Postdoctoral Research Associate in Nanoscale Engineering and Photonics (12 months)

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious university in the United Kingdom is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to develop and execute new scientific and technical concepts in functional material photonics. You will guide less experienced members, prepare reports, and represent the PI in project meetings. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research in various emerging fields. Ideal candidates will possess a doctorate in a relevant subject area and have exceptional initiative.

Qualifications

• You will hold a doctorate (or be close to completion) in a relevant subject area.
• Combination of scientific and technical skills to develop next-generation technologies.
• Exceptional initiative and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute new scientific and technical concepts.
• Guide less experienced members of the research group.
• Prepare grant reports and deliverable reports.

Job description

The Advanced Nanoscale Engineering Group is seeking a highly motivated and innovative scientist to develop and execute new scientific and technical concepts and ideas and acquire leadership skills as a postdoctoral researcher. This position is for 12 months at Grade 7.

You will be working in either the rapidly emerging area of functional material photonics in non‑von Neumann computing and/or photonic metasurfaces, a field in which we have made significant strides in recent years. Alternatively you may work on the emerging frontiers at the intersection of space science, sustainable nanomanufacturing and nanophotonics and/or optoelectronics working towards ideating and verifying these new ideas within the research group.

As part of this role you will have the opportunity to provide guidance to less experienced members of the research group, including research assistants, technicians and doctoral and project students, prepare grant reports and deliverable reports, liaise with collaborators, as well as represent the PI when required in EU and other project meetings.

You will hold a doctorate (or be close to completion) in a relevant subject area. You will possess a combination of scientific and technical skills that can help develop next‑generation technologies within the infrastructure constraints we have access to or can be realistically built up. You will have exceptional initiative and the ability to work independently at the highest level, including a demonstrable ability to complete projects and manage your own area of academic research., EPSRC Mech. Nanolith: Mechanical nanolithography without solvents - a step towards sustainable nanomanufacturing