Postdoc: Mid-IR Frequency Comb Spectroscopy & Lasers

ORAU; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA invites applications for researchers to work on mid-infrared optical frequency combs and mode-locked lasers aimed at future Earth and planetary science missions. Applicants should hold a Ph.D.

in electrical engineering or closely related field, with experience in semiconductor laser device modelling, fabrication and laser spectroscopy.

Qualifications

• Recent Ph.D. in electrical engineering or a closely related field.
• Experience with semiconductor laser device modelling, fabrication, and laser spectroscopy.
• Doctoral degree required.

Responsibilities

• Design of the interband cascade lasers.
• Device microfabrication.
• Test and characterization.
• Integration into a dual frequency comb spectroscopy instrument.

Skills

semiconductor laser device modelling

laser spectroscopy

Education

Ph.D. in electrical engineering

Job description

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA invites applications for researchers to work on mid-infrared optical frequency combs and mode-locked lasers aimed at future Earth and planetary science missions. Applicants should hold a Ph.D.

in electrical engineering or closely related field, with experience in semiconductor laser device modelling, fabrication and laser spectroscopy.