VICOSC003 Scientist for the characterization and modelling of organic solar cells

The appointee will be responsible for setting up new characterization facilities that allow the thorough characterization of organic solar cells in terms of charge carrier generation, charge recombination and charge transport. One of the major strengths of the solar cell team at Monash is the development of novel solar cell materials (nanomaterials, dyes, electrolytes). It will be your responsibility to evaluate those new materials for their applicability in organic solar cells and to understand structure-function relationships.

Your role will be to closely collaborate with a strong team of researchers that develop novel materials and to evaluate the materials performance in dye sensitized solar cells.

Selection Criteria

a) Essential:

• A relevant doctoral qualification in Chemistry, Physics, Material Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering or a related discipline
• Proof of significant research output during/after your PhD (publications, patents, conference contributions)
• Experience in the assembly and characterization of organic solar cells
• Experience in the characterization of novel molecular and nanostructured materials
• Strong background in optoelectronics, semiconductor physics and nanodevices
• Excellent oral communication and writing skills
• Proved team-work experience and capacity

b) Desirable:

• A theoretical background in modelling of solar cells
• Experience in setting-up solar cell charactererization facilities such as spectral response analysis, voltage decay analysis, impedance analysis, cyclovoltammetry