Postdoctoral Fellow, Quantum Materials & Superconductivity

AMERICAN VACUUM SOCIETY INC; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ames National Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct experimental studies of superconducting and magnetic quantum materials, focusing on thin and ultrathin films, interfaces, and heterostructures.

The central goals include developing magneto-sensing approaches to identify dissipation and decoherence sources in superconducting quantum circuits, with techniques such as tunnel-diode resonators and NV centers in diamond.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct experiments on superconducting and magnetic quantum materials.
• Critically analyze experimental results and perform numerical calculations or simulations when appropriate.
• Collaborate across condensed-matter physics, materials science, and quantum information science.

Skills

Postdoctoral research

Quantum materials

NV center magnetometry

Thin films

Tools

Tunnel-diode resonators

Diamond NV centers

Job description

Ames National Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct experimental studies of superconducting and magnetic quantum materials, focusing on thin and ultrathin films, interfaces, and heterostructures.

The central goals include developing magneto-sensing approaches to identify dissipation and decoherence sources in superconducting quantum circuits, with techniques such as tunnel-diode resonators and NV centers in diamond.