Position Overview:
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, simulate, and optimize integrated photonic circuits using micro-nano-structured materials for optical processing, routing, switching, and modulation functionalities.
- Develop and experimentally validate photonic architectures based on phase control, amplitude modulation, optical switching, and quantum light shaping.
- Design and characterize electro-optic and thermo-optic control schemes for programmable photonic integrated circuits.
- Perform experimental testing and characterization of integrated photonic devices and systems, including automated measurement and control setups.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and support the dissemination of research results through scientific publications, reports, and presentations.
Help coordinate demonstrator activities, particularly focusing on those related to optical switching and processing.This position will report to the Prof. Dr. Valerio Pruneri, Director of the European Chips JU Pilot Line PIXEurope.





This contract has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe under the Grant Agreement # 101213727, Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) and the Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation and Civil Service, and is supported by funds from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR).

Applicants must hold a PhD in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field.

Required Qualifications:
- Strong expertise in iopticl materials and integrated photonics including the design, simulation, fabrication flow understanding, and experimental characterization.
- Hands-on experience in the generation, manipulation, and processing of light through micro-nanostructured optical materials
- Experience with photonic circuit design tools and electromagnetic simulation software.
- Proven track record in experimental photonics, including optical setup development, device testing, and data analysis.
Ability to work independently while

📌 Pics@icfo Strategic Initiative: Postdoctoral Researcher in Integrated Photonics Using Nanostructured Materials (Castelldefels)
🏢 The Institute Of Photonic Sciences (Icfo)
📍 Castelldefels