A postdoctoral scholarship in Molecular dynamics studies of doping of organic conjugated polymers is available at Linköping University, Sweden. The position is based at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics (LOE), http://www.liu.se/loe , belonging to the Department of Science and Technology, at the university’s Norrköping Campus. The LOE is renowned for its world-leading research on electronic and optical devices based on organic materials. Its primary theme involves the coupling of ions and electrons as signal carriers for applications in organic bioelectronics, printed electronics, organic energy, and electrochemical devices, and nanooptics. Currently, the research staff of the Laboratory includes more than 130 researchers (professors, senior and junior scientists and PhD students). LOE is also a partner in the Wallenberg Wood Science Center, which is a research center striving for scientific excellence with a focus on new materials from trees.

Background and duties:

Among all organic materials conducting polymers have become the material of choice for many electronic and bioelectronic devices including OLED, photovoltaic cells, energy storage devices, ionic and electrochemical transistors, and many others. The realisation of doped organic semiconductors that display truly stable electronic behaviour will constitute a step change in the field and benefit a wide range of emerging technologies from sustainable energy harvesting via organic photovoltaics and thermoelectrics to wearable electronics and bioelectronics. An experimental progress and development of the above materials and devices is difficult without fundamental understanding of the basic material properties and device functionalities. The main aim of the research project will be to computationally explore the morphological, structural, interfacial and electronic properties of doped conjugated polymer focussing on diffusion and drift of dopant molecules, glass transitions and stability of polymers at interfaces. Computational methods will primarily include all atomistic and coarse-grained molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The theoretical studies will be performed in the Theory and Modelling group under supervision of Prof. Igor Zozoulenko with strong interaction with the experiment in the Surface Physics group headed by Prof. Mats Fahlman. The simulation and modelling performed in this project will guide the experimental activity in the inter-university project “Stable Doping of Organic Semiconductors” including Chalmers University of Technology and Linköping University.

Qualifications and requirements to applicants:

• The applicant must have or be about to receive a doctoral degree in a subject relevant to the research project (e.g. material science, physics, chemistry, physical or theoretical chemistry, etc.) and needs to be passionate about research. The applicate must have extensive experience with MD simulations. Problem solving ability and creativity, as well as the ability to work independently are essential. Good skills in programming/scripting are highly desirable.
• scholarship may be granted only to non-Swedish citizens with a PhD or equivalent acquired in another country than Sweden. The applicant could not have been employed by Linköping university previously.
• The PhD degree should not be obtained more than three years ago (i.e. not earlier than 2020).

Starting date 
Spring 2023 or by agreement.

Appointment and Conditions:

• Appointment is initially for one year with a possibility of an extension for the second year depending on a mutual agreement. The scholarship amounts to SEK25000:-/month (tax-free) (~€2500/month). Economy class travel to/from Sweden will be covered. Funding can be available to participate in conferences. More details about the fellowship can be found at https://liu.se/en/article/open-positions-in-organic-electronics-at-loe  

Application procedure:

The following documents must be submitted when applying for a scholarship

• Motivation letter (1- 2 pages)
• Curriculum vitae, max 2 pages, including names of at least two references
• List of publications
• Copy of the PhD diploma

The application, as a single pdf-file, should be sent electronically to Prof. Igor Zozoulenko [email protected] and a copy to [email protected]. The deadline is 15 January 2023. Mark your application in the e-mail subject line with: postdoc in MD simulations of conjugated polymers; Dnr ITN-2022-00343.

Contact:

Prof. Igor Zozoulenko, [email protected]

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