Upper 2nd Class UK Honours degree, or international equivalent, in an engineering, physics, chemistry or material science discipline; suitable background in solid state or semiconductor physics is highly preferable; IELTS 6.5 (with no sub test less than 5.5), TOEFL 570 with 5.0 in the TWE (test of written English) or CBTOEFL 230 with 5.0 in the TWE.