Postdoc Position and PhD Position in TUBITAK 120E094 project at SUNUM

SUNUM is a Nanotechnology Research and Application Center hosted by Sabancı University, Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of four Centers in the country that have recently been granted a special endorsement by the Turkish Ministry of Development as a National Research Centre of Excellence. SUNUM research focus is the intersection of four vertical thematic areas; namely, Life Sciences, Energy, Food & Agriculture, Water & Environment with the horizontal theme of Nanomaterials and Nanosystems.

Further details about the Center and its research activities can be found at https://sunum.sabanciuniv.edu/

A Postdoctoral position and PhD position is available at Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application center under TUBITAK funded project-120E094 on the development of wearable biosensors for health monitoring.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lithography, clean-room fabrication techniques, circuit design, and sensor device development
• Software and hardware design and development
• Nanomaterial synthesis and structural, electrical characterizations
• Bioassay development and biosensor testing

PhD Position Requirements

• Excellent graduate degree (Master’s degree/post-graduation: Material Science, Electronics engineering, Chemistry, Physics)
• Independent research project experience within the fields of interest in Graduate School
• Interest in interdisciplinary oriented research topics and sensitivity for transnational and spatial perspectives
• Familiar and knowledge of research project object
• Knowledge of English language
• If you are a Ph.D. or Master student just recently enrolled in a related graduate program in Turkey, you may also work in the research project.

Benefits

• Project duration up to max 36 months, depending upon performance candidate can be supported for up to 4 years
• Master Scholarship: 3500 TL per month
• Ph.D. Scholarship: 4500 TL per month
• A tuition waiver and free accommodation at student dormitories will be provided by Sabancı University

PhD Application

• Research proposal of 3 to 5 pages
• work plan and time schedule
• Curriculum Vitae
• degree certificates
• abstract of the Master’s thesis
• list of publications if applicable
• references by two university professors

Postdoc Position Requirements

• Excellent graduate degree (Master and PhD degree: Material Science, Nanotechnology, Physics)
• Independent research project experience within the fields of interest
• Good publication record
• Interest in interdisciplinary oriented research topics and sensitivity for transnational and spatial perspectives
• Familiar and knowledge of research project object

Benefits

• Project duration up to max 36 months, depending upon performance candidate can be supported for up to 4 years
• Postdoctoral Researcher Scholarship: 6000 TL per month
• Free accommodation at dormitories will be provided by Sabancı University

Postdoc Application

• Research proposal of 3 to 5 pages
• work plan and time schedule
• Curriculum Vitae
• degree certificates
• abstract of the Master’s and doctor thesis
• list of publications
• references by two university professors

Please submit the complete application: to sunum@sabanciuniv.edu with e-mail subject TUBITAK-120E094 project.