POSTDOC IN SUSTAINABLE ULTRATHIN DIELECTRIC POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR GREEN PRINTED ELECTRONICS

• (2500001K)
  Commitment & contract: 2 years, Postdoc collaboration contract
  Location: Center for Materials Interfaces, Pontedera (PI)

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• A PhD in Chemistry, Materials Science, Engineering or Physics, and similar disciplines
• Documented experience on chemical synthesis
• Knowledge of polymer chemistry and material science
• Knowledge of characterization equipment for chemical and physical properties of materials.
• A strong publication record
• The ability to properly report, organize and publish research data
• Good command in spoken and written English

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Knowledge of electronics characterization methods and tools
• Strong problem-solving attitude
• High motivation to learn
• Good in time and priority management
• Ability to work in a challenging and international environment
• Capacity to work autonomously and collaboratively in a highly interdisciplinary environment
• Possess Analytical Reasoning skills and a growth mindset

You will be working in a multicultural and multi-disciplinary group, where material scientists, chemists, physicists, and mechanical and biomedical engineers collaborate, each with their own expertise, to carry out common research. The research group, within the Center for Materials Interfaces (CMI), is led by Dr. Virgilio Mattoli, who has extensive experience in micro/nanofabrication, two-photon lithography, conformable electronics, and sensors.
The research will focus on the development of solution-processable sustainable dielectrics polymers, to be used to implement high-capacitance nanofilm dielectrics (< 100 nm), and integration of that into printed organic electronic component and devices by van der Waals transfer-based lamination protocols.

Within the team, your main responsibilities will be:

• Synthesis of highly filmable copolymers having a polyurethane and/or polyester structure incorporating highly polarizable units
• Optimization of integration processes involving van der Waals transfer-based lamination protocols
• Characterization of the fabricated high capacitance nanofilm dielectrics and test devices