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With this project, we aim at establishing a novel platform for the new field of graphene/hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) biosensing and biophysics. There are two major players: 2D material (graphene or graphene/hBN heterostructure) and DNA origami. On one hand, we have high quality 2D materials with outstanding optoelectronic properties but chemically inert. On the other hand, we have DNA origami structures folded solely from single-stranded DNA which allows for introduction of almost any entity (for example a chemical group) with very high (nanometer) precision. We want to use these building blocks to construct biosensors operating at single-molecules level as well as to investigate macromolecules which are of biological interest.

• Preparation of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) substrates and graphene/hBN-based electrodes.
• Preparation of multilayer graphene and single-molecule measurements on multilayer graphene using DNA origami nanostructures.
• Cooperation with researchers, including communication with English-speaking colleagues.

• 6-month scholarship of PLN 2200 per month financed from the NCN SONATA 15 Project No. 2019/35/D/ST5/00958
• The job in the exciting interdisciplinary project, realized in a collaboration with Prof. Tinnefeld from Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.
• You will learn how to prepare ultraclean graphene and hBN substrates.
• You will learn how to perform single-molecules measurements on fluorescence confocal microscope.
• You will take part in the imaging of graphene and hBN samples (AFM and SEM).

The successful candidate will gain an experience in the exciting field of 2D nanomaterials and single-molecule techniques. This scholarship is a chance to work on the leading edge topics in nanotechnology. The successful candidate will be able to take advantage of all programs in the IPC PAS, including Young Scientists of IPC PAS competition and Mobility of Young Scientists of IPC PAS competition. The Institute provides an opportunity to participate in ERASMUS+ program.

• Student of chemistry or physics.
• Enthusiasm and engagement in the scientific work.
• Basic knowledge about nanomaterials, optics, fluorescence microscopy and/or spectroscopy.
• Good knowledge in English.
• Knowledge in LabView, Python and/or Matlab is a plus.

The Commission will take into account the following criteria and evaluate applications on a point scale:

• the candidate’s research achievements, including publications in prestigious academic press /journals (50% of the final score)
• research-related achievements, scholarships, awards and research experience gained in Poland or abroad, research workshops and training courses, participation in research projects (20% of the final score)
• the candidate’s competence to carry out specific tasks in the research project (30% of the final score).