Nov 13, 2006

Ph.D. and PostDoctoral Positions NanoEngineered Superconductors

PhD and Postdoctoral Positions within the Marie Curie Research Training Network (RTN) on NanoEngineered Superconductors for Power Applications (NESPA)

Within the RTN NESPA, coordinated by the IFW Dresden and funded by the EU's 6th framework programme, 13 leading universities, research centres, and industrial companies from 8 European states offer 15 three-years PhD positions and 7 Postdoctoral positions within the fields of chemistry, physics, materials science, and electrical engineering. Research topics from NESPA focus on the development of
high temperature superconductor materials and devices for power applications. Projects in the following research areas are available:

Nano-engineering of superconducting materials
Advanced electrical and structural characterization
New concepts for low ac-loss coated conductors
Industrial aspects of superconducting power application systems

The activities within these projects will include materials preparation, characterization, and analysis topics, as well as design and numerical modelling issues. Successful candidates should have an excellent university degree (master degree or diploma/PhD degree) in one of the research fields of interest, as well as good communication skills and the ability to collaborate closely with people from other disciplines in an international environment.

Applicants are encouraged to send their application by November 30, 2006, including a CV, a short statement of research interest within NESPA, and a list of three referees to

the NESPA coordinator
Dr. B. Holzapfel
at the
IFW Dresden (b.holzapfel@ ifw-dresden. de)

For further details on Marie-Curie fellowship requirements and available positions please visit our website http://www.nespa. eu

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