Postdoc: MBE-Engineered Space-Ready UV Detectors

ORAU; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NASA's JPL postdoctoral position focuses on developing UV detector technologies using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) for materials growth and interface engineering. The role emphasizes advancing MBE capabilities for band-structure engineering, surface passivation, and silicon-based photodetectors.

Applicants will engage in cleanroom fabrication, materials characterization (ellipsometry, AFM, SEM, TEM, XRD, SIMS), and device performance analysis to refine fabrication processes and improve detector

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a doctoral degree with strong fabrication and materials characterization background.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize UV detector growth techniques and epitaxial passivation strategies.
• Design, run, and optimize cleanroom fabrication processes at wafer scale.
• Perform materials and device characterization to guide process improvements.
• Document research outcomes through publications and internal reports.

Skills

Cleanroom fabrication

Ellipsometry

AFM

SEM

TEM

XRD

SIMS

Photodetector testing

Education

Doctoral Degree

Tools

MBE growth equipment

Wafer-scale processing equipment

Job description

NASA's JPL postdoctoral position focuses on developing UV detector technologies using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) for materials growth and interface engineering. The role emphasizes advancing MBE capabilities for band-structure engineering, surface passivation, and silicon-based photodetectors.

Applicants will engage in cleanroom fabrication, materials characterization (ellipsometry, AFM, SEM, TEM, XRD, SIMS), and device performance analysis to refine fabrication processes and improve detector