The centers SOLEN and POLIMA at the Mads Clausen Institute are seeking a highly motivated researcher willing to fill an experimental post-doc position in the area of advanced photovoltaics and thin film energy devices
The position is available from 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The successful candidate will perform experimental research to characterize photovoltaic (PV) materials at the nanoscale using electron beam spectroscopy techniques. Our goal is to acquire an in-depth understanding of the nanoscopic electronic structure and the role of defects in advanced PV materials, aiming to push their efficiency to the ultimate limit.
We welcome candidates with experience in photovoltaics, electron spectroscopy and near-field optics techniques, and light management strategies for solar energy devices.
SOLEN (SDU Climate Cluster, SCC, Elite Centre on Solar Energy Conversion and Storage) is an SCC Elite Centre that brings together 4 SDU faculties located across 4 SDU campuses, and 6 cross-disciplinary SDU research teams, to bring forward new types of sustainable solar energy devices through a holistic and cross-disciplinary research approach. We aim to design, engineer, scale up, implement and assess novel devices for solar energy conversion and storage, which includes thin-film organic solar cells as well as new solutions for green hydrogen and energy storage developed from state-of-the-art roll-to-roll (R2R) thin-film process technologies. The center is headed by Professor Morten Madsen and includes 9 co-principal investigators and many PhDs and postdocs. Read more about the center and its participants at: https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/solen.
POLIMA (Centre for Polariton-driven light-matter Interactions) is a Center of Excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) for initially 6 years (2023-28). Professor N. Asger Mortensen is the head of POLIMA, which currently consists of two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors, a Lab Manager, a Center Administrator, and approx. 10-15 PhD students, postdocs, and visiting scientists. Several POLIMA researchers have attracted prestigious personal grants e.g. VILLLUM Investigator, Sapere Aude, and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships. Read more on the POLIMA website.
Both centers offer a competitive and highly collaborative research environment with strong interconnection between experimental and theoretical physics. We provide a large network of collaborators to develop ideas and new projects. We also host state-of-the-art experimental research infrastructure which allows us to remain flexible to emerging trends in nanoscale light-matter interactions and quantum technology.
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POLIMA is located at University of Southern Denmark in Odense and SOLEN is located at University of Southern Denmark in Sønderborg. University of Southern Denmark offers dedicated assistance and support with various practical, social, and legal aspects (housing, visa, administration, tax etc.), especially for international candidates through our international staff office (ISO) and the administrative staff at POLIMA.
For further information about the positions and the research center, contact Associate Professor Joel Cox (cox@mci.sdu.dk) or Professor Morten Madsen (madsen@mci.sdu.dk).
If you experience technical problems, please contact hcm-support@sdu.dk.
Application procedure
Applicants are advised to read the SDU information on how to apply.
Assessment of the candidates is based on the application material, and an application must include:
UPLOAD GUIDE:
Motivated application shall be uploaded as ‘Cover letter’ (max. 5 MB), Curriculum Vitae shall be uploaded as ‘Resume’ (max 5 MB). All other documents shall be uploaded as ‘Miscellaneous documents’ (max 10 files of max 50 MB per file).
All documents must be in English and PDF format. CPR number (civil registration no.) must be crossed out. All PDF-files must be unlocked and allow binding and may not be password protected.
The application deadline is 15 June at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST)
Assessment and selection process
Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee. Shortlisting may be applied, and only shortlisted candidates will receive a written assessment. Read about shortlisting at SDU. Interviews and tests may be part of the overall evaluation.
Read about the Assessment and selection process.
Conditions of employment
Appointment as postdoc is temporary for 1½ year-period, and the preferred start date is from 1 October 2025.
Employment as a postdoc requires scientific qualifications at PhD level at the time of employment. Employment will be in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations for academics in the state with the associated circular on the protocol for the job structure for academic staff at Danish universities and the provisions for postdoc as described herein.
Further information on salary and taxation. The person employed in the position may, based on a specific individual managerial evaluation, be exempted from time registration, also known as a “self-organizer”.
The University of Southern Denmark wishes our staff to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position. SDU conducts research in critical technologies, which, due to the risk of unwanted knowledge transfer, are subject to a number of security measures. Therefore, based on information from open sources, background checks may be conducted on candidates for the position.
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Apply at www.sdu.dk/en/om-sdu/job-sdu