IAESTE Internships

Location

Switzerland

Internship type

ON-SITE

Reference number

CH-2024-000036

Students Requirements

General discipline

PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Other
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
MATERIAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

Completed Years of Study

3

Fields of Study

Physical Sciences
Physical Chemistry
Materials Science
Materials Science

Languages

English Good (B1, B2)

German Good (B1, B2)

Required Knowledge and Experience

-

Other Requirements

Scientific curiousity and scientific problem solving skillsTeam work

Work Details

Duration

10 - 16 Weeks

Within These Dates

01.04.2024 - 31.12.2024

Holidays

NONE

Work Environment

-

Gross pay

2100 CHF / month

Working Hours

42.0 per week / 8.4 per day

Living Lodging

Type of Accommoditation

Employer

Cost of lodging

900 CHF / month

Cost of living

1750 CHF / month

Work Offered

Additional Info

Students with any NON-EU/EFTA nationality need for the visa and work permit an official letter from their university, confirming that the internship is compulsory (IAESTE Switzerland will apply for them).

Work description

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. We perform cutting-edge research in the fields of future technologies, energy and climate, health innovation and fundamentals of nature. By performing fundamental and applied research, we work on sustainable solutions for major challenges facing society, science and economy. PSI is committed to the training of future generations. Therefore, about one quarter of our staff are post-docs, post-graduates or apprentices. Altogether, PSI employs 2200 people.We investigate the exciting physical and chemical properties of atoms and molecules assembled into novel surface-supported low-dimensional materials. We learn about the assembly of 2D layers and 1D chains with atomic precision by on-surface supramolecular engineering. You will study the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of such supramolecular assemblies made from different organic compounds coordinated by coordination ad-atoms on surfaces. The work shall be performed in the surface science laboratory at PSI (https://www.psi.ch/lmn/surface-science-lab). We will use spectro-microscopy correlation to explore and exploit the electronic/magnetic structure of these specifically synthesized on-surface layers or chains. This will be performed via scanning tunneling / scanning force microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/S; SFM/S) in combination with the more spatially averaging techniques of photoelectron (XPS/UPS). You will learn to prepare samples and analyze them both at ambient conditions and in ultra-high vacuum using these techniques.

Deadline

01.05.2024