Together with the Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography (ARCNL), the Faculties of Science of the University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam are organising a next, combined round of their prestigious MacGillavry Fellowship and Lovelace Fellowship programmes. We are asking female researchers who have a good match with the ARCNL research programme, and at the same time have the potential and ambition to obtain a leadership position as (assistant/associate/full) professor at either of the two Universities to apply.

For more detailed information see the webpages of the MacGillavry Fellowship programme and the Lovelace Fellowship programme.

The ARCNL is a unique public-private partnership between Dutch universities as public parties and ASML as private industry partner. ARCNL is a national research center within the Dutch Research Council (NWO). ARCNL focusses on fundamental physics and chemistry in the context of technologies for (nano)lithography, primarily for the semiconductor industry. ARCNL has three departments: Materials (3 groups), (EUV) Source (3 groups), and Metrology (5 groups) and has about 100 employees in total.

ARCNL is looking for three group leaders, with either experimental or modelling/theoretical focus. You will conduct your research in collaboration with other research groups in ARCNL. As group leader of ARCNL, you will be employed by and part of the Faculty of Science of either the University of Amsterdam or the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, appointed as assistant or associate professor level, depending on your experience. For exceptionally experienced and qualified candidates, appointment starting as Full Professor could be considered. Working at ARCNL implies having a reduced teaching load compared to other university staff.

ARCNL is inspired by challenges of a world-leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer, ASML. Challenges involve producing 13.5 nm (or shorter wavelength) radiation from laser produced plasmas, developing metrology techniques using advanced optical linear and non-linear principles and no-optical principles, and material research on coatings, coating interfaces concentrating on mechanical wear (tribology) and surface reactivity. Your research will form the scientific backbone behind continued developments in the most advanced methods for high-volume production of processor and memory chips. A visit to and introduction of ASML is part of the hiring process.

ARCNL has an open mind as to which concrete research expertise you bring to make a great fit. The ideal candidate is an energetic, and productive researcher benefitting from in-house collaborations, yielding highly visible science and promising avenues and proof-of-principle results for ASML.

Your group has access to all facilities at ARCNL with possible access to resources at ASML. Local and national computational resources are on-site in the Amsterdam Science Park. ARCNL shares essential infrastructure with our neighboring institute AMOLF, including clean room facilities in their NanoLab. Your research could benefit from connections within the physics/ chemistry/materials departments of the University of Amsterdam, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, or the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials in Groningen, such collaborations are arranged and encouraged.

We offer an attractive embedding and support package, including competitive start-up funds, budget for two junior researchers and access to state-of-the-art facilities. Technical support will be provided by dedicated group technicians and by support departments (electronic, software and mechanical).

You have a strong academic track record, are communicative and recognize the strength of collaborations, and multi-disciplinarity, and understand the challenge spanning from discovery to application. You are flexible and adaptive in view of the mission of ARCNL.

As a group leader, you will:

• Initiate a novel research program, aligned with the long-term challenges of ASML Research and the ARCNL science program;
• Establish and maintain an active collaboration with ASML Research;
• Collaborate actively with the other research groups at ARCNL;
• Direct your own group members and supervise the projects within your group;
• Be responsible for the budget, the planning, and the quality of the projects in the group;
• Publish your work in leading international journals;
• Present the work at conferences and research institutes in the Netherlands and abroad;
• Develop and maintain external relations, both nationally and internationally;
• Acquire national and international financial support;
• Be an active member of the faculty staff of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) or the Faculty of Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU);
• Contribute to the teaching programs of the UvA and the VU.

Qualifications
We invite you to apply if you have the following qualifications:

• PhD in physics, chemistry or materials science;
• Working experience and a scientific track record in atomic, molecular, plasma, or instrumental physics;
• Willingness to teach at university level and demonstrable didactic abilities;
• Preferably experience with the (co-)supervision of BSc, MSc and/or PhD students;
• Ability to attract external funding;
• Excellent communication and social skills;
• Excellent command of English and willingness to learn the Dutch language;
• Experience and affinity with collaborations between industry and academia forms an advantage.

About ARCNL
The Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography (ARCNL) focuses on the fundamental physics and chemistry involved in current and future key technologies in nanolithography, primarily for the semiconductor industry. ARCNL is a public-private partnership between the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the University of Amsterdam (UvA), the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), the University of Groningen (RUG) and the semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML, and consists of approximately 100 scientists and support staff. Within ARCNL, the universities are the employers for the senior research staff. For more information, visit www.arcnl.nl.

The ARCNL is a unique public-private partnership between Dutch universities as public parties and ASML as private industry partner. ARCNL is a national research center within the Dutch Research Council (NWO). ARCNL focusses on fundamental physics and chemistry in the context of technologies for (nano)lithography, primarily for the semiconductor industry. ARCNL has three departments: Materials (3 groups), (EUV) Source (3 groups), and Metrology (5 groups) and has about 100 employees in total.

About the University departments
The mission of the Institute of Physics (IoP) of the University of Amsterdam, one of the eight research institutes of the UvA’s Faculty of Science is to carry out excellent research in the field of experimental and theoretical physics. The IoP is home to over 70 faculty and 240 researchers who together form a thriving community embedded at the Amsterdam Science Park, which also houses ARCNL. who also teach in various BSc and MSc educational programs – most prominently in the joint-degree BSc and MSc programs in Physics and Astronomy. Research at IoP is organized in three research divisions. Depending on the profile of the selected candidate(s), the embedding will most likely be in IoP’s WZI or ITFA division.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is one of ten research departments of the VU’s Faculty of Science. It has six research groups and provides education to 700 students and offers an active and engaged intellectual community. Research is focused on four themes: (i) high-energy and gravitational physics, (ii) quantum metrology and laser applications, (iii) physics of life and health, and (iv) physics of photosynthesis and energy.

About the MacGillavry and Lovelace Fellowship programmes
The Faculties of Science of the University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam attach great importance to the contribution of female scientists in research and education. The MacGillavry and Lovelace Fellowship programmes are recruitment programmes specifically aimed at talented women in science.

For more detailed information see the webpages of the MacGillavry Fellowship programme and the Lovelace Fellowship programme.

Our offer
Start dates are negotiable. The positions will be filled at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor, depending on qualifications. For exceptionally experienced and qualified candidates, appointment starting as Full Professor could be considered.

The starting salary will be in accordance with university regulations for academic personnel and depending on experience and qualifications (irrespective of the embedding university). It will range from a minimum of € 4,492 gross per month up to a maximum of € 6,986 gross per month (Assistant Professor, salary scale 11-12) or € 6,224 gross per month up to a maximum of € 8,322 gross per month (Associate Professor, salary scale 13-14), based on full-time employment. This is excluding 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus. A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.

Are you curious to read more about our extensive package of secondary employment benefits, then please look here (for VU) and here (for UvA).

More information
For further information about the position, please contact:

• Dr. Marjan Fretz, Manager of Operations ARCNL
• E-mail: m.fretz@arcnl.nl
• Phone: +31-(0)20-851 7100

For science program specific information please contact:

• Materials: Dr. Emilia Olsson (olsson@arcnl.nl);
• Metrology: Dr. Lyuba Amitonova (amitonova@arcnl.nl);
• Source: Dr. Oscar Versolato (o.versolato@arcnl.nl);

Application
You can respond to this vacancy online via the button below. When applying, please submit pdf files containing:

• a motivation letter, including why the special position ARCNL takes up as a connector between academic scientific research and advancing technology in an industrial setting sparks your interest;
• a research statement (maximum 6 pages);
• a resume;
• list of publications;
• names and contact details of 3 references.

Please make sure to provide ALL requested documents mentioned above. A knowledge security check can be part of the selection procedure. (For details: see the National knowledge security guidelines).

The final application date is 18 October 2024.

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