SRI International is one of the world's premier independent research and
development organizations that conduct client-supported research and
development for government agencies, commercial businesses and nonprofit
foundations. Many areas of research are represented by the investigations
carried out at SRI, including chemistry, physics, engineering, life
sciences, computer sciences, education, and a variety of other
disciplines. We are currently seeking well-qualified candidates for a
Postdoctoral Fellowship position in experimental chemical instrumentation
of chemical physics in the new state-of-the-art MicroSystems Innovation
Center within our Physical Sciences Division. The position is located in
Menlo Park, California (45 minutes south of San Francisco), and the work
involves device development in ion spectrometry and optical spectroscopy
for trace level detection of specific organic compounds.
The MicroSystems Innovation Center creates value for our customers through
the invention and development of innovative materials, structures, devices,
and systems at the micro- and nano-scale. Research in our group includes
microelectronic, biomedical, and sensor devices using new structures,
processes and materials. SRI’s MicroSystems Innovation Center (µSIC)
employs microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication processes and
materials science to develop innovative micro- and nanometer-scale
structures, devices, and systems to solve important problems.
The candidate will be responsible for instrumentation and hardware
development, laboratory operations, system integration, micro-fabrication
of new components, vacuum system operation, data acquisition, data
reduction and analysis, and experimental design for a diverse array of
analytical and instrumentation development tasks. These tasks include
instrumentation development and modification, trace species detection,
surface characterization, charged species generation, steering and
detection and finally diagnostics.
Requirements
Requires a recent Ph.D. in Physical Science or Engineering, and must be
either a U.S. Citizen or a Permanent Resident of the U.S. Prior experience
in instrumentation development for spectrometry techniques (such as mass-
spectrometry, ION or ion mobility spectrometry) is required. Prior
experience with spectroscopic techniques is desirable. Capability of
modeling ion trajectories in electrostatic fields is also desirable,
especially if they include the viscous pressure regime. Ideally the
candidate would have excellent written and spoken communication skills.
Knowledge of microfabrication techniques is also desirable which will
accommodate the candidates work in microelectromechnical systems (MEMS) to
enable career growth into other program and project areas within the
MicroSystems Innovation Center.
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