Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork is one of Europe's leading research centres, specialising in ICT hardware research, with ca 420 staff, students and academic & industrial visiting researchers. Tyndall undertakes internationally-leading research into information and communications technology.
Tyndall uses its facilities and expertise to support industry and academia nationally and provides large numbers of highly qualified graduate students, key to the development of Ireland’s national economy. Tyndall has over 200 industry partnerships and customers worldwide. Several start up companies in Ireland have been based on technology originating at Tyndall. The Institute’s researchers include 125 PhD and 10 Masters students, and 38 nationalities are represented within the institute at all levels, with its research published in 200 peer reviewed publications last year.
(AM-9) Researcher, Energy Harvesting, Microsystems Job Description
The Microsystems Centre at the Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork has more than 80 researchers, led by 12 Principal Investigators, and an annual budget of €4.5million. It is concerned with the development and application of nanotechnology, microelectronics integration and smart systems to deliver strategic technology platforms that will address key society challenges in energy, health and the environment. The research covers the breadth of the “atoms to systems” paradigm with particular focus on the convergence of microelectronics and microsystems whereby CMOS provides an intelligent platform for the miniaturisation and integration of non-standard functions such as sensors, actuators, power and cooling.
A key theme for the Centre is to develop a fundamental understanding of how to interface microelectronics with:
- the built and the natural environment to improve the sustainability of our natural resources (i.e. air, water, food, energy) and the quality of our environment through monitoring and control and
- the human body to enhance our health and well-being through diagnostics and therapeutics
Miniaturisation, autonomy and the life sciences interface are key drivers for the Centre’s research strategy. The miniaturisation agenda leverages the “More than Moore” space and focuses on the packaging and heterogeneous systems integration of a range of different materials, devices and circuits. Autonomy is focused on enabling appropriate communication with, and between, microsystems platforms, in terms of communications range, data rate and power as well as facilitating self-powering through the use of various forms of energy harvesting. The Life Sciences Interface addresses the issue of providing reliable transduction between the electronics/photonics regime and the built/natural environment or the human body.
Tyndall National Institute at Cork University College invite applications for a post-doctoral researcher in energy harvesting device modelling in support of a major industrial research programme funded by Enterprise Ireland and Analog Devices. The aim of this aspect of the project is to use numerical simulation tools such as COMSOL-Multiphysics to optimise device performance and investigate the interactions between magnetic devices and electromechanical MEMS structures. The aim of the project is to optimise energy scavenging device layout to provide maximum power generation over a large bandwidth and to study novel device architectures from a theoretical and practical viewpoint with a view to validating their potential as viable energy harvesting devices in the microelectronics domain.
The successful candidate should have a PhD in Electrical/Electronic engineering or Physics with a strong research record in device modelling and simulation. Experience with COMSOL-Multi-physics would be ideal although relevant experience with other finite element simulation programs will also be considered. An understanding of silicon based MEMS technologies and semiconductor packaging as well as some background in the extraction of physical model parameters from materials properties would be an advantage.
(AM-9) Researcher, Energy Harvesting, Microsystems Job Requirements
Responsibilities
- to perform research into the interactions between MEMs and magnetic systems to create a novel energy harvesting device.
- The successful candidate should have a PhD in Electrical/Electronic engineering or Physics with a strong research record in device modelling and simulation.
- PhD and experience in numerical simulation of MEMs and/ or eletromechanical systems.
- Experience with COMSOL-Multi-physics would be ideal although relevant experience with other finite element simulation programs will also be considered. An understanding of silicon based MEMS technologies and semiconductor packaging as well as some background in the extraction of physical model parameters from materials properties would be an advantage.
- 3-4 year’s experience
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At this time, Tyndall National Institute does not require the assistance of recruitment agencies. Tyndall National Institute is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
(AM-9) Researcher, Energy Harvesting, Microsystems Application Information
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(AM-9) Researcher, Energy Harvesting, Microsystems Summary
| Education Backgrounds: |
Physics
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| Specialties: |
MEMS
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| Education Level: |
Doctorate (PH.D)
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| Experience: |
2 - 5 years
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| Languages spoken: |
English
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| Job Location: |
Cork, Ireland |
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