A fully funded Ph.D. position is available for Fall 2026 in the laboratory of Dr. Joshua W. Adkins within the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering (CME).
Candidate Qualifications
- The ideal candidate should have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in materials science & engineering, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, or a related field, along with strong foundational knowledge in materials science, solid-state physics, and electromagnetism.
- Candidates from backgrounds historically underrepresented in STEM are highly encouraged to apply, as are candidates with a strong interest in leveraging their academic training to serve their community.
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Research Focus & Opportunities
Our research involves the application of composition- and strain-based engineering strategies to understand and enhance the properties and performance of ferroelectric complex oxides, with a strong emphasis on metastable fluorite- and wurtzite-structured materials.
Ferroelectric materials have diverse applications in areas such as sensors, energy conversion/storage, non-volatile memory, neuromorphic computing, and biomedical sciences, which create exciting opportunities to leverage interdisciplinary expertise to address critical technological questions.
Successful students can expect to develop expertise in advanced laser-based thin film deposition techniques for nanoscale device fabrication, as well as an array of physical and structural characterization techniques (e.g. electronic transport, x-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, etc.). In doing so, students will also develop their ability to think deeply and critically about scientific problems, communicate their research to diverse audiences, and identify opportunities to serve as leaders in their chosen capacities.
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Application Instructions | Ph.D. Position in Experimental Materials Science & Engineering at University of Illinois Chicago
Interested candidates should e-mail their CV, unofficial academic transcripts, and a brief personal statement describing their academic background, career aspirations, and interest in pursuing at doctoral degree at UIC to jadkin3@uic.edu. More details regarding institutional and program-specific application requirements can be found at https://cme.uic.edu/graduate/admissions/.
