Postdoctoral Researcher — Advanced Materials & Thin Films

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (Inl); Lisboa; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support (travel expenses)

Guest House on-site

Private health insurance

30 working days annual leave

13 official holidays

9 days paid sick leave per year

Family allowance (160€/month)

Child allowance (200€/month)

Nursery service onsite

Education fees support for dependents

Job summary

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in Lisbon invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to advance the MI3S project on innovative materials and thin-film technologies. The role focuses on independent research, process development, and dissemination of results.

The candidate should hold a PhD in a relevant field, have strong experimental skills, and excellent scientific writing in English.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Engineering Physics, Materials Engineering, or a closely related scientific or engineering field.
• Demonstrated research experience in materials science, nanotechnology, thin-film technologies or related fields.
• Practical experience in experimental research, including the development, optimisation and validation of materials or fabrication processes.
• Knowledge of physical thin-film deposition techniques, materials processing or semiconductor-related fabrication technologies.
• Experience in materials and device characterisation, including the interpretation of experimental results.
• Ability to independently design experiments, critically analyse scientific data and troubleshoot experimental processes.
• Demonstrated scientific research capabilities, supported by peer-reviewed publications, conference contributions or equivalent scientific achievements.
• Good scientific writing and communication skills in English.
• Experience with sputtering of CIGS solar cells is a plus.
• Previous experience working in cleanroom or advanced nanofabrication environments.
• Experience with physical vapour deposition, sputtering, atomic layer deposition or other advanced materials processing techniques.
• Familiarity with structural, morphological, optical or electrical characterisation of thin films and functional materials.
• Experience in technology development, prototype fabrication or the integration of advanced materials into devices.
• Participation in National or European collaborative research projects.
• Experience in scientific reporting, project deliverables and dissemination activities.
• Previous collaboration with industrial partners or participation in applied research and technology transfer activities.
• Experience mentoring MSc candidates and supporting junior researchers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent scientific research within the scope of the MI3S project, contributing to its scientific and technological objectives.
• Develop, optimise and validate advanced materials and thin-film fabrication processes for functional devices and applications.
• Perform experimental investigations, materials characterisation and quantitative analysis of process-structure-property relationships.
• Design and implement experimental methodologies, including process optimisation, reproducibility assessment and performance evaluation.
• Contribute to the integration of developed materials and processes into functional demonstrators and prototype devices.
• Prepare scientific publications for submission to international peer-reviewed journals and present research results at scientific conferences.
• Contribute to technical reports, project deliverables, milestones and other scientific documentation required by the project.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams and external project partners, supporting knowledge transfer and dissemination activities.
• Support the scientific supervision and training of junior researchers and students involved in related research activities.
• Identify opportunities for further scientific development, including new research proposals and potential industrial applications.

Skills

Nanotechnology

Materials science

Thin-film tech

Experiment design

Data analysis

English writing

Education

PhD in Physics or related

Tools

Sputtering

PVD

ALD

Job description

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in Lisbon invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to advance the MI3S project on innovative materials and thin-film technologies. The role focuses on independent research, process development, and dissemination of results.

The candidate should hold a PhD in a relevant field, have strong experimental skills, and excellent scientific writing in English.