Post-doc on the investigation by transmission electron microscopy of point defects and stacking faults in BN nanostructures

Project description: More and more technologies, implemented in nowadays devices or foreseen in next-generation ones, are or will be based on the intriguing properties of the quantum world. Applications include single-molecule and precise field sensing, quantum computing, single-particle emission/detection, twistronics and so on. They require the design and manipulation of materials at the nanometric scale, … Read more

PhD position at KU Leuven / imec: Improving the success rate of Atom Probe Analysis

A fully-funded 4-year PhD position is available within a collaboration between KU Leuven (prof. Joris Everaerts & prof. Claudia Fleischmann) and imec, which is a world-leading research & development organization active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The goal of this PhD is to understand the mechanisms that lead to failure of multilayered … Read more

PhD position at KU Leuven / imec: Mechanical stability of advanced nano-interconnects using pico-indentation

A fully-funded 4-year PhD position is available within a collaboration between KU Leuven (prof. Joris Everaerts) and imec, which is a world-leading research & development organization active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The PhD aims at studying and improving the mechanical behavior of nano-interconnects. These interconnects handle power and signal distribution in … Read more

TEM post-doctoral research position (100%) at UCLouvain (Belgium)

The Institute of Materials and Process Engineering (IMAP) of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) is looking for a post-doctoral researcher to support transmission electron microscopy characterization of advanced aluminium alloys processed by additive manufacturing and also possibly involving multi-material (steel, Mg, oxides, …) interfaces. The candidate needs to be trained in high resolution (scanning-) … Read more

PhD position in nanomechanical testing of bone at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

A PhD position is available in micro- and nanomechanical testing of cement lines in bone at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Nanoindentation, micropillar compression, and fracture mechanical experiments will be conducted on cement lines in human bone of different donor age, tissue age and health condition (healthy/osteoporotic). The aim of the project is to unravel the role the … Read more

2nd MecaNano Workshop on Machine Learning for Micro- and Nano-Mechanics

The 2nd MecaNano Workshop on Machine Learning for Micro- and Nano-Mechanics will take place on September 4–5, 2025, at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, Budapest. Following the success of the first edition, this workshop continues to explore the integration of machine learning techniques in small-scale mechanical testing and materials science, with a focus … Read more