Overview
Institut Néel is recruiting a 24-month CNRS postdoctoral researcher to fabricate and characterize planar superconductor–semiconductor–superconductor Josephson junction test structures.
Complete research opportunity details
The researcher will fabricate devices in a cleanroom using electron-beam lithography and wet etching, perform low-temperature electronic transport measurements, prepare TEM lamellae by FIB, support structural characterization and analyse and publish results. The contract starts 1 December 2026. Salary is EUR 3,041.58–3,467.33 gross per month depending on experience.
Eligibility requirements
A doctorate in physics is required, with expertise in nanofabrication and low-temperature measurements, strong written and spoken English and ability to work in a team.
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Official CNRS job posting verified 2026-09-06. The source states a 23:59 closing time on 2026-09-24 but does not explicitly state a timezone; only deadline_date is normalized to avoid inventing a timezone.
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