Open positions in nano-bio-sciences home

We offer several PhD. or postdoc positions within the framework of a 5 year research project on the topic of functional hybrid nanosystems of semiconductors with organic materials (FUNS). The project aims at producing nanostructures based on semiconducting thin films (in particular of silicon, diamond, and metal oxides) and organic materials (for instance organic dyes or DNA molecules), to merge them into hybrid nanosystems with control over their growth, orientation, and position via physical and chemical parameters, and characterize their functionality with respect to their target applications in nano-sensors, nano-electronics, opto-electronics, and forensic devices. This experimental approach is supported by theoretical studies and computational modeling of properties of nano-interfaces between organic and inorganic materials.

Particular work will be related with one (or more) of the following: nanoscale characterization and modification of silicon or diamond surface electronic and chemical properties (using mainly but not only scanning probe microscopes), various means of immobilization of conjugated organic and biological molecules on these micro-patterned surfaces, and characterization of microstructural, electrochemical and electronic transport properties of such hybrid systems from the point of view of chemical and biological sensing and optoelectronic applications.

Our laboratory is equipped with:

AFM Dimension 3100 with Nanoscope IV controller (Veeco)

Electrochemical and biological AFM/STM Ntegra (NT-MDT)

Ultra-high vacuum VariableTemperature-STM and AFM/STM (Omicron)

Potentiostat/galvanostat Autolab PGSTAT302 incl. impedance, ECD and pH modules (Ecochemie)

Micro-Raman spectrometer equipped with UV, blue, and NIR lasers (Renishaw)

AFM combined with Raman spectrometer (NT-MDT/Renishaw)

Inverted fluorescence microscope combined with AFM (Olympus)

Nanomanipulators incl. current probe (Kleindiek)

Various electronic transport characterization setups (Keithley, SR, HP,...)

Deposition and growth technologies

Powerful lasers, and more...

Available facilities include also:

Photolithographic technology

Electron beam lithography

Scanning electron microscopy

XPS/UPS

and more...

Successful candidates should be able to speak and write fluent English, posses good laboratory skills, and have a reasonable record of prior scientific accomplishments. We offer competitive salary and carrier growth. Informal inquiries and C.V. (incl. list of publications) should be sent to:

RNDr. Bohuslav Rezek, PhD.

Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,

Cukrovarnicka 10, 16253 Praha 6, Czech Republic

tel: +420-220 318 525; e-mail: rezek@fzu.cz

homepage: http://www.fzu.cz/~rezek

information leaflet (in Czech)