Postdoctoral Research Associate

Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Employee Classification: Postdoctoral Research Assoc

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-College of Science

Department: UNT-Physics-122300

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

FTE: 1.00

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

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Department Summary

The Department of Physics at the University of North Texas offers both undergraduate and graduate programs and is committed to carrying out state-of-the-art research across a number of areas of physics such as materials physics, photonics, computational physics, high energy physics, atomic and nuclear physics, plasma physics, theoretical and quantum physics, and astrophysics. With approximately 20 research active faculty members, over 70 graduate students are mentored in research. More details about the department can be found at www.physics.unt.edu.

UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.

Position Overview

The primary responsibilities of this Postdoctoral Research Associate will include conducting scientific ion-solid interaction-based research, instrumentation, analyzing results, and reporting on findings associated with the recently grant awarded by US Space Force Space Strategic Technology Institute (SSTI). The award is being led by Rochester Institute of Technology with subaward to UNT.

Minimum Qualifications

PhD in Physics or a related field. Candidates who have submitted their PhD dissertation and passed the final oral examination for the PhD degree are also eligible. Minimum 3 years’ experience with operation and maintenance of National Electrostatic Corporation, Pelletron accelerator and experience with ion irradiation experiments.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with operation and maintenance of National Electrostatic Corporation, Pelletron accelerator, beamline, ion microprobe, and experience with ion beam irradiation and analysis experiments, and a strong publication record.

Required License/Registration/Certifications

 

Job Duties:

• Grant-specific research, analyze results, develop reports based on findings, and the development of technical reports for sponsors, as well as publications and presentations.
• Operation and maintenance of the ion accelerators and associated beamlines including a state-of-the-art ion microprobe at the Ion Beam Laboratory, located in the Physics department at UNT.
• Duties will also include training students on equipment and discussing technical finding of their research with multiple universities collaborators.

Work Schedule: