3 year Industrial PhD on Developing nanochannel electrochemical systems for TEM at the start up Insight Chips and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Organisation/Company

Insight Chips

Research Field

Technology » Nanotechnology
Engineering » Mechanical engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Denmark

Application Deadline

29 Feb 2024 – 12:00 (Europe/Copenhagen)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37

Offer Starting Date

3 Jun 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

In this PhD project you will create the first ever atomic-resolution liquid cell system for TEM with electrochemical features, and with that, help us grow Insight Chips to become a leading company in the field of liquid phase transmission electron microscopy (LPTEM) systems.

The startup Insight Chips

Insight Chips develop, manufacture and sell state-of-the-art solutions for LPTEM. Our unique “Nano Channel Chip” enables atomic resolution TEM with just minutes of easy preparation. The system was developed in Prof. K.S. Mølhave’s DTU research group, and is now commercialized by Insight Chips, a DTU spinout founded 2022. Insight Chips has strong and growing international sales traction expecting fine growth in 2024, providing leading scientists across the world with cutting-edge atomic-resolution LPTEM capabilities.

The PhD Project

The goal of the PhD is to develop a nanochannel chip system with electrochemical electrodes as a feature in our nanochannel LPTEM system to enable the first reliable and atomic resolution electrochemical LPTEM with a wealth of possible scientific applications. The developed systems will be tested in collaboration with world-class scientists from MIT (US), TUM (DE) and UCL (UK).

You will optimize existing chip fabrication processes and building on them, create the electrochemical nanochannel chips. With the rest of the team, you will design and prototype the sample holder that holds the chip in the TEM, with attention to the end-user experience and system reliability. The whole solution will finally be tested, verified and used to conduct scientific research with our collaborators.

The job will therefore make you an expert in cleanroom microfabrication, small-scale product manufacturing, electrochemical in situ TEM research, and customer relations. With these skills you will become a key team member in Insight Chips and after successful completion of the project you will very likely be offered to continue your career in Insight Chips.

As an industrial PhD you will be employed by Insight Chips and enrolled as a PhD student at the DTU in the hosting research group of Kristian Mølhave.

About DTU Nanolab and the hosting research group

DTU Nanolab is the National Centre for Nano Fabrication and Characterization in Denmark at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), a top technical university in europe. We provide advanced electron microscopy facilities and 1500+ m2 of growing cleanroom allowing state of the art processing for a large variety of applications with research based expertise. The group of Prof. K.S. Mølhave creates novel microchip systems for electron microscopy and has 10+ years experience in LPTEM.

Terms of employment

The project period is three whole years from the start of the project, starting no later than June 2024. Expect a 4 months approval process for international candidates work permit etc. The project is partially funded by the Innovation Fund Denmark and DTU, and the applicant must be approved by both.

You will be hired full time as an employee in Insight Chips by Emil C.S. Jensen (CEO). Your project is supervised by K.S. Mølhave and Emil Jensen, and we will be in close dialogue about the direction, priorities and focus of the project. You will share Insight Chips’ office space at DTU near the cleanroom.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

We will select the best applicant based on attitude, skill and formal requirements

Grade Qualifications

For Danish applicants:

• grade point average (GPA) for both bachelor’s and master’s degree together must be higher than 8.2
• If considering the GPA for master’s degree alone, this must be higher than 9.5
• Grade 10 or higher in finished master’s thesis

For non-Danish applicants:

• Must be among the top 30% of their class for bachelor’s and master’s degrees combined.

Degree qualifications:

• You must have a two-year master’s degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master’s degree.

In your cover letter please address any previous experience with one or more of the following core activities in the project which will be advantageous, but not required as you will learn all in the project:

• Responsibilities
• Clean room microchip fabrication
• TEM, in situ TEM experiments and image analysis/programming.
• Electrochemistry
• Personal Skills
• The ability to drive development and being a team player.
• The ability to structure your own learning to acquire new skills fast and create new solutions

Applying for the position

Application deadline 1st February 2023.

Your application must be submitted as one single PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration.

The file must include:

• A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
• Curriculum vitae
• Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of grading scale
• Reference letters and contact persons for reference statements

You may apply prior to obtaining your master’s degree but cannot begin before having received it.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Assessment

Applications will be assessed by Emil Jensen, Ulrik Jensen from Insight Chips & KS Mølhave from DTU.

You can read more about our company and technology on our website www.insightchips.com and LinkedIn.

Do not hesitate to reach out to us with any questions to Emil CS Jensen (CEO): [email protected] or +45 5125 1384

Requirements

Research Field

Technology » Nanotechnology

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The following skills will be highly prioritized, with the first being the most important:

1. Clean room fabrication

2. Electron microscopy, espcially TEM.

3. Electro chemistry.

Specific Requirements

See grade requirements in description above.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Insight Chips

Country

Denmark

City

Kongens Lyngby

Postal Code

2800

Street

Elektrovej 331

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3793640881/

Contact

City

Kongens Lyngby

Website

https://www.insightchips.com/

Street

Elektrovej 331

Postal Code

2800

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

51251384

STATUS: EXPIRED