Postdoc in Thin-Film Nitride Materials

National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 77,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Pension benefits

403(b) employer match

Life/AD&D insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Golden, CO, focused on thin film nitride materials. The role covers sputtering-based deposition, characterization, and collaboration on METALLIC platform projects within an autonomous semiconductor development suite.

The position requires a recent PhD and hands-on experience with vacuum deposition and materials analysis, with opportunities to publish and present findings while contributing to

Qualifications

• Must be a recent PhD graduate within the last three years.
• Experience with vacuum-based synthesis and thin film deposition.
• Experience with characterization methods like XRD, Raman, and photoluminescence.
• Solid understanding of inorganic thin films and wide bandgap materials.

Responsibilities

• Design and perform thin film synthesis and characterization experiments.
• Collaborate with scientists at NLR and partner institutions.
• Disseminate results via conference presentations and publications.
• Maintain and improve experimental equipment and data workflows.

Skills

Vacuum-based synthesis of thin films

Materials characterization (XRD, Raman

Inorganic nitride and wide-bandgap材料知识

Scientific writing and presentation

Education

PhD in materials science/physics or related field

Tools

Reactive sputtering

Pulsed laser deposition

Molecular beam epitaxy

Job description

National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Golden, CO, focused on thin film nitride materials. The role covers sputtering-based deposition, characterization, and collaboration on METALLIC platform projects within an autonomous semiconductor development suite.

The position requires a recent PhD and hands-on experience with vacuum deposition and materials analysis, with opportunities to publish and present findings while contributing to