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The Optics Group at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) is actively seeking a Research Associate specializing in ultra-precision optical metrology and mirror fabrication. Aligned with
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. Appointment level will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Design, build, test and operate quantum optics experiments and devices oriented toward long
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academic presentations Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: • Experience in synchrotron-based soft X-ray techniques, ultra-high vacuum instrumentation, optical spectroscopy and/or pump and probe
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use X-ray scattering, optical spectroscopy, tensiometry, and rheometry methods to understand the molecular structure and behavior of self-assembled PFAS monolayers at liquid interfaces in the presence
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experiments. The results will be interpreted in a friendly and dynamic team environment, including complementary synchrotron RIXS and in-lab optical measurements, alongside state-of-the-art theory. Brookhaven
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Facility (LEAF) for picosecond pulse radiolysis, and a 2 MeV electron Van de Graaff for longer-timescale experiments. In particular, the candidate will employ and further refine LEAF’s picosecond Optical
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-mediated assembly, you will investigate the electronic and optical properties of the resulting structures as well as conduct in-depth structural characterization for the purpose of integrating these bottom
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synchrotron-based soft X-ray techniques, ultra-high vacuum instrumentation, X-ray optics, and/or X-ray detectors. • Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to work both independently and as
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required, including techniques such as Optical Microscopy (OM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Laboratory X-ray Diffraction (Lab XRD), Focused Ion Beam (FIB)-SEM
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in a synchrotron-based research environment; You have experience with nanoscale infrared spectromicroscopy including photothermal infrared (PTIR), Optical-photothermal infrared (O-PTIR), or scattering