Applicants are invited for a PhD fellowship/scholarship at Graduate School of Technical
Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Electrical and Computer Engineering
programme.
The position is available from 1 April 2025 or later.
You can submit your application via the link under 'how to apply'.

Title:
MEMS and metasurface for sustainable optical displays.

Research area and project description:
Optical displays play a ubiquitous role in daily life, being an essential component of
smartphones, computers, televisions, etc.
However, these devices make up roughly half of the 50 million tons of e-waste
produced globally every year.
There is an urgent need for alternative display technologies which are easier to recycle
and are financially feasible to be incorporated into sustainable consuming electronics.
The project aims to develop a new environment friendly display technology based on
MEMS (Microelectromechanical systems) and metasurface structural colours for
consuming electronics.
The proposed technology combines artificial designed structures for visible colours and
MEMS micro cantilevers to realize full range RGB displays, while the devices use only
few common earth-abundant materials, potentially able for cost effective products and
ultra-fast optical display.

Project description:
For technical reasons, you must upload a project description.
Please simply copy the project description above and upload it as a PDF in the application.

Qualifications and specific competences:
Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree (120 ECTS), or equivalent, or receive the
Master’s degree before starting.
The Master’s degree shall be in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Physics, or
Optical Engineering.
It is preferred that the applicants Bachelor’s degree in the above fields as well.
The project entails numerical simulations, micro- and nanofabrication (cleanroom), and
electrical and optical characterization.
The applicants should be willing to work with a wide range of experimental and theoretical
topics.
The applicants shall be able to work independely, as well as in a group.
The project is heavily focused on cleanroom work.
Applicants shall have a passion in micro- and nanofabrication work.
Prior cleanroom work experience is preferred, but not mandatory.

Place of employment and place of work:
The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Katrinebjerg,
Finlandsgade 22, 8200, Aarhus N.

Contacts:
Applicants seeking further information are invited to contact:
- Pernille Klarskov Pedersen, klarskov@ece.au.dk (main supervisor).

- Zhengli Han, zhha@ece.au.dk (co-supervisor).

How to apply:
Please follow this link to submit your application.
Application deadline is 10 February 2025 at 23:59 CET.
Preferred starting date is 1 April 2025, can be discussed.

For information about application requirements and mandatory attachments, please see
our application guide.
Please note:
- Only documents received prior to the application deadline will be evaluated.
  Thus, documents sent after the deadline will not be taken into account.

- The programme committee may request further information or invite the applicant to
  attend an interview.

- Shortlisting will be used, which means that the evaluation committee only will evaluate
  the most relevant applications.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to
foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop.
We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background.
Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with applicable collective agreement.