PhD position in tuneable VCSELs at telecommunication wavelengths Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) require only nanometer thick optical gain regions. On the other hand these lasers require mirrors with 99% reflectance. These lasers can be used in sensing and telecommunication applications but further improvement in the device characteristics will increase the range of applications. This project is about modeling and experimentation in order to fully understand the physics of the devices as a ..... (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)

"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)

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)

Clarity WSN Deployment Engineer (Full-time three year contract with possible extension)Position ID: CLARITY-Engineer TYNDALL-03 University College Cork, Tyndall National Institute invites applications for an appointment as Wireless Sensor Network Deployment Engineer to aid in the development and implementation of practical applications of sensor network systems as part of the Science Foundation Ireland funded CSET - CLARITY. Tyndall National Institute (Tyndall), www.tyndall.ie, is Ireland s largest ..... (continued)

Post Graduate Student: Miniaturised Smart Systems for the Built Environment - Position ID: (Ref. No. BOF - 12) ITOBO-TYNDALL-student 02 University College Cork, Tyndall National Institute invites applications for the position of Post Graduate Student to investigate and develop highly miniaturised smart sensors and actuator systems for the built environment as part of the SFI funded project ITOBO. Tyndall National Institute (Tyndall), www.tyndall.ie , is Ireland s largest research centre, specialising in ..... (continued)

Post Doctorate Researcher (Full-time three year contract with possible extension)Position ID: (Ref. No. BOF - 11) CLARITY-TYNDALL-01 University College Cork, Tyndall National Institute invites applications for an appointment as Post doctorate Researcher to investigate and develop very low power, scalable, easily configurable and deployable wireless sensor network embedded systems (incorporating hardware and software) and to strengthen industry-university partnerships as part of the Science Foundation ..... (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)

WSN Applications Engineer (Full-time one year contract with possible extension)- Position ID: (Ref. No. BOF - 09) NAP-WSN-TYNDALL-01 University College Cork, Tyndall National Institute invites applications for an appointment as Applications Engineer/Researcher to develop, design and implement microelectronics systems to enable research within the Tyndall National Institute and nationally in a variety of academic institutions working in the area of Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN). This work will be carried ..... (continued)

Post Doctoral Researcher: Energy Harvesting Systems for Wireless Sensors in the Built Environment(Full-time two or three years with possible extension) Tyndall National Institute invites applications for an appointment as a Post-doctoral Researcher to undertake leading edge research in Energy Harvesting Systems for Wireless Sensors in the Built Environment and to strengthen industry-university partnerships. Tyndall National Institute (Tyndall), www.tyndall.ie , is Ireland s largest research centre, ..... (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)

A position exists in the Electrochemical Deposition and Micropower Group of the Microsystems Research Centre at Tyndall National Institute, Cork, Ireland for a Post Doctoral researcher to investigate microfuel cell fabrication and electrochemical test. This is an Irish Government funded research project to investigate the microfabrication of a fuel cell to power wireless sensor systems. The project will investigate anode and cathode materials microfabrication, electrochemical characterisation and full cell ..... (continued)

The Tyndall National Institute is seeking a Characterisation Technologist 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. The successful candidate will oversee the installation, commissioning and operation of new electron microscopy facilities at Tyndall. Other duties will include: 1. ..... (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)

(Ref. No. AQ 03) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Edge-Functionalisation of Graphene-based Nanoelectronic Devices. Graphene, layers of graphite only one atom thick, is a fascinating new material with enormous potential for electronics applications. Graphene nanoribbons, patterned from micron-scale flakes using lithography and etching, have been proposed as building blocks for future switches or memory devices. In addition to development of fabrication and contacting processes to electrically interface these ..... (continued)

(Ref. No. AQ 02) Ph.D. Studentship in Graphene-based Nanoelectronic Devices Graphene, honeycomb layers of carbon only one atom thick, is a fascinating new material with enormous potential for electronics applications. Graphene nanoribbons, patterned from micron-scale flakes using lithography and etching, have been proposed as building blocks for future switches or memory devices. In addition to development of fabrication and contacting processes to electrically interface these nanoribbons, a key challenge ..... (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)

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Optical Signal Processing for High Capacity Networks (Project funded by European Commission under 7th Framework program) 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 ..... (continued)

(Ref. No. DC 01) Funded Postgraduate Studentships in Photonic Systems Research. 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 ..... (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)