Doctoral Position in the area of Micro-optics
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The Cluster of Excellence Living, Adaptive and Energy-autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS) is offering a Doctoral Position in the area of Micro-optics Part-time position (65 %), Start-date: 01.04.2019
The Cluster of Excellence livMatS develops completely novel, bioinspired materials systems that adapt autonomously to various environments and harvest clean energy from their surroundings. The intention of these purely technical – yet in a behavioral sense quasi-living – materials systems is to meet the demands of humans with regard to pioneering environmental and energy technologies. The societal relevance of autonomous systems and their sustainability will thus play an important role in their development. The research program of livMatS is characterized by highly interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers from a broad range of fields including engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, psychology, the humanities, and sustainability sciences.
As part of the Cluster of Excellence livMatS, the Gisela and Erwin Sick Chair of Micro-optics will contribute to the development of completely autonomous light-actuated liquid-crystal elastomer (LCE) actuators. Based on many years of experience using these materials for the realization of tunable optical components, we will now develop means to make them autonomous. In close collaboration with chemistry researchers working in livMatS and the LCE optics team in the Micro-optics lab, we will now incorporate light-sensitive LCE materials into actuators which respond to light, deforming without external energy input. Using fabrication techniques we are continuing to develop, the challenge will be to demonstrate fully autonomous actuation of an optical component, such as an iris.
We are looking for a doctoral researcher for this project. Your responsibilities will include:
Your profile includes:
The position is currently limited to 65%, with an option for an additional 35% within the group of Prof. Dr. Hans Zappe.
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Your documents will not be returned after the application process. For this reason, please submit copies only. The position is limited to 31.03.2022. The salary will be determined in accordance with TV-L E13. We are particularly pleased to receive applications from women for the position advertised here.
Please send in a complete and convincing application the above-mentioned supporting documents including the reference number 00000306, by date 22.02.2019 at the latest. Please send your application to the following address in written or electronic form:
Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg
For further information, please contact Herr Prof. Dr. Hans Zappe on the phone number +49 761 203-7561 or E-Mail zappe@imtek.uni-freiburg.de.
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