Assistant Research Scientist

Job Details

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

Salary: $35,000-$40,000 a year

Johns Hopkins University: Whiting School of Engineering: Office of Research and Translation

Description

PREP Research Associate
CHIPS Funded Project.

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Professional Research Experience Program (PREP). ... The candidate must be interested in learning the measurement and interpretation of piezoelectric properties, ferroelectric hysteresis, and/or semiconductor devices.

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Thin film growth (and monitoring / optimization of such) via reactive magnetron sputtering
• Measurement, interpretation, analysis, and reporting of structural, chemical, electrical, and electromechanical characteristics of thin films
• Interaction with interdisciplinary partners on publication, reporting, and device prototyping
• Play critical role in writing up research for project reports and archival journals and presenting results at national and international conferences.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:
B.S. in materials science and engineering or related field with an emphasis on semiconductor devices, functional ceramics, or related topics