Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Italy : PhD Scholarships in MATERIALS for ENGINEERING Area: Solid State Physics


PhD  Scholarships in  MATERIALS for ENGINEERING Area: Solid State Physics
Location: University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Final date for application: 16th November 2011
Starting date: 1th January 2012
Tenure: Three years
Scholarships: 2 (tuition fee exempted)
Net Salary: 1035€ per month
Official language: Italian and English.
A PhD scholarship is available for two highly motivated students with an excellent academic record who would like to research oxide nanomaterials for thermoelectrics and optoelectronics. Applicants should have obtained (or will obtain by the 31/12/2011) the Master of Science degree (MSc). The successful candidates will be primarily based at Department of Chemistry and Physics Sensor Laboratory (http://sensor.ing.unibs.it) and will be involved in preparation and functional characterisation of oxide nanowire based devices for
·        Thermoelectrics in the frame of the project Metal oxide NANOwires as efficient high-temperature THERmoelectric Materials NANOTHER (ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA BANDO SEED 2009) see http://sensor.ing.unibs.it/?page_id=70
·       Light Emitting Devices in the frame of the project Oxide Materiale Towards a Matured Post-Silicon Electronics Era ORAMA (EC FP7-NMP-2009-LARGE-3) see http://sensor.ing.unibs.it/?page_id=1470
Application Details
http://www.unibs.it/on-line/ateneo/Home/Ateneo/Albopretorioonline/articolo8295.html
International students looking  for  help to  apply  please send a resume, academic record, and the names and contact details of two Referees to Prof. Guido Faglia  http://sensor.ing.unibs.it/?page_id=48  with “PhD, Solid State Physics” in the subject line. Please also include TOEFL or IELTS test scores if English is not your first language. Please note: only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Application Deadline : 16 November 2011
Contact Adress: Prof. Guido Faglia
Contact Email: http://sensor.ing.unibs.it/?page_id=48

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