Post-doctoral position in functional nanostructured surfaces

ICFO is offering a postdoctoral position to a well-qualified, highly motivated and dynamic scientist who wishes to enhance their scientific career in a friendly and stimulating environment.

The successful candidate will be joining the Optoelectronics group led by Prof. Dr. Valerio Pruneri .

The Optoelectronics Group carries out fundamental and applied research in advanced optical materials, devices and systems, with a strong interest in translating scientific concepts into technologies relevant to industrial applications.

The successful candidate will contribute to research activities focused on the modification and nanostructuring of glass and other optical surfaces to engineer their optical, physical and functional properties. The research will investigate how surface morphology, composition and nanoscale structure can be controlled to develop multifunctional surfaces for applications in photonics and related technologies.

Research activities may include the development of nanostructured surfaces with tailored properties such as optical transmission and reflection, light scattering, surface durability, wettability, adhesion, contamination resistance or other surface functionalities.

Key responsibilities

The selected candidate will be expected to:





- Develop and optimize processes for the modification and nanostructuring of glass and optical material surfaces.

- Investigate relationships between fabrication parameters, surface morphology and resulting optical and functional properties.

- Perform structural, morphological and optical characterization of fabricated surfaces using appropriate experimental techniques.

- Develop strategies to obtain surfaces combining multiple functionalities while maintaining the optical quality required for photonic applications.

- Study the performance, stability and reliability of the developed surfaces under relevant operating and environmental conditions.

- Contribute to the development and implementation of experimental methodologies for surface characterization and performance evaluation.

- Collaborate with researchers, engineers and external partners working on surface processing, optical materials and photonic technologies.

- Contribute to the preparation of scientific publications, conference presentations, technical reports and research proposals.

- Participate in the supervision and scientific support of students and junior researchers involved in related activities.

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