MSc Internship: Low-Loss Phase-Change Nanophotonics

Imec; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Imec in Belgium invites MSc students to join a master internship focused on fabricating and characterizing low-loss phase-change materials for programmable nanophotonics. The project explores PCM thin films and their optical, electrical, and structural properties to enable reconfigurable photonic devices.

You will fabricate films, study processing effects, perform measurements, and analyze data to relate material properties to switching performance.

Qualifications

• Background in nanoscience or related field.
• Experience with laboratory work and materials characterization.
• Ability to analyze data and program scientifically.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate low-loss PCM thin films for nanophotonic applications.
• Study the influence of growth and post-processing conditions on material properties.
• Characterize optical, electrical, and structural properties of PCM thin films.
• Explore phase-transition dynamics and switching performance.
• Analyze data to relate material properties, processing conditions and device performance.

Skills

Data analysis

Materials characterization

Laboratory work

Scientific programming

English proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Physics

Electrotechnics / Electrical Engineering

Materials Engineering

Chemistry / Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Imec in Belgium invites MSc students to join a master internship focused on fabricating and characterizing low-loss phase-change materials for programmable nanophotonics. The project explores PCM thin films and their optical, electrical, and structural properties to enable reconfigurable photonic devices.

You will fabricate films, study processing effects, perform measurements, and analyze data to relate material properties to switching performance.