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Professor in Biochemistry and Nanosystem Engineering Teaching: Bachelor and Master levels

Opened position: engineer, 1 year, University of Maine (France)

Opened position for an engineer, for one year, at the University of Maine (Le Mans - France). The Engineer will be involved in relevant Research investigations in different fields as biotechnology, wear, friction... with a new AFM mode called the Circular AFM mode (See Rev.of Scientific Instrum. 82,113703 (2011) and PRL 108, 015503 (2012)). This Research program will be done in collaboration with Pierre-Emmanuel Mazeran from the UTCompiègne.

The applicant should be a PhD or an Engineer preferentially with good skills in oral (for conferences) and writing (for publications) scientific english. Good skills in AFM property measurements and topography are required. The knowledge in Labview programmation and in computering interfacing are an advantage, but not an obligation.

The salary is set to 2200 Euros net per month for one year.

The contact for application is:

Olivier.noel@univ-lemans.fr
IMMM - Université du Maine - Le Mans

2 job opportunities

ESR#12 — Growth of metal-oxide-nanowires for the detection of organic molecules

Host institution: Centro Ricerche Fiat S.C.P.A., Torino, Italy
Start: January 2011 (duration 36 months)
Contact: Dr. Daniele Pullini

Metal oxide chemical sensors have been investigated for more than five decades, their conductivity varies with the composition of the surrounding gas atmosphere. Metal oxides like SnO2, TiO2, WO3, ZnO, Fe2O3 and In2O3, first in the form of thick films and then thin films, have proven a promising selectivity, when doped with noble metals, at detecting various gases. The objective of this work is to develop and study metal oxide nanowires, in particular ZnO, in order to improve efficiency of detecting organic molecules as ethanol and hydrocarbons. We are seeking for applicants with a multidisciplinary background interested in making an experience in an industrial research context. The research work will be focused on: i) UV photolithography and surface micromachining; ii) fabrication of nanoporous membranes on flat substrates; iii) fabrication of metal oxide nanowires by nanoporous template electrodeposition in the presence of oxygen precursors, iv) morphological and structural characterization of metal oxide nanowires; v) conductivity measurements of nanowire arrays and single nanowires, in the absence and in the presence of organic gases.

ESR#13 — Piezoelectricity in ZnO nanowire arrays

Host institution: Centro Ricerche Fiat S.C.P.A., Torino, Italy
Start: January 2011 (duration 36 months)
Contact: Dr. Daniele Pullini

Mechanical energy can be converted into electrical energy by means of piezoelectric zinc-oxide nanowire (NW) arrays. The coupling of piezoelectric and semiconducting properties in zinc-oxide creates a strain field and charge separation across the NW as a result of a mechanical bending. The objective of the present work is to develop parallel aligned NWs by electrodepositon growth within pre-synthesized nanoporous membranes of high spatial order. We seek for candidates with a multidisciplinary background aiming to make a research experience in an research industrial context. Specific studies on signal treating and conditioning will be appreciated. Selective etching of sacrificial nanoporous-membrances fabricated on micromachined substrates will be developed to chisel 3D nanosystems properly designed to recover the sensing current from free-standing nanowires connected in parallel. The same technology will be used to gauge the potential of ZnO nanowires at recovering energy (energy harvesting applications).