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Postdoctoral Scholar – Ferroelectric Materials and MEMS

Penn State University Park💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-25

Core

Conduct interdisciplinary research on functional dielectric, piezoelectric, and ferroelectric materials for next-generation memory and sensing applications.

Role type

Postdoctoral Scholar (Materials Science/Engineering)

Builds

Next-generation memory devices and multimodal sensing systems (MEMS)

Domain

Materials Science, Ferroelectrics, MEMS, Electrical Characterization

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | research

Required skills

Electrical characterization of dielectric/piezo/ferroelectric materials, P-E measurements, dielectric spectroscopy, leakage-current measurements, impedance spectroscopy, data analysis, experimental skills

Preferred skills

Thin-film deposition, MEMS design/fabrication/testing, microfabrication (lithography, etching, metallization), device modeling/simulation, bulk single-crystal materials knowledge

Technologies

MEMS devices, thin-film deposition tools, lithography, etching, metallization

Responsibilities

Investigate fluorite-type and wurtzite ferroelectrics for memory applications; design, fabricate, and test MEMS devices for sensing systems; collaborate with researchers across multiple disciplines

Seniority

Postdoctoral Researcher

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