The Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH Zurich and the PSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences (CNM) at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen invite applications for a joint professorship in Solid-State Materials.

The new professor will lead, in a joint appointment with ETH Zurich, the Laboratory for Multiscale materials eXperiments (LMX) in CNM, and will thus benefit from the access to PSI’s unique large-scale experimental facilities and analytical infrastructure (Swiss spallation neutron source SINQ, Swiss muon source SµS, Swiss light source SLS, and the Swiss free electron laser SwissFEL). An excellent international record of research accomplishments in the following areas is anticipated: materials discovery, advanced structural characterization, electronic materials, and quantum materials, 2D-materials and their applications in electronic and optoelectronics.

The research programme at the interface of inorganic chemistry, condensed matter physics, and materials science may include design, synthesis, characterization and applications of solid-state inorganic materials. High-quality, single-crystalline materials may be produced using a wide range of synthetic approaches, including solid-state, flux, chemical vapor deposition, and thin-film growth methods.

Strong and proven leadership skills, demonstrated by a track record for leading a large group or unit, are essential. The future professor is expected to develop a strong international world-class research programme in solid-state materials, while offering support and mentorship to several existing research groups within the organizational unit (LMX).

The successful candidate should hold a Ph.D. or similar degree in chemistry, material sciences, physics or in a related field. Strong motivation and clear commitment to student education is a prerequisite as the future professor will be involved in teaching at the undergraduate (German or English) and graduate (in English) levels.