UNINOVA – Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, by decision of the Executive Committee, opens an international call to hire 1 (one) Doctorate Researcher, over an uncertain term contract and full time under the project “Green SELf-Powered NEuromorphic Processing EnGines with Integrated VisuAl and FuNCtional Sensing” (ELEGANCE, Grant Agreement 101161114), for the development of R&D activities to be carried out by post-doctoral researchers, financed by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (HORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01), and under local scientific-technical coordination of Doctor Emanuel Carlos.

Admission Requirements/Profile of the Candidate:

Applicants may be any Portuguese national, foreign, or stateless, holders of a PhD degree in Physics Engineering, Materials Science, Electronics, Micro and Nanotechnologies, or similar areas, duly registered and/or recognized in Portugal and that holds the following requirements:

• Candidate must have solid knowledge in ink formulation, material deposition (coating and printing techniques) and device fabrication;
• Experience materials fabrication and processing, thin film deposition by printing techniques (screen and inkjet printing);
• Experience in electrical characterization of electronic devices (thin film transistors, memristors and sensors);
• Experience in materials characterization (e.g., UV-Vis-NIR, FTIR, XRD, SEM, AFM, Profilometer);
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team in an international environment and to work
• autonomously;
• Fluent in English, written and spoken (Mandatory);
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Candidates who have obtained the degree abroad must have the degree recognized in Portugal, pursuant to Decree-Law No. 66/2018 of August 16.

Work Plan Activities:

The candidate will develop research work, performing the following tasks with the following objectives:

• Identify suitable inks to be synthesized and characterized in compatible green solvents for the printed targeted applications (memristors and thin film transistors) using low temperature approaches;
• Develop metal oxides (ZnO, ZTO, MoOx and AlOx) and 2D materials (MoS2, Graphene, Mxenes) inks through sol-gel and liquid phase exfoliation approaches, respectively, compatible with the printing techniques mentioned below.
• Evaluate the performance of selected substrates and inks to systematically investigate how the interface between inks and substrate influences device performance;
• Use printing based manufacturing methods (Voltera, XTPL, inkjet and screen printing) for different types of devices and their combinations to reach memristor crossbar and circuit design;
• Development & characterization of flexible memristive crossbar array;
• Support assembly of prototypes with project partners;
• Participate in technical meetings and develop reports with project partners;
• Write at least one scientific article related to the work carried out in the areas mentioned above, to be published in international scientific magazines and/or conferences of recognized quality;
• Supervise master and bachelor students if required.

Applicable legislation:

• Portuguese Labour Code, approved by Law nº 7/2009, of February 12th, in its current version.
• Administrative Procedure Code, as republished in Decree-Law nº 4/2015, from 7th January in its current version (CPA).

Start Date and Workplace:

The contract will tentatively start in November 2024, and will last expectedly for 1 (one) year, renewable within the project and for the period of execution necessary for the work plan described above.

The work will be carried out at CEMOP-UNINOVA's facilities, in other facilities located in FCT/NOVA Campus and/or in other facilities that may be necessary for its execution, under the scientific guidance of Dr. Emanuel Carlos. UNINOVA will be the contracting entity.

Application process:

The call for applications is open for the period of 10 working days after the publication of this notice.

Applications must be formalised by submitting the following documentation:

...       Letter of application;

...       Curriculum Vitae;

...       Motivation Letter;

...       Certificate of Qualifications or declaration of commitment of honour on the ownership of the respective academic degree according to draft available on the UNINOVA website (https://www.uninova.pt/job-opportunity/internal-documents),;

         Upon contracting, the Certificate of Qualifications must be delivered;

...       Informed consent statement duly dated and signed, according to the draft available on the UNINOVA website (https://www.uninova.pt/job-opportunity/internal-documents);

...       Copy of ID;

...       Other documents attesting to what was reported on the CV.

Applications must be submitted to UNINOVA or submitted by email to cenimat.rh@fct.unl.pt and to recrutamento@uninova.pt with the subject ELEGANCE_PhD_1.

NOTE: In the event the degree was awarded by a foreigner higher institution, the degree must comply with the provisions of Decree-Law nº 341/2007, October 12th, and all formalities established there must be fulfilled by applications deadline.

The non-compliance with these requirements determines the immediate rejection of application. False statements provided by the candidates shall be punished by law.