Research Scientist

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Job Title:

Research Scientist

Department:

Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering

Initiates and leads research and development in the areas of quantum well intermixing, GaAs laser micro-transfer printing, transfer of perovskite thin films onto SOI substrates and inverse-design simulation for photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers; collaborates with faculty, research staff, graduate and undergraduate students, and/or technical support staff at the Optics and Photonics Research Laboratory (OPREL);

serves as Principal Investigator (PI) or co-Principal Investigator (co-PI) on research grants and contracts; initiates, sustains, and concludes sponsored research projects; serves as liaison with sponsoring agencies and organizations as well as other research and educational institutions;

prepares research proposals for development and continuation of various research areas; develops new systems, topics for future investigations, and enhanced capability;

coordinates analysis of research findings; prepares detailed summaries for sponsoring agencies; prepares reports and journal papers; makes presentations at conferences and symposia.

Additional Information:

Qualifications:

Required: Ph.D. in electrical, Chemical, Chemistry, physics, or a related area of study; extensive experience in material characterization systems, device fabrication, and proposal development; demonstrated ability as a competent and productive researcher (such as author of several publications of substantial interest and value as evidenced by favorable reviews, by presentation of papers to professional societies, contributions to new designs or techniques of material significance in the solution of important problems).

Desired: Extensive experience in research management/or proposal writing; experience as PI or co-PI on research programs.

Location:

Dreese Laboratories (0279)

Position Type:

Term (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Hours:

20

Shift:

First Shift

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