"Post-Doctoral Associate in the Center for Smart Engineering Materials – Dr. Mahmoud Rasras"

Posted: 05-Dec-25

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Categories: Academic/Faculty

Internal Number: 178546

The Center for Smart Engineering Materials (CSEM), New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a post-doctoral associate to work on the development of high-sensitivity integrated photonics sensors in the Silicon Photonics (SiPh) platform.

The successful applicant will drive an exciting project on the development of smart optical sensors for environmental monitoring in the oil & gas industry. Our photonics research lab has set modern tools for the design, testing, and optimization of photonic circuits. It is open for collaboration with researchers with a background in basic research to investigate new optical circuits and materials with specific optical, electrical, and mechanical properties. The specialty of this research project is advanced optoelectronics materials for sensing applications. The candidate will work in a multidisciplinary environment consisting of PhD-level scientists, graduate students, and undergraduate students.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field. For consideration, applicants need to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae with a full publication list, transcript, statement of research interests, and three letters of reference, all in PDF format. If you have any questions, please email Dr. Mahmoud Rasras at mr5098@nyu.edu.

The terms of employment are very competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children. Applications will be accepted immediately and candidates will be considered until the position is filled. Please visit our website at http://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/about/careers/faculty-positions.html for instructions and information on how to apply.

About NYU Abu Dhabi

NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. ...