The Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center offers the opportunity to carry out a research project leading to a PhD degree. We search for candidates interested in subjects pursued at the Particle Astrophysics Technology Centre (Astrocent) implemented at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center as part of the International Research Agendas Programme (IRAP) of the Foundation for Polish Science, supported by the European Funds for a Modern Economy. The main focus of Astrocent is to conduct scientific research in the areas of particle astrophysics that deal with exploring the hidden Universe, and to develop commercial applications of the technologies developed in that context.
Our group is involved in the development and testing of novel large-area silicon photomultiplier-based modules for applications, among others, in very large dark matter and neutrino detectors.
As an additional line of research, we intend to push the limits of the organic and hybrid (perovskite-based) photosensor technology. According to recent literature, in some aspects, such devices can already match or outperform silicon-based devices, with the added benefit of the intrinsic scalability of the production method (for details see https://indico.cern.ch/event/1485254/contributions/6355108/). The successful candidate will work on prototyping and testing multiple configurations of such sensors, and on applying methods of printed electronics for their scale-up.
This project offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in precision instrumentation, novel materials, analogue/digital electronics, and data analysis within an international and collaborative scientific environment.
Subject: Development of novel organic and organic-inorganic hybrid photodetectors
Advisor: Prof. Marcin Kuźniak (mkuzniak@camk.edu.pl)
Application deadline: 20 April 2026, 9:00 am CEST
(interviews for shortlisted candidates are planned for 21-22 April 2026)
Please, find the details of the annoucement in the attached file.
