PhD Scholarship; DC- Multiphysics modeling of SiC Insulator photonic devices - INRiM

Organisation/Company Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica Department Advanced Materials and Life Science Metrology Research Field Engineering » Electronic engineering Physics » Optics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Country Italy Final date to receive applications 1 Mar 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Rome) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 36 Offer Starting Date 1 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Horizon Europe - MSCA Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number  Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

The Advanced Materials and Devices groupat the Italian National Institute of Metro logical Research (INRiM) is seeking a candidate for a PhD position (36 months) to investigate Silicon Carbide on Insulator photonic devices via Multiphysics modeling.

This position is part of "
Silicon carbide photonic integrated circuit (SiCPIC)", a prestigious European Doctoral Network project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Grant Agreement No. .

SiCPIC’s project offers:

• International
  
  Collaboration:
  
  The PhD candidate will join an international team of 15 doctoral students across five European countries, partnering with 5 universities and one company.
• Research Focus: All 15 PhD projects fall under the project theme of Silicon Carbide on Insulator (SiCOI) devices and integration for applications in classic and quantum optical telecommunication and optical sensing.

This PhD project will take place at INRiM; additionally, the position includes mandatory international planned secondment and comprehensive training:

• FAU, Erlangen-Nuremberg (DE) (3 months): gain knowledge about the morphological, electrical and optical properties of SiC and include them in the numerical models.
• DTU, Kongens Lyngby (DK) (3 months): get experience in the fabrication and characterization of the simulated devices to improve the design and engaging in daily discussions with other DCs involved in those processes.
• Training & Networking: The student will participate in common meetings with the other 14 PhD students in the network, including three dedicated training schools.

As a participant in the SiCPIC project, the PhD student will become part of a team at INRiM in the Advanced Materials and Devices group, with expertise in design, fabrication and characterization of photonic devices. The activities within the project will benefit from synergies with other projects in the group as well as with other activities at the institute. The main supervisor will be Dr.

Angelo Angelini, Senior researcher at INRiM.

Responsibilities and tasks

Thanks to the unique photonic properties and physical properties of SiC, versatile devices could be achieved on the SiC material platform. Developing numerical models based on the characterization of the optoelectronic properties of SiC to design photonic devices such as wave guides, grating couplers, photonic crystal cavities and ring resonators including thermal effects that may affect the optical response. Further development of the model will include electro-optic effects (Pockels effect) to modulate the devices response and optical non-linearities, as well as the design of devices with integrated photon sources.

The PhD project will be structured as follows:

• Objectives
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• Simulate SiCOI based photonic devices such as wave guides, grating couplers, photonic crystal cavities and ring resonators including thermal effects that may affect the optical response.
• Modeling electro-optic effects (Pockels effect) to simulate and optimize the design of an electro-optic modulator.
• Modeling the emission from point-like photon sources integrated in SiCOI photonic devices
• Modeling of non-linear effects in SiCOI to optimize and assess the performances of OFC, optimize the design of non-linear devices for SHG and wave-mixing.

Expected Results:

• Design and optimization of SiCOI based linear photonic devices and assessment of the parameters that influence their performances.
• Couple the electromagnetic model with other…