Job Description

• Full Time (40h/w) – Limited for 5 years (permanent contract possible after tenure-like evaluation)
• > € 67,000* gross/year
• flexible start date

Staff Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) pursue research projects together with professors, serving as collaborators with specific expertise not present within research groups. Currently we are looking for a Staff Scientist with experience in van der Waals materials. The Staff Scientist will be associated with the Nanofabrication facility.

The Staff Scientist should foster collaboration between groups at ISTA on projects centered around van der Waals materials and work with groups that are new to vdW’s. This scientist is required to boost the effort in this promising direction, by creating access to vdW devices and developing necessary measurement techniques for the groups interested in vdW materials. Importantly, the Staff Scientist is expected to intellectually contribute to the data interpretation, generating new ideas for devices, and helping to conceive new projects. Moreover, the Staff Scientist will bring, sustain and develop specialized technical and scientific expertise over an extended time.

The Staff Scientist will initially collaborate mainly with the groups of Andrew Higginbotham, Hryhoriy Polshyn, Kimberly Modic, Georgios Katsaros, and Stefan Freunberger. To actively participate in their research the candidate needs to have an active interest in the physics of nanoscale devices and two-dimensional materials.

Your Profile
• PhD and postdoc experience in experimental physics with the focus in the field of vdW materials
• Strong research record and publications in high-impact journals
• Expertise in the fabrication of high-quality vdW heterostructures. Expertise in working with graphene moiré heterostructures and non-graphene vdW materials is strongly desired
• Expertise in low-noise electrical measurements of nanoscale 2D devices at milliKelvin temperatures
• Record of developing unique measurement techniques for 2D devices
• Knowledge of emergent phenomena in 2D materials, such as superconductivity, magnetism, and topological states, is strongly desired
• Excellent command of English (working language)
• Team player with outstanding communication skills
• Excellent multitasking capabilities and ability to handle several projects in parallel

Please submit your application online at https://apply.ista.ac.at/

ISTA is growing. Grow with us!
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a constantly growing international institute for conducting frontier research in mathematics, computer science, life sciences & physical sciences. We strive to recruit passionate professionals from across the world over all fields who strive to support our goal of excellent research. Located within a beautiful campus on the outskirts of Vienna, we offer multiple opportunities for personal growth in a stable working environment.

ISTA promotes a diverse and inclusive working environment and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all applicants, free of discrimination. All employment decisions at ISTA are based on job requirements, qualifications, merit and organizational needs. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

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