Postdoctoral Fellow: UWBG Materials & High-Power Devices

Texas State University; Texas; On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Lab. You will advance research on diamond, III-nitrides, and Ga2O3, focusing on epitaxy, processing, and device concepts for high-power and high-frequency electronics.

The role involves experimental work, collaboration across engineering and materials science, publication, and contributing to grant proposals while mentoring students as funds permit.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on ultrawide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor materials (e.g., diamond, III-nitrides, Ga2O3), focusing on heteroepitaxial growth, doping, defect engineering, and thermal management.
• Investigate thermal transport, interface engineering, and heat dissipation strategies in high-power and high-frequency electronic devices through experimental and modeling approaches.
• Develop and optimize thin-film growth and processing techniques (e.g., CVD, PLD, sputtering, laser annealing) for next-generation semiconductor devices.
• Perform primarily experimental research, with a smaller component involving materials modeling and atomistic simulations to support and interpret experimental results.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team spanning materials science, electrical engineering, and device physics.
• Publish research findings in high-impact journals and present at leading academic and industry conferences.
• Assist the PI in research proposal development for federal funding agencies and mentor graduate and undergraduate students and support their research and professional development.

Job description

Texas State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Lab. You will advance research on diamond, III-nitrides, and Ga2O3, focusing on epitaxy, processing, and device concepts for high-power and high-frequency electronics.

The role involves experimental work, collaboration across engineering and materials science, publication, and contributing to grant proposals while mentoring students as funds permit.