Senior Secretary

Work Activities

• Ondersteuning van 4 groepsleiders;
• Proactief agendabeheer inclusief het boeken van vergaderruimten, bijhouden van e-mail;
• Voorbereiden van bijeenkomsten via MS Teams;
• Boeken van reizen, hotels en restaurants, aanmelden voor symposia, congressen;
• Aanvragen van voorschotten en afhandeling declaraties via een intern systeem;
• Organiseren van congressen, workshops en symposia;
• Behandelen van in- en uitgaande correspondentie;
• Organiseren van groepmeetings/events/activiteiten (locatie, lunch, diner, activiteiten);
• Notuleren van vergaderingen en soms vervanging notulen andere vergaderingen bij ziekte/vakantie collega secretaresse;
• Organiseren van colloquia (hotel spreker, lunch, diner, verzamelen van titel en abstract, mededelingen uitsturen, bijhouden van deadlines etc.;
• Archivering, voornamelijk digitaal in een gezamenlijke secretariaatsfolder.

Qualifications

• Minimaal 10 jaar ervaring in een secretariële functie;
• Een echte teamplayer;
• Uitstekende beheersing van de Nederlandse taal;
• Goede beheersing van de Engelse taal (mondeling en schriftelijk);
• Vaardig in MS-Office, Teams;
• Flexibel, proactief en zeer zelfstandig;
• Kan goed prioriteiten stellen;
• Heeft organisatietalent;
• Is sociaal vaardig en bekend met diversiteit;
• HBO denk-/werkniveau;

Work environment
AMOLF is a part of NWO-I and initiate and performs leading fundamental research on the physics of complex forms of matter, and to create new functional materials, in partnership with academia and industry. The institute is located at Amsterdam Science Park and currently employs about 140 researchers and 80 support employees. www.amolf.nl

Working conditions

• The working atmosphere at the institute is largely determined by young, enthusiastic, mostly foreign employees. Communication is informal and runs through short lines of communication.
• The position is for 32 - 40 hours per week and an employment contract for two years, intending to subsequently offer permanent employment.
• Salary is in 8, with a maximum of € 4.000 gross per month (depending on your education and experience), plus a holiday allowance and end-of-year bonus.
• Our excellent fringe benefits can be consulted here. On-the-job training and study facilities are self-evident.

More information?
ZIJ werving en selectie is responsible for the recruitment process of this position.
For further information about the position, please contact Catalijn van der Meulen - Suidman, catalijn@zijmaakthetverschil.nl

Application
You can respond to this vacancy online via the button below.

Online screening may be part of the selection.

Diversity code
AMOLF is highly committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment: we want to develop talent and creativity by bringing together people from different backgrounds and cultures. We recruit and select on the basis of competencies and talents. We strongly encourage anyone with the right qualifications to apply for the vacancy, regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation or physical ability.

AMOLF has won the NNV Diversity Award 2022, which is awarded every two years by the Netherlands Physical Society for demonstrating the most successful implementation of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

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Communications Officer

Work Activities
Are you passionate about science communication and skilled at making complex knowledge accessible to a broad audience? Do you thrive in an environment of highly educated professionals and enjoy collaborating with scientists to craft clear, engaging messages? AMOLF and ARCNL are looking for an enthusiastic and pragmatic Communications Officer to join our Communications team.

As a Communications Officer, you play a key role in translating e.g. research projects, insights and personal stories into compelling content that strengthens the visibility and reputation of both institutes to (potential) partners, funders, scientists, and PhD and postdoc students. You will develop and deploy content across multiple channels, ensuring that our research and activities reach relevant audiences effectively.

In this role, you will:

• Initiate and deliver internal and external communications, including events, media, outreach activities, student visits, and public engagement activities;
• Create and deploy content for websites, LinkedIn, Instagram, press releases, newsletters, intranet, and other communication platforms;
• Collaborate with top scientists and passionate PhD and postdoc students, translating their findings and stories into clear, accessible communications;
• Contribute to strategic communication initiatives that enhance the reputation of AMOLF and ARCNL;
• Maintain and optimize digital tools and platforms to enhance outreach and engagement;
• Support communication activities of researchers and students as needed.

Qualifications
We are looking for a smart, pragmatic go-getter who is effective at getting things done by listening, thinking, and doing. The ideal candidate has:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (HBO or university level) in communications or marketing (ideally in science communication), academic working and thinking level;
• Excellent writing skills in English. Dutch proficiency is an advantage;
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team;
• Affinity for science, preferably a scientific background;
• A flexible, hands-on attitude with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment;
• Affinity for digital skills and familiarity with digital tools and communication platforms.

Experience in a communications or marketing role is preferred, ideally in in a knowledge-driven organization.

Work environment
The Communications team supports two research institutes: AMOLF and ARCNL. These institutes are located at the Amsterdam Science Park and currently employ about 240 researchers and 80 support employees.

AMOLF conducts leading fundamental research on the physics of complex matter, in partnership with academia and industry, to gain valuable insights, create new functional materials, and find solutions to societal challenges in renewable energy, green ICT, sustainable materials, and healthcare.

ARCNL carries out cutting-edge research in physics and materials science to advance nanolithography, strengthening the research system in nanolithography technology, and accelerating the transition from fundamental discovery to implementation in the semiconductor industry.

Working conditions

• We offer a stimulating, varied and intellectually rich work environment at two leading research institutes, where you get the opportunity to collaborate with top scientists;
• The working atmosphere is largely determined by young, enthusiastic, often foreign employees. The culture is informal and runs through short lines of communication;
• The Communications team, which consists of four enthusiastic communication professionals, is in the midst of a professionalization process;
• The position is for 32 - 40 hours per week and an employment contract for two years, with the intention of subsequently offering permanent employment;
• Salary will be € 3.622 to € 4.993 gross per month for full-time employment (depending on your education and experience), plus a holiday allowance and end-of-year bonus, following the Dutch Collective Labor Agreement (CAO) for research institutes;
• Excellent fringe benefits, such as travel reimbursement, pension contributions, on-the-job training and study facilities.

More information?
For further information about the position, please contact Rob Meijers (Head of Communications, email: r.meijers@amolf.nl).

Application
You can respond to this vacancy online via the button below. The application period ends March 16.

Online screening may be part of the selection.

Diversity code
AMOLF and ARCNL are highly committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment: we want to develop talent and creativity by bringing together people from different backgrounds and cultures. We recruit and select on the basis of competencies and talents. We strongly encourage anyone with the right qualifications to apply for the vacancy, regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation or physical ability.

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Onderzoekstechnicus/Research Technician

Work Activities
Als onderzoekstechnicus werk je ter ondersteuning van natuurkundig en biologisch onderzoek, met een focus op optica en (fluorescentie) microscopie. Je bent verantwoordelijk voor het onderhoud en de troubleshooting van zowel zelfgebouwde als commerciële microscopen, en je draagt bij aan het ontwerp en de bouw van nieuwe optische opstellingen, waarbij soms lasersystemen worden gebruikt. Je houdt actief de mogelijkheden voor upgrades of de aanschaf van nieuwe apparatuur in de gaten, afgestemd op de veranderende behoeften van lopend en toekomstig onderzoek. Je zorgt ervoor dat de microscopen optimaal en veilig functioneren. Als schakel tussen de wetenschappers en ondersteunende afdelingen bied je praktische ondersteuning aan PhD studenten en postdocs om hoogwaardige data te verzamelen en hun microscopievaardigheden te ontwikkelen. Tegelijkertijd werk je nauw samen met andere technici en speel je een sleutelrol in het soepel laten verlopen van de processen binnen de microscopiefaciliteiten. Je hebt in deze functie veel zelfstandigheid om zelf je werkzaamheden te prioriteren binnen een gevarieerd takenpakket.

As a research technician, you will work in support of physical and biological research, with a focus on optics and (fluorescence) microscopy. Your responsibilities include maintaining and troubleshooting both home-built and commercial microscopes, as well as designing and constructing new optical setups, which may involve laser systems. You will stay alert to opportunities to upgrade or acquire new equipment, aligning with the evolving needs of research projects. You will ensure that imaging equipment is working optimally and in a safe manner. As the main contact between scientists and support departments, you provide hands-on support to PhD students and postdocs to help them collect high-quality data and develop their microscopy skills, while at the same time, working closely with other technicians on maintaining a seamless workflow within the microscopy facilities. In this function, you have significant independence to prioritize and independently manage a variety of tasks.

Qualifications
Je beschikt over een HBO-opleiding in een relevant vakgebied (natuurkunde, biologie of een vergelijkbare bèta-technische richting). Het is een pre als je ervaring hebt met een of meer van de genoemde werkzaamheden en affiniteit hebt met werken met microscopie, elektronica of software ontwikkeling. Je bent flexibel, kunt goed prioriteiten stellen, kunt overzicht over meerdere opdrachten tegelijk houden en kunt goed communiceren met andere collega’s.

You have a bachelor’s degree (University of Applied Science degree) in a relevant field (physics, biology or similar beta-technical field). It is an advantage if you have experience with one or more of the activities mentioned above and have an affinity for working with microscopes, electronics or software. You are flexible, can prioritize effectively, can work on multiple tasks simultaneously, and communicate well with other colleagues.

Work environment
Binnen het NWO Instituut AMOLF in Amsterdam werken experimentele onderzoeksgroepen nauw samen aan fundamenteel onderzoek naar biologische, natuurkundige, en chemische processen. Je wordt deel van een team van technici die het gehele instituut ondersteunen, waarbij je werkt voor meerdere onderzoeksgroepen.

Within the NWO Institute AMOLF in Amsterdam, multiple experimental research groups collaborate closely on fundamental research of biological, physical, and chemical processes. You will be part of a team of technicians who support the entire institute, working for multiple scientific groups.

AMOLF is a part of NWO-I and initiate and performs leading fundamental research on the physics of complex forms of matter, and to create new functional materials, in partnership with academia and industry. The institute is located at Amsterdam Science Park and currently employs about 140 researchers and 80 support employees. www.amolf.nl

Working conditions
De sfeer op het Instituut wordt in hoge mate bepaald door jonge, enthousiaste medewerkers. De communicatie is informeel en verloopt rechtstreeks met de werknemers. De secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden zijn uitstekend. Interne training en studiefaciliteiten zijn vanzelfsprekend. Inschaling vindt, afhankelijk van relevante kennis en ervaring, plaats in NWO-I CAO schaal 8 of 9; maximaal € 4993 bruto per maand exclusief vakantiegeld (8%) en eindejaarsuitkering (8,33%). De functie is voor 0.8-1 fte. We bieden een dienstverband van twee jaar, met de intentie van aansluitend een vast dienstverband.

The atmosphere at the Institute is largely shaped by young, enthusiastic employees. Communication is informal and direct with the staff. The secondary benefits are excellent. Internal training and study facilities are standard. The salary scale is determined based on relevant knowledge and experience, ranging from NWO-I CAO scale 8 or 9; up to € 4993 gross per month, excluding vacation pay (8%) and year-end bonus (8.33%). The position is for 0.8-1 FTE. We offer a two-year contract, with the intention of transitioning to a permanent contract afterward.

More information?
For further information about the position, please contact Sander Tans: s.tans@amolf.nl

Application
You can respond to this vacancy online via the button below.

Online screening may be part of the selection.

Diversity code
AMOLF is highly committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment: we want to develop talent and creativity by bringing together people from different backgrounds and cultures. We recruit and select on the basis of competencies and talents. We strongly encourage anyone with the right qualifications to apply for the vacancy, regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation or physical ability.

AMOLF has won the NNV Diversity Award 2022, which is awarded every two years by the Netherlands Physical Society for demonstrating the most successful implementation of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

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PhD position: Applying high efficiency Si PV principles to halide perovskites

Work Activities
As the perovskite layer quality increases, the surfaces and interfaces begin to dominate the remaining efficiency loss. The Si PV industry has developed standardized tools and protocols for rapidly screening new passivation and contact materials and quantifying their quality. There is so far no comparable standardization in halide perovskite PV which hampers further efficiency improvements. Furthermore, doping and impurity gettering in Si are highly controlled using drive-in from external surface layers (e.g. borosilicate or phosphosilicate glass) followed by RTA or furnace annealing, while there is no comparable procedure for controlling doping density or gettering defects in halide perovskite PV. Even measuring doping density (or free carrier concentration) is difficult in halide perovskites, while this is a standard rapid measurement in crystalline Si PV and a critical parameter to optimize for peak performance.

The goal of this project is translate concepts developed in high-efficiency Si PV R&D to halide perovskites. There are both fundamental and more applied aspects to the project. The fundamental Research questions are:

Can we develop a comparable suite of standard characterization techniques for halide perovskites as exist in high-efficiency Si PV? These include for example measuring surface/interface recombination velocity, bulk vs. surface lifetime, J0, implied Voc, doping density/carrier concentration.

Can we develop strategies to reliably dope halide perovskites, especially selectively at the contacts? These could include more traditional doping but also remote doping (e.g. in analogy to doped poly-Si tunnel contacts or doped a-Si heterojunction contacts).

Research goals:

1. Develop fast screening method for passivating contacts analogous to the Sinton tester used in Si PV research and development. Use this to find improved carrier selective contacts and passivation layers.
2. Develop surface/interfacial layers to controllably dope/passivate halide perovskites selectively at the contact or apply remote doping analogous to poly-Si passivated contacts.
3. Implement optical annealing with pulsed lasers to provide highly controllable interfacial processing (annealing, doping, passivation, recrystallization) with simultaneous tracking and feedback via PL and absorption signal, taking advantage of developments in machine learning.

Embedding

The project is part of a large national initiative, SolarLab, aimed at coordinating all academic solar research in the Netherlands and supporting the Dutch solar photovoltaic industry. For more information, visit solarlab-nl.org.

You will join 40 other PhD students from across the Netherlands to tackle fundamental research challenges that underpin industrial activities in solar. This team of PhD students will participate in workshops together and closely collaborate with industrial and applied research partners to ensure that research outcomes are swiftly implemented in the solar PV industry.

Qualifications
We invite applications from highly motivated candidates with a strong background in physics, chemistry, materials science, or engineering, and a keen interest in solar cells. We especially encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply. Prospective PhD candidates must hold an MSc degree in a natural science or engineering discipline or equivalent qualification.

Work environment
The Nanoscale Solar Cells Group synthesizes advanced metal and semiconducting nanostructures, characterizes their material properties and integrates them into novel device structures with the aim of improving our fundamental understanding of light absorption, charge separation, recombination and transport at the nanometer scale.

We have 2 main focus areas: improving halide perovskite solar cells and using light to drive and monitor chemical reactions. We value diversity in every sense: research background, ethnicity, gender, nationality, orientation, age and beliefs and see developing talent from underrepresented groups as an essential part of or mission.

We offer a highly collaborative and supportive environment, fostering strong connections both within the group and with our national and international partners. PhD students benefit from a variety of courses designed to enhance their research skills.

AMOLF is a part of NWO-I and initiates and performs leading fundamental research on the physics of complex forms of matter, and to create new functional materials, in partnership with academia and industry. The institute is located at Amsterdam Science Park and currently employs about 140 researchers and 80 support employees. www.amolf.nl

Working conditions

• The working atmosphere at the institute is largely determined by young, enthusiastic, mostly foreign employees. Communication is informal and runs through short lines of communication.
• The position is intended as full-time (40 hours / week, 12 months / year) appointment in the service of the Netherlands Foundation of Scientific Research Institutes (NWO-I) for the duration of four years
• The starting salary is 2.781 Euro’s gross per month and a range of employment benefits.
• After successful completion of the PhD research a PhD degree will be granted at the University of Amsterdam.
• Several courses are offered, specially developed for PhD-students.
• AMOLF assists any new foreign PhD-student with housing and visa applications and compensates their transport costs and furnishing expenses.

More information?
For further information about the position, please contact Erik Garnett: e.garnett@amolf.nl

Application
You can respond to this vacancy online via the button below.

Online screening may be part of the selection.

Diversity code
AMOLF is highly committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment: we want to develop talent and creativity by bringing together people from different backgrounds and cultures. We recruit and select on the basis of competencies and talents. We strongly encourage anyone with the right qualifications to apply for the vacancy, regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation or physical ability.

AMOLF has won the NNV Diversity Award 2022, which is awarded every two years by the Netherlands Physical Society for demonstrating the most successful implementation of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

Commercial activities in response to this ad are not appreciated.

PhD position: Applying high efficiency Si PV principles to halide perovskites

Work Activities
As the perovskite layer quality increases, the surfaces and interfaces begin to dominate the remaining efficiency loss. The Si PV industry has developed standardized tools and protocols for rapidly screening new passivation and contact materials and quantifying their quality. There is so far no comparable standardization in halide perovskite PV which hampers further efficiency improvements. Furthermore, doping and impurity gettering in Si are highly controlled using drive-in from external surface layers (e.g. borosilicate or phosphosilicate glass) followed by RTA or furnace annealing, while there is no comparable procedure for controlling doping density or gettering defects in halide perovskite PV. Even measuring doping density (or free carrier concentration) is difficult in halide perovskites, while this is a standard rapid measurement in crystalline Si PV and a critical parameter to optimize for peak performance.

The goal of this project is translate concepts developed in high-efficiency Si PV R&D to halide perovskites. There are both fundamental and more applied aspects to the project. The fundamental Research questions are:

Can we develop a comparable suite of standard characterization techniques for halide perovskites as exist in high-efficiency Si PV? These include for example measuring surface/interface recombination velocity, bulk vs. surface lifetime, J0, implied Voc, doping density/carrier concentration.

Can we develop strategies to reliably dope halide perovskites, especially selectively at the contacts? These could include more traditional doping but also remote doping (e.g. in analogy to doped poly-Si tunnel contacts or doped a-Si heterojunction contacts).

Research goals:

1. Develop fast screening method for passivating contacts analogous to the Sinton tester used in Si PV research and development. Use this to find improved carrier selective contacts and passivation layers.
2. Develop surface/interfacial layers to controllably dope/passivate halide perovskites selectively at the contact or apply remote doping analogous to poly-Si passivated contacts.
3. Implement optical annealing with pulsed lasers to provide highly controllable interfacial processing (annealing, doping, passivation, recrystallization) with simultaneous tracking and feedback via PL and absorption signal, taking advantage of developments in machine learning.

Embedding

The project is part of a large national initiative, SolarLab, aimed at coordinating all academic solar research in the Netherlands and supporting the Dutch solar photovoltaic industry. For more information, visit solarlab-nl.org.

You will join 40 other PhD students from across the Netherlands to tackle fundamental research challenges that underpin industrial activities in solar. This team of PhD students will participate in workshops together and closely collaborate with industrial and applied research partners to ensure that research outcomes are swiftly implemented in the solar PV industry.

Qualifications
We invite applications from highly motivated candidates with a strong background in physics, chemistry, materials science, or engineering, and a keen interest in solar cells. We especially encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply. Prospective PhD candidates must hold an MSc degree in a natural science or engineering discipline or equivalent qualification.

Work environment
The Nanoscale Solar Cells Group synthesizes advanced metal and semiconducting nanostructures, characterizes their material properties and integrates them into novel device structures with the aim of improving our fundamental understanding of light absorption, charge separation, recombination and transport at the nanometer scale.

We have 2 main focus areas: improving halide perovskite solar cells and using light to drive and monitor chemical reactions. We value diversity in every sense: research background, ethnicity, gender, nationality, orientation, age and beliefs and see developing talent from underrepresented groups as an essential part of or mission.

We offer a highly collaborative and supportive environment, fostering strong connections both within the group and with our national and international partners. PhD students benefit from a variety of courses designed to enhance their research skills.

AMOLF is a part of NWO-I and initiates and performs leading fundamental research on the physics of complex forms of matter, and to create new functional materials, in partnership with academia and industry. The institute is located at Amsterdam Science Park and currently employs about 140 researchers and 80 support employees. www.amolf.nl

Working conditions

• The working atmosphere at the institute is largely determined by young, enthusiastic, mostly foreign employees. Communication is informal and runs through short lines of communication.
• The position is intended as full-time (40 hours / week, 12 months / year) appointment in the service of the Netherlands Foundation of Scientific Research Institutes (NWO-I) for the duration of four years
• The starting salary is 2.781 Euro’s gross per month and a range of employment benefits.
• After successful completion of the PhD research a PhD degree will be granted at the University of Amsterdam.
• Several courses are offered, specially developed for PhD-students.
• AMOLF assists any new foreign PhD-student with housing and visa applications and compensates their transport costs and furnishing expenses.

More information?
For further information about the position, please contact Erik Garnett: e.garnett@amolf.nl

Application
You can respond to this vacancy online via the button below.

Online screening may be part of the selection.

Diversity code
AMOLF is highly committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment: we want to develop talent and creativity by bringing together people from different backgrounds and cultures. We recruit and select on the basis of competencies and talents. We strongly encourage anyone with the right qualifications to apply for the vacancy, regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation or physical ability.

AMOLF has won the NNV Diversity Award 2022, which is awarded every two years by the Netherlands Physical Society for demonstrating the most successful implementation of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

Commercial activities in response to this ad are not appreciated.