revolution counter. Verify different magnetic designs under real application conditions.
- Employment and Secondment: The selected DC will be enrolled as Ph.D. student at Physics Department of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and will be employed by Infineon Technologies Austria AG (IFAT) within the project period. Furthermore, the TOPOCOM network offers ideal possibilities for scientific exchange with leading groups in the field and secondments are planned at selected partners
Deadline for online application: 12th March 2025
Targeted staring date: 1st April 2025
Full-time employment: 38.5 hrs/week Your Profile
You are best equipped for this task if you have:
- A professionally relevant background in Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, or equivalent, with expertise on magnetic materials
- Excellent communication skills in English and German
- An energetic mindset combined with a structured and self-organized work style
For your application please consider the following:
Eligibility and mobility criteria (mandatory requirements EU rules) - Supported researchers must be doctoral candidates, i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment.
- Recruited researchers can be of any nationality and must comply with the following mobility rule: they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date. For 'International European Research Organisations' (IERO), 'international organisations', or entities created under Union law, the researchers must not have spent more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment in the same appointing organisation. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays and time spent by the researcher as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention (1) are not considered. (1) 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol.
Conditions of employment - The successful candidates will receive from the respective employer an attractive salary in accordance with the MSCA regulations for Doctoral Candidate researchers and will include a mobility allowance.
- The guaranteed PhD funding is valid until September 2027. In addition to their individual scientific projects, all fellows will benefit from further continuing education, which includes internships and secondments, a variety of training modules as well as transferable skills courses and attractive participation in conferences.
Application Procedure - Applications must be submitted to both Infineon Technologies Austria AG (IFAT) and Johannes Gutenberg university Mainz (JGU).
Documents requested - Eligibility Statement: for verifying MSCA requirements, the candidates clearly indicate exact dates of (1) degree entitling to pursue a PhD (typically a Master of Science degree or Engineering degree), (2) positions and country of residence in the last 5 years.
- Complete CV (Europass format obligatory): The candidates are allowed to pursue a maximum of three positions in the E2GO programme. If more than one position is pursued, please clearly indicate all the positions that applied with priorities on the first page of the CV.
- Motivation letter (maximum 1 page per position applied) should state why the applicant wishes to pursue the specific research and why she thinks s/he is an ideal candidate for the position.
- Scan of certificates showing BSc, MSc and other courses followed, with grades and if it is possible a ranking.
This position is subject to the collective agreement for workers and employees in the electrical and electronics industry. The salary for this position is EUR 3.525,00 gross p.m. (full-time basis).
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