PhD Scholarship: Electro-Optic Materials for Fast Photonics

Tyndall National Institute; Cork; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend and tuition fees covered

Travel to international conferences

Training and development opportunities

20 days annual leave

Job summary

Tyndall National Institute invites applications for a PhD Scholarship in Novel Electro-Optic Materials and Integrated Photonic Devices for High-Speed Optical Communications. The role spans computational discovery, thin-film synthesis, and device fabrication for next‑generation optical networks.

Duration: 48 months, stipend provided; stipend around €25,000 per year with tuition fees covered. Based at Cork, Ireland, with collaboration across academia and industry partners.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree (2:1 or higher) in physics, materials science, chemistry or electrical engineering.
• Evidence of English language proficiency for postgraduate entry.
• Ability to work across theory, materials, and devices in photonics.

Responsibilities

• Join a world-class research community with 100 PhD students and 30 industry partners.
• Contribute to computational materials discovery, thin-film synthesis and device testing.
• Possess strong scientific writing and communication skills to disseminate results.

Skills

Scientific writing

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics|materials science|chemistry|electrical engineering

Job description

Tyndall National Institute invites applications for a PhD Scholarship in Novel Electro-Optic Materials and Integrated Photonic Devices for High-Speed Optical Communications. The role spans computational discovery, thin-film synthesis, and device fabrication for next‑generation optical networks.

Duration: 48 months, stipend provided; stipend around €25,000 per year with tuition fees covered. Based at Cork, Ireland, with collaboration across academia and industry partners.