Postdoc: Build Flexible X-ray Imagers for AgriTech

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia; Italia; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 45,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary review

Job summary

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia seeks a highly skilled researcher to advance an X-ray imager prototype using printed perovskite detectors and a TFT backplane. You will work within a multidisciplinary team of experts to drive development and validation under challenging environmental conditions.

The role requires a PhD and proven experience in X-ray detector characterization, imaging metrics, and data analysis with Python.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, Electronic Engineering, Materials Science or similar.
• Experience in characterization of X-ray detectors and imaging quality metrics for digital systems.
• Knowledge of X-ray image formation principles and pitfalls (energy dependence, scattering, DQE losses).
• Experience in characterization of photodetectors/photoconductors (IV, EQE, X-ray sensitivity).
• Experience in analysis of large datasets with Python or similar language.
• Good command of spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Develop a first X-ray imager prototype based on printed perovskite detectors and a TFT backplane.
• Encapsulate the X-ray imager and conduct stability tests in high humidity, high X-ray exposure, and high temperature.
• Fully characterize the imager.

Skills

X-ray detectors characterization

X-ray imaging quality metrics

Photodetectors/photoconductors

Python data analysis

English communication

Autonomous and collaborative work

CBCT knowledge

Photolithography techniques

Solution deposition processes

Education

PhD in Physics or Electronic Engineering or Materials Science

Tools

Python

Job description

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia seeks a highly skilled researcher to advance an X-ray imager prototype using printed perovskite detectors and a TFT backplane. You will work within a multidisciplinary team of experts to drive development and validation under challenging environmental conditions.

The role requires a PhD and proven experience in X-ray detector characterization, imaging metrics, and data analysis with Python.