MacGillavry and Lovelace Fellowships for group leaders ARCNL

at  Universiteit van Amsterdam

3 MacGillavry and Lovelace Fellowships for group leaders ARCNL
Faculteit/Dienst: Faculteit der Natuurw., Wiskunde & Informatica
Opleidingsniveau: Gepromoveerd
Functie type: Wetenschappelijk Personeel
Sluitingsdatum: 18.10.2024
Vacaturenummer: 13304
ARCNL is looking for three group leaders, with either experimental or modelling/theoretical focus. You will conduct your research in collaboration with other research groups in ARCNL. As group leader of ARCNL, you will be employed by and part of the Faculty of Science of either the University of Amsterdam or the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, appointed as assistant or associate professor level, depending on your experience. For exceptionally experienced and qualified candidates, appointment starting as Full Professor could be considered. Working at ARCNL implies having a reduced teaching load compared to other university staff.
ARCNL is inspired by challenges of a world-leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer, ASML. Challenges involve producing 13.5 nm (or shorter wavelength) radiation from laser produced plasmas, developing metrology techniques using advanced optical linear and non-linear principles and no-optical principles, and material research on coatings, coating interfaces concentrating on mechanical wear (tribology) and surface reactivity. Your research will form the scientific backbone behind continued developments in the most advanced methods for high-volume production of processor and memory chips. A visit to and introduction of ASML is part of the hiring process.
ARCNL has an open mind as to which concrete research expertise you bring to make a great fit. The ideal candidate is an energetic, and productive researcher benefitting from in-house collaborations, yielding highly visible science and promising avenues and proof-of-principle results for ASML.
Your group has access to all facilities at ARCNL with possible access to resources at ASML. Local and national computational resources are on-site in the Amsterdam Science Park. ARCNL shares essential infrastructure with our neighboring institute AMOLF, including clean room facilities in their NanoLab. Your research could benefit from connections within the physics/ chemistry/materials departments of the University of Amsterdam, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, or the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials in Groningen, such collaborations are arranged and encouraged.
We offer an attractive embedding and support package, including competitive start-up funds, budget for two junior researchers and access to state-of-the-art facilities. Technical support will be provided by dedicated group technicians and by support departments (electronic, software and mechanical).
You have a strong academic track record, are communicative and recognize the strength of collaborations, and multi-disciplinarity, and understand the challenge spanning from discovery to application. You are flexible and adaptive in view of the mission of ARCNL.

As a group leader, you will:

• Initiate a novel research program, aligned with the long-term challenges of ASML Research and the ARCNL science program;
• Establish and maintain an active collaboration with ASML Research;
• Collaborate actively with the other research groups at ARCNL;
• Direct your own group members and supervise the projects within your group;
• Be responsible for the budget, the planning, and the quality of the projects in the group;
• Publish your work in leading international journals;
• Present the work at conferences and research institutes in the Netherlands and abroad;
• Develop and maintain external relations, both nationally and internationally;
• Acquire national and international financial support;
• Be an active member of the faculty staff of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) or the Faculty of Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU);
• Contribute to the teaching programs of the UvA and the VU.

QUALIFICATIONS

We invite you to apply if you have the following qualifications:

• PhD in physics, chemistry or materials science;
• Working experience and a scientific track record in atomic, molecular, plasma, or instrumental physics;
• Willingness to teach at university level and demonstrable didactic abilities;
• Preferably experience with the (co-)supervision of BSc, MSc and/or PhD students;
• Ability to attract external funding;
• Excellent communication and social skills;

• Excellent command of English and willingness to learn the Dutch language;Experience and affinity with collaborations between industry and academia forms an advantage.

Please refer the Job description for details