Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of Microscale Robots

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Zürich, Schweiz Laboratory for Mesocopic Systems Vollzeit

Job description

You will be responsible for creating novel microscale robots incorporating nanomagnets that can be actuated in a magnetic field. The microscale robots will be fabricated using cleanroom processes and their behaviour will be tracked with a dedicated optical microscope. Furthermore, you will develop new methods to control the motion of the robots in different environments and demonstrate different applications.

Your profile

You have outstanding qualifications with a PhD in mechanical engineering, physics, electrical engineering, materials science or a related subject, and a background in magnetic thin films, nanostructures and microscale robots. You should be motivated, proactive and creative in order to be successful, and you should have good team and communication skills.

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