Post-Doctoral Fellow, Mines and NIST

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Postdoctoral Scholar/ Superconductive Electronics Material Scientist, Mines and NIST

Colorado School of Mines and NIST welcome applications for a Pos-Doctoral Fellow. This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas.

Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration. The Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) is a cooperative partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Colorado School of Mines (Mines). PREP provides research opportunities to Mines undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers with a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in NIST labs to gain research experience alongside NIST scientists. All hires made through the NIST PREP program at Mines are employees of Colorado School of Mines The successful applicant will design, fabricate, and characterize materials for photosensitive devices and high-speed novel superconductive circuits for communications and voltage standards applications at gigahertz and terahertz frequencies.

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Design and simulation of superconductive and photosensitive circuits.

• Layout for micro-fabrication of these circuits at NIST.

• Materials analysis and fabrication of these circuits in the NIST Boulder Microfabrication Facility

• Electrical test and characterization of circuits at cryogenic temperatures and frequencies greater than 100 GHz

• Automation of data acquisition.

• Develop theory to explain circuit performance. Compare data with theory.

• Communicate and collaborate internally within the group and between NIST groups, as well as with external industry, academic, and government researchers.  Present results at internal meetings, and occasional meetings with external stakeholders.

• Ensure that results, protocols, software, and documentation have been archived or otherwise transmitted to the larger organization.

• Understand and follow all laboratory safety requirements.

• Preparation of manuscripts and publication of research findings in high-impact, refereed physics and/or engineering journals.

• Mentor junior members of the Superconductive Electronics Group in material analysis and fabrication

Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.

• 3-5 years of relevant theoretical, computational, or experimental research in a related field.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

• Ability to work safely in a laboratory and microfabrication clean room.

• Familiarity with multiple scripting languages.

• Ability to develop prototypes of tools to acquire and analyze data.

• Strong oral and written communication skills Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Josephson junction theory, fabrication, and cryogenic measurements

• 3-5 years of experience using the Boulder Microfabrication Facility

• Familiarity with high frequency photosensitive materials and microwave structures and measurements

Total Rewards:
 

$83,265 - $85,000 annual salary rate
 

Mines takes into consideration a combination of candidate’s education, training and experience as well as the position’s scope and complexity, the discretion and latitude required in the role, work location, and external market and internal value when determining a salary level for potential new employees.
 

Colorado School of Mines offers a robust portfolio of benefits for all employees. For this role, that includes:

• Flexible health and dental care options

• Generous sick/vacation time: 13 paid holidays per year – including a week-long winter break for entire campus.

• Fully vested retirement plan on first day of employment, with generous employer contribution (you will receive 12% from Mines in a MDCP averaging $8,640 a year)

• Tuition benefits (6 credits per year for employees, 50 percent discount for dependents)

• Free RTD Ecopass for regional bus and light rail transportation

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