To develop novel energy-efficient light sources it is necessary to understand the energy fluxes inside the plasma. Electrical power is converted into light, but in the process part is lost as heat or radiated away in the invisible UV and infrared regions. The PhD candidate is expected to determine in detail the processes governing energy fluxes in plasma lamps using both experimental methods and a theoretical plasma model.

Candidates for this position should have a (nearly) completed an MSc degree in (Applied) Physics or a related area and an interest in experimental physics.

The Department of Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology has 15 professorial chairs with about 65 academic and 60 technical specialists, as well as 110 graduate and 375 undergraduate students. The leading research themes cover functional materials, transport physics, and plasma physics and radiation technology. The department has extensive national and international partnerships, including industrial partners. It participates in several national (top) research schools, and in two national top technology institutes: Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI) and Materials Innovation Institute (M2i). Eindhoven University of Technology is one of the three participants in the Dutch 3TU Federation of Universities of Technology.