Postdoctoral Appointee - Bioimaging Microscope, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; California (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation benefits

Medical benefits

401k

Relocation assistance

Work-life balance amenities

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a postdoctoral appointee to advance nonlinear optical bioimaging microscopy, focusing on vibrational coherence lifetime imaging with CARS. Work with a multidisciplinary team including geneticists and chemists to develop new imaging approaches.

The role requires onsite presence in Livermore, CA, with collaboration across biology, chemistry, and physics groups and dissemination of results at meetings and in journals.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in physics, chemistry, biology, optics, engineering or a closely related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with researchers on customization of ultrafast, chirped pulse optical microscopy experiments utilizing state-of-the-art CARS microscopy approaches.

Skills

ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy

nonlinear optics

ultrafast lasers

electronics

LabVIEW

MATLAB

SIMION

3D CAD

Education

PhD in physics/chemistry/biology/optics/engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

SIMION

3D CAD

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

We seek one postdoctoral appointee to work in the area of nonlinear optical bioimaging microscopy, primarily working with PI Christopher Kliewer. Our team is building a new bioimaging microscope with fluorescence lifetime imaging and time-resolved coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) microscopy. In the near-term, planned work will have a heavy focus on the development and demonstration of a new bioimaging approach based upon vibrational coherence lifetime imaging through a CARS microscopy approach. Significant effort in ultrafast pulse shaping to optimize the desired nonlinear interaction is expected. Initial experiments will focus on resolving DNA lifecycle events during viral infection of E. Coli and other canonical bacterial hosts. While this postdoctoral appointee will work extensively on the optical microscopy approach, the successful candidate will be a member of a larger team including genetic biologists and physical chemists.

On any given day, you may:

Collaborate with researchers on customization of ultrafast, chirped pulse optical microscopy experiments utilizing state-of-the-art CARS microscopy approaches.

Collaborate with Sandia biologists to coordinate sample preparation.

Iterate on experimental design to increase the bioimaging contrast provided by vibrational coherence lifetime imaging.

Build optical pulse shaping and chirping components on the laser table, and incorporate into the microscope platform.

You will be expected to partner with a multi-investigator team, present results at national/international meetings, and publish research in high profile peer-reviewed journals.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Qualifications We Require:

PhD degree in physics, chemistry, biology, optics, engineering or a closely related discipline

Significant experience with ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy

Qualifications We Desire:

Solid background in nonlinear optics, instrumentation, ultrafast lasers, and electronics

Solid background in nonlinear optical microscopy for biological applications

Ability to address complex problems creatively, and to work effectively both independently and in collaboration with other researchers.

Strong record of publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences

Experience with LabVIEW, MATLAB, SIMION, and 3D CAD

About Our Team:

The Gas Phase Chemical Physics Department is part of Sandia's Combustion Research Facility (CRF) in Livermore, California, where over 100 scientists, engineers, and technologists conduct basic and applied research to improve our nation's capabilities in gas-phase chemical physics. Under the principal sponsorship of the Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences, the Gas Phase Chemical Physics Department conducts fundamental experimental, theoretical, and modeling research to develop a foundational understanding of the complex chemical reactions that occur either directly in the gas phase or influenced by it. Research areas include chemical dynamics and spectroscopy, advanced diagnostics, ultrafast physics and chemistry, chemical kinetics, multi-phase chemical physics, pressure-dependent chemistry, and gas-surface interactions.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

This position does not currently require a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance.

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