Postdoctoral Researcher - Oxide Semiconductor (OSC) Electronic Devices

at  Tyndall National Institute

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER - OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (OSC) ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

Contract: Full Time/Fixed Term
Tyndall National Institute is Ireland’s largest Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) and a flagship Institute of University College Cork. Specialising in both electronics and photonics, Tyndall works with global industry and academia to transform research into products in its core market areas of electronics, communications, energy, health, agri-tech and the environment. With a network of over 200 industry partners and customers worldwide, Tyndall is focused on delivering human and economic impact from excellence in research. Tyndall is home to a research community of 650 people of over 50 nationalities.

BACKGROUND TO THE ROLE

Within Tyndall’s Micro Nano Systems Centre, we have created a strategic research programme focusing on materials, emerging devices and architectures for future information processing, interfacing with CMOS and beyond (“CMOS++ Materials & Devices”).
CMOS++ is involved in the Chips JU NanoIC pilot line co-funded by the European Commission and national agencies as part of the targeted initiatives of the EU Chips Act. The implementation of the Chips JU pilot lines is expected to bridge the gap from lab to fab and will be available to a wide range of users, including academia, industry and research institutions.
The NanoIC pilot line is the result of a remarkable European cross-border collaboration. Hosted by imec (Belgium), its partners include CEA-Leti (France), Fraunhofer (Germany), VTT (Finland), CSSNT (Romania) and Tyndall National Institute (Ireland).
NanoIC targets semiconductor technologies that will shape tomorrow’s high-tech solutions. One of the main goals is to develop the process steps and modules that enable these technologies. This will result in stable ‘platform’ baseline flows with a high technology readiness level (TRL 4-6).
1. Advanced logic technologies
2. Advanced memory technologies
3. Advanced interconnect technologies
In NanoIC, Tyndall’s flexibility into materials integration will allow for rapid, short-cycle screening to reduce the cycle time in identifying and integrating highly performing materials to carry forward into IC development. Our role is to provide agile wafer scale nanofabrication and processing beyond silicon for the integration of selected new materials – Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) and oxide semiconductor (OSC) – and FET device architectures. The goal is to develop a material platform for embedded DRAM and above IC functionality, thereby providing a key technology block to enable leading-edge ICs.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The purpose of the role is to perform device and test structure fabrication as well as characterisation tasks associated with the Tyndall’s OSC activity in the NanoIC Pilot Line. The successful candidate will report to the principal investigator assigned to this activity.
You will have dual goals in terms of the research project and your own career development. The training and development relevant to this position will be completed within the period of your contract in which time you will continue to develop skills and competencies with respect to the role and your future career options.
The Tyndall National Institute will provide the successful candidate with the individual training and development required to build a successful Researcher career.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the supervisor and other team members in idea generation and to deliver the outputs of the project.
• Coordinate and execute the implementation of experimental work such as semiconductor processing, device and material metrology, presentation and interpretation of data. Specifically, for NanoIC these include:
• Processing and fabrication of test structures (Hall bars, TLM…) and full devices (TFTs)
• Electrical characterisation of OSC films and devices
• Evaluation of device performance and instabilities
• Data analysis, interpretation and presentation or results to team members and OSC modelling and OSC synthesis teams contributing to NanoIC
• Utilise an impartial approach to carry the project work forward including to proactively identify opportunities for external funding sources and prepare grant proposals
• Collaborate with project partners, internal and external researchers and carry out any administrative and management work associated with the NanoIC technical deliverables
• Engage in the dissemination of the results to the relevant research stakeholders in the appropriate form such as reports result to team heads, partners, and funding agencies and publications in the top-tier journals and at leading conferences in the field.
• Supervise and provide day-to-day advice, support, mentoring, and assistance to research graduates, students and other junior members in the subject of TMD devices.
• Communicate the benefits of the research to wider society through participation in several Education and Public Engagement activities, as required.
• Engage in appropriate training and development opportunities to develop own transferable skills, career and reputation.
• Ensure all activities are compliant with the Tyndall Quality Management system.
• Ensure all activities are compliant with the required Health and Safety standards.
• Carry out any additional duties as may reasonably be required within the general scope and level of the post.

Essential Criteria

• PhD in materials sciences, engineering, physics or related discipline
• Typically, 4 years on hands-on experience working on Oxide Semiconductors (OSC) and/or electron devices
• Demonstrated knowledge of material science and device characterisation and experience in semiconductor fabrication processes
• A strong publication record in the field of OSC materials and devices
• Capability of working effectively within a team to achieve results
• A demonstrated capability in idea generation and the delivery – both technically and operationally – of successful research projects

Desirable Criteria

• Evidence of entrepreneurial experience and creative skills/creativity
• Established track record of supervision and mentoring of students or interns
• Demonstrate an ability to manage self, time, resources and people to enable a high level of personal effectiveness
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• An ability to identify research challenges and opportunities within the semiconductor materials field
• A thorough understanding of the research environment both nationally and internationally and the ability to contribute substantially to grant applications
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the policy, practices and procedures that are relevant to the role
• Highly self-motivated, be able to demonstrate initiative and commitment to develop own transferable skills, profile and reputation to advance own career after the end of the contract period

Tyndall National institute has a proactive entrepreneurial culture and we welcome applications from candidates who possess entrepreneurial and creative skills/experience, including the creation of technology start-ups.

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO ATTACH AN UP TO DATE CV/RESUME AND A BRIEF MOTIVATION LETTER OUTLINING HOW YOU MEET THE ‘ESSENTIAL CRITERIA’ FOR THIS ROLE.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.
Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.
At this time, Tyndall National Institute does not require the assistance of recruitment agencies.
Tyndall National Institute at University College, Cork is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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