Postdoc in development of atomic-layer deposited selective edge passivation of high-efficiency silicon solar cells at the Department of Electrical and

Are you interested in atomic layer deposition, solar cells, physics, and microfabrication, and want to be part of developing the next generation high-efficiency solar cells?
Then the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Aarhus University invites you to apply for a 2-year post doc position.
Expected start date and duration of employment
This is a 2–year position from September 1st 2024 or as soon possible.
This is a fixed-term position to end on August 31st 2026.
Job description
Our brand new project, ‘ACES’, aims to use an advanced spatial ALD micronozzle tool for solar cell processing with the aim of developing improved high-efficiency solar cells for the future. The project is an ambitious, cross-disciplinary 3-year project with several partners across industry and academia, in Denmark and abroad. Our main focus at Aarhus University is edge passivation of Si-based solar cells.

• You will be testing atomic layer deposition strategies with different materials on several different types of silicon substrates and complete solar cells in close collaboration with our industrial and academic partners.
• You will be fabricating a broad portfolio of silicon and complete solar cell samples with different coatings in a cleanroom.
• You will participate actively in atomic layer deposition tests on samples at our partner labs in Copenhagen/Lyngby.
• These activities will be in close collaboration with Danish and international companies and universities.

Your profile
Candidates should hold a PhD in physics, photovoltaics or microfabrication.

• Experience with Si solar cells is a requirement.
• Experience with cleanroom fabrication is a clear advantage.
• Experience with ALD is an advantage.
• Ability and willingness to collaborate with other partners across disciplines such as solar cell companies, electroplating experts and ALD physicists.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken, is a requirement.

We are looking for a highly motivated and self-driven candidate with the ability to work independently on new solutions.
What we offer
The department offers:

• a well-developed research infrastructure, laboratories and access to shared equipment
• an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national, international and industrial collaborators
• a research climate encouraging lively, open and critical discussion within and across different fields of research
• a work environment with close working relationships, networking and social activities
• a workplace characterised by professionalism, equality and a healthy work-life balance.

Place of work and area of employment
The place of work is Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Finlandsgade 22, 8200 Aarhus N, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments.
Interested?
For further information, please contact: Assistant Professor Rasmus Schmidt Davidsen, +45 93522742, [email protected].
Deadline
Applications must be received no later than May 16th 2024.

Application procedure
Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee, and each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.
Letter of reference
If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.
Formalities and salary range
Technical Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.

Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.

Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.

Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/

Department: Electronics and Photonics/Electronics and Photonics

Deadline: 16 May 2024

Location: Aarhus N Finlandsgade 22