Semiconductor quantum dots give atom-like energy levels in a semiconductor material. This project aims to investigate the electronic structure of QDs, its consequences for gain and loss mechanisms in devices, and approaches to the design of devices which will optimize the device gain, while also suppressing the intrinsic loss mechanisms. It is part of a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of QD materials development. We seek to expand the wavelength range accessible to QDs into the mid ..... (continued)

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral researcher in condensed matter theory to join a major programme funded by Science Foundation Ireland to investigate the fundamental properties of future photonic materials and devices. As part of that project, we have developed tight-binding and envelope function models which lead understanding of the electronic and optoelectronic properties of extreme semiconductor alloys such as GaNxAs1-x. GaNAs is an example of a novel class of semiconductor alloy where ..... (continued)

Theory of pulse propagation and ultrafast nonlinear response in semiconductor optical amplifiers with distributed feedback. The aim of this project is to study the ultrafast nonlinear response in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) that incorporate a nonperiodic effective index pattern along the length of the device active region. The photonics theory group have developed new approaches to designing refractive index profiles with tailored group velocity. These profiles can provide multi-wavelength ..... (continued)

Applications are invited for a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher position in Photonic Communication System Research. The successful applicant will be joining the established access networks team within the Photonic Systems Group, will carry out research in purpose-built photonics systems research facilities at the Tyndall National Institute, and will be involved in collaboration with other groups in Tyndall and elsewhere. The researcher will be responsible for developing new areas of research within the team ..... (continued)

(Ref. No. PT - 02) Post Doctoral Researcher in Optical Access Networks (Position partly funded under the collaborative European Research Project PIEMAN) Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Researcher position in Photonic Communication System Research. (Position part funded under the collaborative European Research Project PIEMAN). In today's communication networks the access portion of the network that provides connectivity to end-users is separate from the metro network that aggregates end-user ..... (continued)

Postdoctoral Researcher in All-Optical Switching Techniques for Optical Networks Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Photonics Systems Group at the Tyndall National Institute, part of University College Cork, Ireland. The post is in the field of high-speed all-optical signal processing, for applications in all-optical switching, logic, wavelength conversion and regeneration. Techniques for all-optical regeneration have been developed based on the use of semiconductor optical ..... (continued)

PhD position on long wavelength, site controlled Pyramidal Quantum Wires: A new group (Epitaxy and Physics of Nanostructures) was established in January 2007 at Tyndall National Institute (http://www.tyndall.ie) under an SFI (http://www.sfi.ie/home/index.asp) Principal Investigator grant. The group is led by Dr. E. Pelucchi. The research will concentrate on the epitaxy, optical properties and spectroscopy of site controlled Pyramidal quantum dots and wires and on their extension to telecommunication ..... (continued)

The Tyndall National Institute is seeking to recruit a technician in the area of electron microscopy. The research strengths of the institute lie in the areas of electronics, photonics, materials and nanotechnologies. The establishment of a new microscopy facility at Tyndall is key to the development of the institute's research agenda. Reporting to the Characterisation Technologist (Electron Microscopy), the successful candidate will oversee the installation, commissioning and operation of new electron ..... (continued)

PhD Student: Energy Harvesting for Wearable Systems - Position ID: (Ref. No. BOF - 14) CLARITY-TYNDALL-student 01 University College Cork, Tyndall National Institute invites applications for the position of PhD Student to investigate and develop energy harvesting mechanisms for the next generation, wearable wireless sensor network systems as part of the Science Foundation Ireland funded CSET - CLARITY. Tyndall National Institute (Tyndall), www.tyndall.ie , is Ireland s largest research centre, ..... (continued)

Post Doctorate Researcher (Full-time three year contract with possible extension)- Position ID: (Ref. No. BOF - 10) CLARITY-TYNDALL-02 University College Cork, Tyndall National Institute invites applications for an appointment as Post doctorate Researcher to investigate and develop wearable wireless sensor network systems and associated body area networking software and to strengthen industry-university partnerships as part of the Science Foundation Ireland funded CSET - CLARITY. Tyndall National ..... (continued)

Title: Post Doctoral Researcher in Laser Physics Where: Tyndall National Institute Project: Centre for Telecommunications Value-Chain Research (CTVR) Area: Integrated Photonics Field: Advanced semiconductor laser, simulation, design, characterisation and test. Qualifications: Ph.D. The Tyndall National Institute is looking for a research scientist to work in integrated photonics research. The research is being funded through the Photonics Strand of the Centre for Telecommunications Value-Chain Research ..... (continued)

"Marie Curie Transfer of Knowledge position on Structures with modified thermodynamic properties A 12 month Marie Curie fellowship is open for an experience researcher to investigate spectrally and spatially coherent effects in thermally excited sources both theoretically and experimentally. Recently discovered thermal coherent effects will be further investigated to increase the emissivity of a material and control which wavelengths are emitted. The thermodynamics of such systems will be explored taking ..... (continued)

PhD position (PiFAS) Tyndall has initiated an ambitious 5 year research program in integrated photonics and optical packaging combining the activities of the research groups in Ireland to achieve a critical effort in this critical topic for the future development of telecommunications. A Research Cluster has been formed to bring together the expertise to connect the device and systems level research efforts through photonic integration with joint research work packages covering devices through systems. A ..... (continued)

A student with strong interest in electronic structure theory and with a background in quantum physics or quantum chemistry is sought. Background or familiarity with scientific computing is an advantage. The project addresses many-electron methods as applied to design of molecular and nanoscale electronic devices. The goal of the the project is to understand electron-electron interactions from a full quantum mechanical treatment for single molecule electronics, and then to devise approximations allowing ..... (continued)

Science Foundation Ireland has recently made a major award of a Strategic Research Cluster (SRC) Grant to a group of researchers based at the Tyndall National Institute and University College Cork, Dublin City University and Queen s University Belfast together with industrial partners Intel Ireland and Seagate Technologies. This SRC is entitled FORME - for Functional Oxides and Related Materials for Electronics. The specific aims of this Cluster are to study a range of processes associated with the ..... (continued)

Science Foundation Ireland has recently made a major award of a Strategic Research Cluster (SRC) Grant to a group of researchers based at the Tyndall National Institute and University College Cork, Dublin City University and Queen s University Belfast together with industrial partners Intel Ireland and Seagate Technologies. This SRC is entitled FORME - for Functional Oxides and Related Materials for Electronics. The specific aims of this Cluster are to study a range of processes associated with the ..... (continued)

Science Foundation Ireland has recently made a major award of a Strategic Research Cluster (SRC) Grant to a group of researchers based at the Tyndall National Institute and University College Cork, Dublin City University and Queen s University Belfast together with industrial partners Intel Ireland and Seagate Technologies. This SRC is entitled FORME - for Functional Oxides and Related Materials for Electronics. The specific aims of this Cluster are to study a range of processes associated with the ..... (continued)

Science Foundation Ireland has recently made a major award of a Strategic Research Cluster (SRC) Grant to a group of researchers based at the Tyndall National Institute and University College Cork, Dublin City University and Queen s University Belfast together with industrial partners Intel Ireland and Seagate Technologies. This SRC is entitled FORME - for Functional Oxides and Related Materials for Electronics. The specific aims of this Cluster are to study a range of processes associated with the ..... (continued)

Science Foundation Ireland has recently made a major award of a Strategic Research Cluster (SRC) Grant to a group of researchers based at the Tyndall National Institute and University College Cork, Dublin City University and Queen s University Belfast together with industrial partners Intel Ireland and Seagate Technologies. This SRC is entitled FORME - for Functional Oxides and Related Materials for Electronics. The specific aims of this Cluster are to study a range of processes associated with the ..... (continued)

As a process engineer, the candidate will have responsibility for an assigned technology area(s) in the silicon fabrication laboratories. The engineer will be responsible for sustaining existing processes or technologies and developing new processes/technologies to fit project requirements. The process engineer is responsible for ensuring that all ISO documentation in the assigned area(s) is accurate, comprehensive and completed as required. The sustaining engineering work is critical to ensure that ..... (continued)

Tremendous progress is being made on the scientific understanding of the internal processes in gallium nitride materials. Together with advanced technological processes lasers in the blue region of the spectrum have been achieved. Extending the lasing wavelengths into the green region will make possible new applications such as portable, compact and efficient pico-projectors. Recently, Tyndall received funding for a 3-year project to develop long-wavelength (>470 nm) visible laser diodes in ..... (continued)

Applications are invited for a two Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Photonic Communication System Research. In current optical communication systems signal degradation arising from the transmission along long lengths of transmission fibre are having increasing significance as the overall capacity of the networks increase. A series of alternative modulation formats have been proposed to provide an increased degree of tolerance to these formats, whilst simultaneously reducing the bandwidth and ..... (continued)

Applications are invited for a funded postgraduate research studentship/scholarship with the Photonic Systems Group at Tyndall National Institute, Cork, Ireland. Photonics is the science and technology of using light to obtain, convey and process information, and is one of the underpinning elements of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Although photonics is relatively new compared to electronics, it is already established as one of the key technologies supporting today’s worldwide ..... (continued)

Photonics is the science and technology of using light to obtain, convey and process information. Although photonics is relatively new compared to electronics, it is already established as one of the key technologies supporting today’s worldwide telecommunications networks and the Internet. Increasingly photonics is also being used in the world’s most powerful computers. The Photonic Systems Group in the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland has a broad-ranging research programme in leading-edge ..... (continued)

Photonics is the science and technology of using light to obtain, convey and process information. Although photonics is relatively new compared to electronics, it is already established as one of the key technologies supporting today’s worldwide telecommunications networks and the Internet. Increasingly photonics is also being used in the world’s most powerful computers. The Photonic Systems Group in the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland has a broad-ranging research programme in leading-edge ..... (continued)

Development and characterization of novel Nano-composite, High-frequency soft magnetic ferrites/materials for micromagnetic devices, Microsystems Centre, Tyndall National Institute, Cork, Ireland Project: Components using soft-magnetic materials are central to the operation of many ICT products e.g. in energy management, RF Communications, micro-mechanical components such as switches, read/write heads and sensors. Recently, nanocomposite (metal/ceramic) thin-film materials produced by sputtering techniques ..... (continued)

Within the PRTLI project NEMBES a PhD position has become available to study the technologies associated with the creation of electronic monitoring systems based on thin film lamination techniques and interconnection using inkjet printing and other appropriate low cost packaging technologies. An entire autonomous system will be integrated into a low profile format which is low cost and which contains a combination of three dimensional integrated circuits, stand alone power supplies, energy harvesting ..... (continued)

University College Cork, Tyndall National Institute invites applications for the position of Post Graduate Student to investigate and develop Packaging Technologies for the next generation, wearable wireless sensor network systems as part of the Science Foundation Ireland funded CSET - CLARITY. Tyndall National Institute (Tyndall), www.tyndall.ie , is Ireland’s largest research centre, specialising in defined areas of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The mission for Tyndall can be ..... (continued)

Science Foundation Ireland has recently made a major award of a Strategic Research Cluster (SRC) Grant to a group of researchers based at the Tyndall National Institute and University College Cork, Dublin City University and Queen’s University Belfast together with industrial partners Intel Ireland and Seagate Technologies. This SRC is entitled ‘FORME’- for Functional Oxides and Related Materials for Electronics. The specific aims of this Cluster are to study a range of processes associated with the ..... (continued)

(Ref. No. EOR - 01) Specification of Unix Administrator post. We are seeking an experienced system administrator to administer a large Unix network, and provide server and desktop support to our users. The ideal candidate is goal-oriented, highly motivated and should have the ability to concurrently manage a number of diverse projects. Responsibilities: • Specification, purchasing and installation of all Unix equipment and software. • Implementation, management and support of an extensive Unix network. • ..... (continued)