Research Fellow in Spin-Orbit Torque Magnetic Memory (Spintronics), National University of Singapore
Job Description
This postdoc position in spintronics at the National University of Singapore is a Research Fellow post on spin-orbit torque based magnetic memory, covering device fabrication and characterisation, in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
At a glance
- Position: Research Fellow (job requisition ID 31122)
- Where: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, NUS Kent Ridge Campus, Singapore
- Pay: Not stated in the posting
- Duration: Not stated in the posting
- Apply: No closing date is given on the NUS careers portal, so the post is open until filled. ResearchJobs.in will re-check this listing on 21 October 2026.
Spin-orbit torque switching writes a magnetic bit using a current in an adjacent heavy-metal layer rather than a current through the magnetic tunnel junction itself. It is the leading candidate for a faster, more endurant successor to today’s spin-transfer-torque MRAM, and it is an experimental problem: the physics is settled enough that progress now comes from materials stacks and fabrication.
What the spintronics research fellow will do
- Conduct experimental research on spin-orbit torque based magnetic memory
- Fabricate memory devices and characterise them
- Focus on magnetoelectric transport, nanofabrication of the device, and device performance characterisation
- Co-supervise graduate students in the group
Why this role matters
Non-volatile memory that writes at SRAM speed would change how processors are designed, and spin-orbit torque devices are the nearest credible route to it. What stands between the idea and a product is almost entirely fabrication: interface quality, layer thickness control, damping, and whether the switching current can be brought down without losing retention. A postdoc who leaves this group able to build and measure these stacks is employable in both academic spintronics and the memory industry, which is not true of most condensed-matter postdocs.
What NUS is looking for
- A PhD in physics or materials science, or a PhD candidate who has submitted the thesis
- Candidates with a background in magnetic materials and spintronics may also be considered
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- The ability to co-supervise graduate students
Pay and location
The posting does not state a salary or a contract length. The role is at the Kent Ridge Campus in Singapore, in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering within the College of Design and Engineering. The posting notes that it is not eligible for employee referral.
How to apply
Apply through the official NUS careers posting. NUS does not give a closing date for this advertisement, so it is open until filled; ResearchJobs.in will re-check it on 21 October 2026. Check the posting for work-pass and eligibility details before applying.
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Hiring institution: National University of Singapore
Official advertisement: careers.nus.edu.sg
How to prepare for this application
- List the deposition and lithography tools you have used yourself — sputtering, e-beam lithography, ion milling — and the smallest feature you have reliably made
- Be specific about measurement: harmonic Hall, second-harmonic analysis, spin-torque FMR, anomalous Hall, and what you extracted from each
- If you have grown heavy-metal/ferromagnet stacks, give the materials and the damping or spin Hall angle you measured, not just the stack recipe
- The posting explicitly asks for the ability to co-supervise students, so include any mentoring you have done and say what the student produced
- Thesis-submitted candidates are eligible, so apply on submission rather than waiting for the defence, and state your expected award date clearly
About the National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is a public research university at Kent Ridge in Singapore. Its College of Design and Engineering brings together the engineering and design schools, and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering works on electronic and magnetic materials, nanofabrication and device physics.
