Descripción
PhD candidate in the Research Department Nanooptics (f/d/m) in Jena The Leibniz Institute of Photonics Technology (Leibniz IPHT ( https://www.leibniz-ipht.de/en/homepage /) ) offers the following position in the Research Department Nanooptics ( https://www.leibniz-ipht.de/en/departments/nanooptics /) for a part-time (65%) position, starting as soon as possible: PhD candidate (f/m/d) The position is initially limited to 3 years. An extension will be sought if suitable. The Leibniz-IPHT is a university independent research institute with close connection to the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena ( https://www.uni-jena.de/en ) and member of the Leibniz association ( https://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/institutes/leibniz-institutes-all-lists ) . Job description: The PhD candidate is expected to join us to work on the research project “Light-driven microdrones”, which is based on the collaboration between Dr. Xiaofei Wu at Leibniz-IPHT and Prof. Bert Hecht at University of Würzburg. Light-driven microdrones are micrometer-sized robots actuated by multiple independent optical nanomotors, which generate thrusts upon light illumination. Up to date, we have developed microdrones working in a plane with full and independent controls in all 3 degrees of freedom of 2D motions, which is a breakthrough for light-driven robotic devices (see https://communities.springernature.com/posts/light-driven-microdrones-a-new-level-of-optical-manipulation ). We are now aiming to extend the operation space of the microdrones to 3D. The two PhD candidates at Leibniz-IPHT and University of Würzburg will work together to achieve this goal by fulfilling a few challenging tasks. Once the whole microdrone system is established, we will perform experiments to showcase the great potential of the microdrones for future applications. The current idea is to do tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) of cells or similar specimens. Your field of activity includes: - Use numerical simulations (FDTD, COMS