Job Description
Operating Title
Postdoctoral Researcher: Charge Density Wave Quantum Dots
Campus Location
Durham
Department
UNH CEPS Physics
Summary of Position
The Hollen group at University of New Hampshire (UNH) has an immediate opening for a postdoc with expertise in scanning probe microscopy and/or 2D heterostructure fabrication. The project is funded by an award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to study how charge density waves behave when laterally confined by electrostatics, strain, or physical dimensions. These targets have significant overlap with open research in quantum phases in few-layer dichalcogenides and technological interest as potential coupled quantum dot arrays. The postdoc will be expected to work closely with graduate and undergraduate students at UNH to create samples for study using a new inert glovebox system and perform low temperature, ultra-high vacuum scanning probe microscopy (SPM) experiments. The postdoc will also work with the group to extend our experimental capabilities to electrostatic force microscopy, scanning tunneling potentiometry, and time-resolved measurements of quantum dot charge and spin lifetimes using voltage pump-probe techniques.
Duties and responsibilities:
· Prepare samples for study and execute scanning probe experiments
· Analyze results in context of literature, prepare reports, presentations, and publications
· Present work in progress and results at collaborator meetings, conferences, and Moore Foundation events
· Train undergraduate and graduate students in project-relevant techniques
· Project management: make decisions about day-to-day tasks and advise students to drive Project forward
· Lab development: collaboratively learn and implement new techniques
Additional Job Information
Actual end date of position is 3 years from actual start date.
Posting Number
PF0908FY25
Acceptable Minimum Qualifications
Ph.D in Physics
Additional Preferred Qualifications
· Either: expertise in scanning probe techniques or 2D material heterostructure device fabrication and characterization
· Expertise in experimental physics, including instrumentation
· Experience with ultra-high vacuum and/or low-temperature systems
· Strong problem-solving skills
· Strong communication and organizational skills
· Demonstrated physical insight and creativity
Salary Information
Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.
Quick Link to Posting
https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/63388Percent Time Information (FTE)
100
Posting Date
10/14/2024
Open Until Filled
No
Closing Date
12/06/2024
Interested Internal Candidates Exist?
No
Appointment Type
Post Doc
If TERM position with benefits, indicate projected end date
11/19/2027
This position is responsible for the supervision of
Does not supervise
Special Requirements
A background check will be required as a condition of employment.
EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Institution Information
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
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