{"id":11866,"date":"2026-03-04T18:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/job\/ikz-international-fellowship-award-2026-algan-based-power-electronics-uv-photonics\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:13:51","slug":"ikz-international-fellowship-award-2026-algan-based-power-electronics-uv-photonics","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/job\/ikz-international-fellowship-award-2026-algan-based-power-electronics-uv-photonics\/","title":{"rendered":"IKZ International Fellowship Award 2026 \u2013 AlGaN Based Power Electronics & UV Photonics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organization:<\/strong> Leibniz-Institut f\u00fcr Kristallz\u00fcchtung (IKZ)<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> Berlin, Germany (Hybrid)<\/p>\n

The Leibniz-Institut f\u00fcr Kristallz\u00fcchtung (IKZ) invites applications for the IKZ International Fellowship Award 2026<\/strong> focused on AlGaN-based power electronics and UV photonics<\/strong>. IKZ is a leading research institute dedicated to crystalline materials science, covering research from fundamental studies to pre-industrial development in collaboration with international academic and industrial partners.<\/p>\n

The fellowship aims to attract a leading expert in AlGaN heteroepitaxy and device-oriented materials development<\/strong>. The selected fellow will collaborate with IKZ scientists and contribute to advancing semiconductor technologies based on AlGaN and AlN materials.<\/p>\n

Research Focus<\/h3>\n
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  • AlGaN heteroepitaxy and epitaxial growth mechanisms.<\/li>\n
  • Development of materials and heterostructures for deep-UV optoelectronic devices.<\/li>\n
  • Advancement of AlN-based high-power and high-frequency electronic devices.<\/li>\n
  • Application-oriented development of semiconductor devices using AlGaN on native AlN substrates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Key Requirements<\/h3>\n
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    • Internationally recognized scientific achievements in AlGaN heteroepitaxy.<\/li>\n
    • Expertise in epitaxial growth techniques such as MOVPE or MBE.<\/li>\n
    • Strong track record in scientific publications and research funding.<\/li>\n
    • Experience in materials development for optoelectronic or high-power electronic devices.<\/li>\n
    • Demonstrated experience in technology transfer through collaborations with industry or startups is highly desirable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Fellowship Details<\/h3>\n
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      • Fellowship award of \u20ac10,000<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      • Flexible guest scientist stay of up to three months<\/strong> at IKZ between 2027 and 2029.<\/li>\n
      • Opportunity to initiate collaborative research and develop third-party funded research programs.<\/li>\n
      • Access to IKZ expertise and facilities in AlN substrate prototyping and semiconductor materials development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Application Instructions<\/h3>\n

        Applicants should submit:<\/p>\n

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        • Letter of motivation including a one-page research concept for potential collaboration with IKZ.<\/li>\n
        • Curriculum vitae.<\/li>\n
        • Relevant certificates and supporting documents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Applications must be submitted through the IKZ online application portal.<\/p>\n

          Application Deadline:<\/strong> 1 March 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":11865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","job_listing_type":[565,497],"job_listing_category":[479,567,566],"job_listing_location":[568],"job_listing_tag":[569,572,571,573,570],"class_list":["post-11866","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","job_listing_type-fellowship","job_listing_type-research","job_listing_category-nanotechnology","job_listing_category-photonics","job_listing_category-semiconductor-materials","job_listing_location-berlin-germany","job_listing_tag-algan","job_listing_tag-epitaxy","job_listing_tag-power-electronics","job_listing_tag-semiconductors","job_listing_tag-uv-photonics"],"metas":{"_job_featured_image":"","_job_category":{"479":"Nanotechnology","567":"Photonics","566":"Semiconductor Materials"},"_job_type":{"565":"Fellowship","497":"Research"},"_job_tag":{"569":"AlGaN","572":"Epitaxy","571":"Power Electronics","573":"Semiconductors","570":"UV Photonics"},"_job_apply_type":"external","_job_apply_url":"https:\/\/ikz-berlin.softgarden.io\/job\/62717844?l=de","_job_apply_email":"","_job_salary_type":"","_job_experience":"","_job_qualification":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/11866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11866"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/11866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11867,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/11866\/revisions\/11867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_type?post=11866"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_category?post=11866"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_location?post=11866"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=11866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}