Vacant job

Your Responsibilities

The main goal of the project is to develop organic bioelectronic technologies to monitor and influence plant physiology. You will be involved in the manufacturing of components using standard microfabrication and additive manufacturing techniques. Furthermore, you will integrate the components into facility model systems and perform studies to enhance plant growth. As a doctoral student, you will be responsible for growing and caring for plants in our controlled cultivation facilities. The research has an interdisciplinary character, including material-component characterization and plant integration. You will collaborate with colleagues specialized in plant biology.

As a doctoral student, you will devote yourself to your doctoral education and the research project in which you are included. Your work may also include teaching or participation in other departmental duties, up to 20% of full-time.

Your Qualifications

You have completed an advanced level degree in applied physics, materials science, engineering, biotechnology, chemistry, polymer science, or completed courses totaling at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 credits are at an advanced level within the above-mentioned areas, or have otherwise acquired substantially equivalent knowledge.

Research experience is considered an extra merit.

As a person, you must be driven, creative, independent, and have a well-developed problem-solving ability. You can work effectively both individually and together with other researchers in an interdisciplinary context. You need to have very good communication skills as well as very good knowledge of English, both orally and in writing.

When applying, CV and cover letter must be attached as documents.

Your Workplace

At the Laboratory of Organic Electronics (LOE), we focus on studies and applications of electronically and ionically conducting organic materials within a range of areas spanning energy harvesting, printed electronics, photonics, and bioelectronics.

Read more at http://www.liu.se/loe (http://www.liu.se/loe)

You will be part of the Electronic Plants group led by Professor Eleni Stavrinidou. The Electronic Plants group aims to bring together electronics and plants. The research focuses on the development of plant-based biohybrid systems and the development of bioelectronic technology for monitoring and controlling plant physiology.

Read more at https://liu.se/en/research/electronic-plants (https://liu.se/en/research/electronic-plants)

About the Position

Upon commencement of employment, you will be admitted to the doctoral education. Read more about the respective faculty's doctoral education https://liu.se/forskning/forskarutbildning (https://liu.se/forskning/forskarutbildning)

The employment is fixed-term for normally four years full-time. Extension of employment up to five years occurs based on the extent of teaching and departmental duties. Under special circumstances, further extension may occur. You are initially employed for one year, and thereafter the employment is renewed for up to two years at a time, based on the achieved study plan.

Start date by agreement.

Salary and Benefits

The doctoral student salary is regulated based on a locally agreed salary scale. Read more about benefits for employees https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner (https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner).

Union Representatives

Information about union representatives, see https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/hjalp-for-sokande (https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/hjalp-for-sokande).

Application

You apply for this position by clicking the "Apply" button below. Your application must be received by Linköping University no later than June 23, 2026. Applications received after the last application date will not be considered.

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, as this enriches and develops our operations. For us, it is natural to safeguard everyone's equal value, rights, and opportunities. Read about our work with equal conditions (https://liu.se/artikel/lika-villkor/).

We look forward to receiving your application!

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