PhD: Spatiotemporal Metamaterials for Nonreciprocal Photonics

Departments, Department of Electrical Engineering; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 3,200 - 4,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous leave (29–41 days/yr)

On-campus child care

Job summary

Departments, Department of Electrical Engineering at TU/e Eindhoven invites a PhD candidate to join the SPARK MSCA Doctoral network, developing chip-scale metamaterials with time-varying modulation for nonreciprocal photonic devices. The project includes theoretical design, on-chip fabrication, and experimental demonstrations within an international team.

The position includes 6-month secondment at INESC MN and 3-month at PICadvanced, with teaching tasks and strong collaboration across partners,

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Research-oriented attitude.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team and collaborate with industrial partners.
• Motivated to develop teaching skills and coach students.

Responsibilities

• Develop chip-scale metamaterials with time-varying modulation for nonreciprocal photonic devices.
• Perform theoretical and numerical design of dynamically modulated structures.
• Oversee on‑chip fabrication using advanced nanolithography and experimental demonstrations.
• Collaborate across design, fabrication, and characterization within an international team.

Skills

research-oriented

interdisciplinary teamwork

teaching skills

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering / Optics / Applied Physics / Materials Engineering

Job description

Departments, Department of Electrical Engineering at TU/e Eindhoven invites a PhD candidate to join the SPARK MSCA Doctoral network, developing chip-scale metamaterials with time-varying modulation for nonreciprocal photonic devices. The project includes theoretical design, on-chip fabrication, and experimental demonstrations within an international team.

The position includes 6-month secondment at INESC MN and 3-month at PICadvanced, with teaching tasks and strong collaboration across partners,