Position: Postdoctoral fellow.

Expecting starting date: 1st September 2008 for a duration of 1 year. The position remains open until filled.

Title: Organic Light Emitting Diodes incorporating lanthanides.

Presentation and description of the project: The Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA, http://www.cea.fr/english_portal) and the Ecole Polytechnique (http://www.polytechnique.edu/) are two highly-ranked government-funded research institutions. They are located in Saclay scientipole area (South East Paris) which is devoted to Excellence in Science.

The Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry of the f Elements (CEA) and the Orgatech Team (CEA/Ecole Polytechnique) wish to join their respective experiences to initiate a collaboration by employing a postdoc researcher for developing the use of new lanthanide compounds in optoelectronics. The ORGATECH platform has been created in the framework of a new common research team between the PICM lab (Laboratory of Physics of Interfaces and Thin Films) from Ecole Polytechnique and the CEA-LITEN Organic Electronic group.
The project aims at utilising lanthanide-containing compounds as emitters and/or charge transport layers in organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). The principal tasks of the appointee will be the design, the fabrication and the characterization of devices using both vacuum and solution deposition techniques. The devices will be characterized and their performances optimized.

Qualification: The candidate must be a non-french citizen and is expected to hold a PhD in Chemistry, Applied Physics or Materials Sciences. He/She should have a strong background in the fabrication of optoelectronic devices and semiconductor materials. Knowledge in the synthesis of conjugated molecules would be an advantage. Good communication skills and ability to work independently are recommended.

Salary: Approx. 2000 € /month.

To apply: send a CV with full list of publications and the contribution for each, at least two references, a cover letter with a brief summary of past and present research and two letters of recommendation to Dr Gaël ZUCCHI () and Dr Bernard GEFFROY (). Please, name the attached files with your last name.