Postdoctoral Researcher in Thin Films, Deposition Processes, AI, and Autonomous Experiments Empa in Switzerland

Empa in Switzerland is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for work on thin films , deposition processes , materials informatics , artificial intelligence , and autonomous experiments . The position is based in the Coating Technologies Group in Empa’s Laboratory for Surface Science & Coating Technologies. The research aims to accelerate thin-film and process development for emerging applications such as ferroelectric memory , photonic integrated circuits , and next-generation telecommunications...

Stephanie Law at Pennsylvania State University is hiring a postdoctoral scholar for the LATTICE Programmable Cloud Laboratory at the University Park campus. This position focuses on molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) , thin-film materials synthesis , and AI/ML-enabled autonomous experimentation . The scholar will help integrate existing III-V and chalcogenide MBE systems into the LATTICE ecosystem, with emphasis on in situ feedback and control , autonomous operation of deposition tools, and machine-le...

A post highlights dedicated PhD positions in AI-driven materials modelling , with ETH Zurich mentioned as one of the institutions building teams at this intersection. The opportunity sits at the intersection of Materials Science , Computer Science , and computational research, with a strong emphasis on AI workflows , multi-agent architectures , and the broader transformation of materials R&D. The post does not provide a specific supervisor, application portal, or deadline, but it does indicate t...

National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Autonomous Experimentation for Semiconductor Materials in Golden, Colorado, United States . This postdoctoral role sits in the Materials Discovery and Development group and focuses on the intersection of semiconductor materials , artificial intelligence , laboratory automation , robotics , and scientific software . The project is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s METALLIC platform and broader autonomous experim...

PhD position available at Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany on hybrid electronic/photonic integrated neuromorphic computing systems for large-scale machine learning . This opportunity is aimed at candidates interested in computer science , electrical engineering , physics , and related hardware-oriented research areas. The project focuses on next-generation computing architectures that combine electronic and photonic integration for neuromorphic and machine-learning applications. No supervisor...