The Electronic Materials and Devices Research Lab (EMDRL) in School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at University of Western Australia invites applications for PhD, joint-training PhD, visiting students, and visiting Scholars in semiconductor materials and devices. The EMDRL is one of two main research groups in Australia working on compound semiconductor optoelectronics.  As a part of the WA Node of Australian National Fabrication Facility, the lab has access to all the facilities required for semiconductor optoelectronic research, ranging from material growth, to material characterization, to device processing and to device testing. Those facilities include some large facilities, such as molecular beam epitaxy, and class 1000 cleanroom integrated with photolithography, wet/dry etching, PECVD, e-beam/thermal evaporator, etc. World-class research on infrared optoelectronic devices, especially infrared detectors have been demonstrated in the last 20 years, as evidenced by the numerous high impact scientific publications and many national and international competitive research grants received. These grants include ARC Discovery, ARC Future Fellowship, ARC Linkage (with industrial partner Raytheon), USA DARPA (with industrial partner SELEX Galileo), and direct industrial grants, e.g. Agilent Australia.

The research lab is led by Professor Wen Lei, an ARC Future Fellow with the research focus on developing next generation infrared optoelectronic materials and devices, and next negation energy conversion and storage devices. Current research areas include:
•        Thin film infrared materials and detector devices;
•        Novel low-dimensional semiconductor optoelectronic materials and devices, including quantum dots, nanowires, and 2-Dimensional materials;
•        Chemi/bio sensors for environmental monitoring applications
•        Energy conversion and storage materials and devices, including solar cells, thermoelectric devices, and battery.

We are looking for outstanding candidates to join our research lab, including PhD, joint-training PhD, visiting students, and visiting scholars. Together with you, we will perform cutting-edge research on the ongoing projects in our group.

Regarding the application for Australian PhD Scholarship, the successful candidate will be offered an excellent Australian scholarship to cover the tuition fee and living allowance. The living allowance is around $29,000/year.

Regarding the application for China CSC PhD Scholarship/Fellowship, we will cover your tuition fee and top up your scholarship based on your performance.

To be considered for these Ph.D. positions, the interested candidates should meet the following criteria:
— Master in Electronic Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Semiconductor Materials, Physics and Devices, Condensed Matter Physics, and other related fields;
— Solid knowledge and experimental experience in the area of materials, physics and devices, (experience in semiconductor materials and devices is more desirable).
— Ability to pursue independent research.
— Ability to work in an inter-disciplinary team.
— Excellent writing and communication skills in English.
— English language competency for PhD admission, see https://study.uwa.edu.au/how-to- ... guage-requirements; (e.g. IELTS: Minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules); TOFEL (Internet-based Test (iBT)): An overall score of 82 with a minimum score of: 22 in the Writing section; 18 in the Reading section; 20 in the Speaking section; and 20 in the Listening section)

Applications including your motivation letter, CV, Bachelor and Master transcripts, and contacts of two referees shall be sent to Professor Lei via wen.lei@uwa.edu.au. 返回小木虫查看更多