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Job Title:
Post Doctoral Scholar

Department:
Arts and Sciences | Physics Administration

NeXUS at The Ohio State University seeks a Post Doctoral Scholar to complete the assembly of the STM beamline, and to perform initial commissioning measurements, including x-ray STM and time-resolved surface photovoltage measurements. As part of this work, the Post Doctoral Scholar will be expected to contribute to the NeXUS team environment, and to mentor graduate and undergraduate students working on the facility. The Post Doctoral Scholar will be encouraged to publish aspects of the design and commissioning work in appropriate journals, and to engage with the emerging NeXUS user community and NSF oversight leaders. 

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. with a major in Physics, Chemistry or related area with a specialization in scanning tunneling microscopy, scanning tunneling spectroscopy, surface science preparation of samples. Experience with photoexcited STM is also desirable. 

Additional Information:

The NSF National eXtreme Ultrafast Science (NeXUS) Facility at The Ohio State University brings to the scientific community the ability to study how electrons move in molecules and materials at time scales as fast as attoseconds and length scales as small as angstroms. Based upon a recently developed laser technology that provides high repetition rate and high average power pulses that enable generation of ultrafast XUV and soft x-ray pulses fully synchronized with the drive laser, the NeXUS facility provides tailored photon characteristics to three special purpose end stations for time-resolved research in attosecond and femtosecond molecular dynamics, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).

The NeXUS team comprises faculty and staff in the Departments of Physics and Chemistry within the College of Arts and Sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college and the academic heart of the university. The College hosts 81 majors. With 38 departments, 20+ world-class research centers, and more than 2,000 faculty and staff members, students have the unique opportunity to study with the best artists, scholars, and scientists in their field.  The College values diversity and offers a supportive, open, and inclusive community.

The target hiring range is $48,000-$60,000 annual.

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By the start of employment, all newly hired employees must receive at least the first dose of a two-dose series or a single dose of a one-dose series COVID-19 vaccination. Individuals who choose a two-dose series vaccination must receive the second dose within 45 days of their start date. Proof of vaccination will be required at time of hire.

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Location:
Physics Research Building (0070)

Position Type:
Term (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Hours:
40

Shift:
First Shift

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