Scientists

Description

The Department of Chemistry - Ångström conducts research and education in the field of chemistry. The department has 270 employees and sales 290 million SEK. At the department's six programmes, very successful research is conducted of a high international grade. We have a large number of externally funded research projects, often with international cooperation and we see continued good growth in our subject area. The department has training assignments within engineering and civil engineering programs and master programmes. More information can be found at ourwebsite. (https://kemi.uu.se/angstrom)

Tasks

Your tasks will include research and development of methods for growth and synthesis with reactive magnetron simmering of thin film materials, in particular glass-shaped materials for chemical and optical applications, characterisation of the materials with respect to structure and chemical composition (XRD, SEM, EDX) and properties (mechanical, optical, corrosion).

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree, or a foreign degree that is considered equivalent to a doctoral degree, in material science.
• The ability to communicate in English in speech and writing to communicate and present the results both in science and to wider audiences.
• Practical and theoretical familiarity in all these areas:
  • Thin film synthesis with reactive magnetron sputtering, in both lab scale and industrial environment.
  • Synthesis with reactive magnetron sputtering of glass-shaped materials (oxides/nitrides/oxynitrides)
  • Structure and samancipation characterisation with XRD, SEM, EDX
  • Characterisation of mechanical (nanoindentation, adhesion, abrasion) and optical (transmission/reflection) properties
  • Characterisation of corrosion properties and resistance
  • Development of methods and equipment for corrosion characterisation
  • heat treatment, including development of equipment and protocols;

We will place great emphasis on personal fitness. Consideration will be given to good cooperation skills, drive, independence, the ability to solve technical problems and challenges, and how the applicant is assessed through his/her experience and competence to complement and strengthen the work within the department/institution and contribute to its future development.

Wishful/meritative otherwise:

• Experience with patents and IPR processes is a merit.
• Experience with RF surface treatment is meritorious.

Conditions

The employment is for the time being, probationary employment may be applied. The scope is full-time. Access by agreement. Location: Uppsala

Information on the employment is provided by:
Daniel Brandell, daniel.brandell@kemi.uu.se

Welcomewith your application by:6 October2026, UFVPA 2026/2781.