Postdoc in Chemistry
Royal Institute of Technology KTH
Sweden

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Job description

This project will develop materials and methods for additive manufacturing  (3D printing), of advanced electronic microrobots. These 3D printed systems are based on a nanocomposite hydrogel material which can integrate electronic actuators, sensors, and interconnects into a seamless 3D structure, enabling a new generation of fully organic intelligent system. The hydrogels are based on composite materials containing water-based nanowires like nanocellulose combined with electronic materials ranging from conducting polymers to carbon nanotubes and 2D MXenes.
In the most visionary aspect of this project the printed robotic actuators could function inside of a living body.

The project has three specific aims:
1) To develop new materials which can be 3D printed forming a new class of electronic hydrogels materials.
2) To develop printing strategies for fabricating actuators/muscles using these hydrogel materials

3) To develop fully integrated systems, seamlessly integrating many actuators and other functions into a 3D microstructure.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made. Suitable areas of knowledge are electrochemistry and materials science.
• Research expertise

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Teaching abilities
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• Collaborative abilities
• Independence

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

Trade union representatives

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad. The application must include the following documents:

• Curriculum vitae
• Cover letter (detailing both your previous scientific work experience and your interest in this position)
• Research statement (max 2 pages)
• Contact information for three references

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

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About KTH

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