Optical Diagnostics for Plasma Etching Postdoc Researcher

Posting Summary

Job Title Optical Diagnostics for Plasma Etching Postdoc Researcher

Division Research & Economic Development

Department NIST PREP

Job Effective Date 12/01/2025

Job End Date 12/01/2026

Work Status Full Time

Position Category Contractual

FLSA

Annual Salary

Pays $82,000 / year

Percentage Amount

Fund Source Federal/Grant

Requisition Reason New

Job Duties

Assembly, maintenance, and safe operation of plasma processing systems, including vacuum pumps

Design and operation of in situ optical diagnostics, including temporally- and spatially-resolved optical emission spectroscopy and mid-infrared laser absorption spectroscopy measurements

Processing and interpreting large datasets, including imaging data

Correlating optical spectroscopy data with time-resolved frequency comb and RF waveform measurements

Working in a multi-disciplinary team comprised of experts in plasma etch processes, optical metrology development, and RF waveform metrology development

Regularly reporting research findings to project team and advisor(s)

Publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presenting at conferences

Requested Minimum Qualifications

PhD or equivalent experience in natural sciences, engineering or a related field

Other Preferences for Consideration

Posting Detail Information

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Number of Vacancies 1

Job Open Date

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