Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Experiment / Modeling in Laser-Matter Interaction

  • Full-time
  • Department: Physics Department
  • Job Type: Research staff
  • School: School of Sciences and Humanities

Company Description

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Job Description

We are seeking highly innovative researchers with strong experimental skills to employ and develop advanced optical techniques (nano- and picosecond laser ultrasonics; fast spectral radiometry; time- and frequency- domain thermoreflectance; Brillouin, Raman, photoluminescence and absorption spectroscopies) for high spatio-temporally resolved measurement and / or to perform corresponding theoretical and numerical simulation of mechanical, thermal transport and structural properties of materials for advanced energy, electronics & biomedical applications. Selected candidate will work in one of the following three projects:
 
1) Transient high temperature thermo-physics of refractory materials: 
 -  Nanosecond laser pulse-driven melting, ablation, linear and nonlinear acoustic wave generation, fracture and spallation of materials under external mechanical loading
- Time- and spatially- resolved laser vibrometry, spectral pyrometry, reflectometry, Raman
scattering, photo-luminescence and optical absorption
-  Optical design & construction, measurements, signal processing, data analysis & automation
-  Theory and numerical modeling of laser-matter interaction including laser pulse-driven fast heating, strain and thermal radiation phenomena, elastic wave generation and plastic deformations in solids under external mechanical stresses

2) Nano- and micro-scale thermal conduction and acoustics across materials and interfaces: 
- Femtosecond laser-based time- and frequency- domain thermoreflectance
- Picosecond acoustics and time-domain Brillouin interferometry
- Continuous laser-based modulated thermoreflectance, photoacoustic cell, Raman, photoluminescence and absorption techniques
- Thermal conduction and acoustic wave phenomena in ion implanted and swift heavy ion irradiated solids, in nano-engineered thin films and interfaces, super-lattices and soft matter
-  Optical design & construction, measurements, signal processing, data analysis & automation
-  Theory and numerical modeling of nano- and micro-scale thermal conduction and ultrasonics

3) GHz visco-elastometry of complex soft matter:
-  Spontaneous and stimulated Brillouin light scattering micro-spectroscopies
-  Molecular hydrodynamics, nonlinear and linear opto-acoustics & high frequency rheometry of complex soft matter
-  Optical design & construction, viscoelastic property measurements & automation
-  Theory and numerical modeling of high-frequency rheological phenomena
 

Qualifications

      Earned PhD degree in physics, material science, mechanical engineering, optics or related field is required for this position. Experience in laser technology and optical diagnostics including, e.g. interferometry, laser vibrometry, pump-probe and inelastic light scattering spectroscopy and high-speed imaging. The job duties include designing and carrying out experiments / theory & simulation, analyzing data, presenting and reporting research results. The successful applicant must have the ability to work independently and in collaboration and is expected to document the research results in international peer-reviewed journal publications and to present them at seminars, project meetings, national and international conferences. He / she should also be able to generate advanced research concepts and proposals, and perform marketing to secure new sources of funding.

This is a project-funded postdoctoral appointment with the possibility of renewal based upon satisfactory job performance. Interested candidates should send their CVs to Prof. Zhandos Utegulov by email: [email protected]