"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

Annual Salary: $82,000 / year

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

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies: 1

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Required Documents:

1. Resume