Assistant​/Associate Professor In Physics and engineering of reliability in PICs

Organisatie:
Department of Electrical Engineering

Are you eager to tackle some of the most fundamental reliability challenges in next-generation semiconductor and photonic technologies? Are you intrigued by why diode lasers and PICs fail? We invite ambitious researchers to join Eindhoven University of Technology and establish a world-leading research program on the mechanisms that drive reliability in integrated photonics. This is a unique opportunity to combine scientific discovery with technological impact and shape the future of photonic systems for communications, computing, sensing, and quantum applications.

As an Assistant/Associate Professor, you will:

• Develop an internationally recognized research program on the reliability, robustness, and lifetime of photonic integrated circuits and integrated light sources, combining experimental and modeling approaches to understand, predict, and mitigate failure mechanisms. The successful candidate will establish new research directions in failure and reliability mechanisms in integrated photonics, with a particular focus on wafer‑scale and heterogeneous integration, leveraging our unique and world‑leading research infrastructure.
• Collaborate across disciplines, most notably the wider field of semicon, to explore synergies and common physics and failure and degradation mechanisms
• Contribute to TU/e’s educational mission by teaching and developing BSc and MSc courses, supervising PhD students and postdocs, and potentially contribute to the university’s life‑long learning goals.
• Acquire research funding from national and European programs (e.g., Dutch, Horizon Europe, ERC) and develop strategic collaborations with leading academic and industrial partners in photonics and semiconductors.

In this role, you will contribute to the ambition of the Dutch national Beethoven program to attract and educate top talent in the field of semicon, with the aim of strengthening our industry.

The ideal candidate:

• Holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in reliability physics, accelerated testing and failure mechanisms of photonic, optoelectronic, or semiconductor devices
• Experimental and statistical approach to the analysis, assessment and understanding of high‑optical‑power effects, materials and interface degradation, stress mechanisms, or multiphysics reliability modeling.
• Is able to translate reliability insights into improvements in device, circuit or process design.
• Has a clear and distinct research vision and is able to formulate that and execute strategically
• Is able to thrive in a highly multi‑disciplinary and team‑focused environment.
• Has a strong track record of scientific achievement, as evidenced by publications, prizes, patents and/or grants, and/or equivalent proof of expertise for candidates with an industrial background.
• Has an affinity with teaching, mentoring and supervision

We particularly welcome applicants from the broader fields of semiconductor device reliability, integrated circuit reliability, microelectronics, optoelectronics, and photonic device engineering. Prior experience in integrated photonics is welcome but not required. We are especially interested in candidates who can articulate a compelling research vision for advancing reliability methodologies and technologies for future photonic integrated systems.

We encourage applications from talented candidates at different career stages, including early‑career researchers and professionals with significant industry experience.

The position is embedded within the Photonic Integration group in the…