Postdoc: Advanced Optical Probes & Atomic Clocks (Onsite)

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable housing

Minimal traffic congestion

Internal collaboration opportunities

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories seeks outstanding Postdoctoral Appointees to support research on advanced optical probes for sensing, including spectroscopy and atomic/ion clocks. The AMO/Sensors & Tech Dev team pursues cutting-edge national-security relevant projects with strong facilities and collaboration.

Duties include hands-on laser optics, optical alignment, data analysis, and contributions to quantum sensing programs.

Qualifications

• PhD in atomic, molecular, or optical physics or physical materials science or chemistry.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an L-level security clearance.
• Experience in laser optics, photon counting, entangled photon sources, microscopy or related AMO fields.

Responsibilities

• Support research projects developing advanced optical probes for sensing applications.
• Collaborate with the Quantum/AMO Sensors & Tech Dev Department at Sandia.
• Contribute to spectroscopy and atomic/ion clock initiatives and publish findings.

Skills

laser optics

single photon counting

entangled photon sources

microscopy & imaging

diode laser systems

fiber optics

optical alignment

computer control

Education

PhD in atomic, molecular, or optical physics or physical materials science or chemistry

Tools

Matlab

Python

Mathematica

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories seeks outstanding Postdoctoral Appointees to support research on advanced optical probes for sensing, including spectroscopy and atomic/ion clocks. The AMO/Sensors & Tech Dev team pursues cutting-edge national-security relevant projects with strong facilities and collaboration.

Duties include hands-on laser optics, optical alignment, data analysis, and contributions to quantum sensing programs.