"Postdoctoral Employee - Department of Physics"

Postdoctoral Employee - Department of Physics

Position overview

Salary range: The UC postdoc salary scales set the minimum pay determined by experience level at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: UC postdoc salary scales. The current minimum salary range for this position is $69,073 - $74,281 annually. Salaries above the minimum may be offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Percent time: 100

Anticipated start: Sep 1, 2026

Position duration: 2 years with the possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funding

Application Window

Open date: December 17, 2025

Next review date: Sunday, Jan 4, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Monday, Jan 19, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

'Quantum Invisible Particle Sensor' - QuIPS experiment is a collaborative project between two professors Professor Daniel Carney and Professor Stamper-Kurn.

The quantum measurement group led by Daniel Carney at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab studies measurement at the limits of what quantum mechanics allows. We work at all levels from theory to experiment, and collaborate broadly with groups from many areas of physics and beyond. Much of our research is motivated by problems in fundamental physics: searches for the most elementary constituents of nature, measurements of the basic constants of reality, and tests of the quantum nature of gravity.

The Stamper-Kurn group at the University of California, Berkeley focuses on using ultracold atoms, ultracold molecules, and light, to construct novel quantum mechanical systems, and then to use these systems to study fundamental quantum science, with applications towards chemistry, condensed-matter physics, many-body physics, material science, quantum information science, quantum and precision measurement, and quantum optics.

We are seeking a postdoc to carry out experimental work in a new effort to use levitated optomechanics to measure nuclear beta decays and search for new physics Beyond the Standard Model.

We are seeking up to two postdoctoral researchers who will lead the construction and operation of a new levitated optomechanics setup, which will eventually be integrated with a silicon pixel beta electron detector already constructed at Berkeley Lab.

The position will be held jointly between UCB and LBL and physically located primarily at LBL.

Union: Postdoctoral Scholars Contract

Lab: Quantum Measurement Lab

Lab: Stamper-Kurn Group

Experiment: QuIPS Experiment

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD degree or equivalent international degree, or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree granting program

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
PhD degree or equivalent international degree. No more than three years of post PhD research experience.

Preferred qualifications
Experience with quantum optics and/or particle/nuclear physics, or both.
Candidates with expertise in quantum optics, optomechanics, trapped atoms, and particle/nuclear physics based on quantum detection methods are particularly encouraged to apply.
The successful candidate will be able to work independently, as well as in a team setting with project-oriented guidance.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Research Statement - Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research.

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05182

Help contact: carney@lbl.gov

Job location

Berkeley, CA