Faculty Position in Materials Electron Microscopy

The School of Engineering of EPFL invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor in electron microscopy of materials within its Institute of Materials. We seek exceptional individuals who will develop and drive a research program at the forefront of the discipline, who have a strong dedication to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and who will be proactive members of a vibrant Materials community.

Top-level applications are invited from candidates at the cutting edge of electron microscopic imaging as applied to materials science and engineering. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, high-resolution imaging, 3D and 4D imaging, advanced analysis methods, and innovative modeling approaches, as applied to the structural characterization of materials by means of electron microscopy.

Start-up resources and the state-of-the-art research infrastructure at EPFL’s Interfaculty Center for Electron Microscopy (CIME) will be made available for the successful candidate. Salaries and benefits are internationally competitive.

EPFL, with its main campus located in Lausanne, Switzerland, is a dynamically growing and well-funded institution fostering excellence and diversity. It has a highly international campus at an exceptionally attractive location boasting first-class infrastructure. As a technical university covering essentially the entire palette of engineering and science, EPFL offers a fertile environment for research cooperation between different disciplines. The EPFL environment is multi-lingual and multi-cultural, with English often serving as a common interface.

Applications should include a cover letter with a statement of motivation, curriculum vitae, list of publications and patents, concise statement of research and teaching interests, and the names and addresses of at least five referees. Applications must be uploaded in PDF format to the recruitment web site: ?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo.epfl.ch%2Femm-search&module=jobs&id=26002" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo.epfl.ch%2Femm-search&module=jobs&id=26002" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://go.epfl.ch/­emm-search

Formal evaluation of candidates will begin on
December 1 ^st , 2014