Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Company: North Carolina State University

Job Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Category: Chemistry

Type: Full-Time

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Position Number: 00111116

Essential Job Duties: The Unocic Research Group in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University is seeking a postdoctoral research associate to conduct fundamental and applied research in the area of advanced scanning transmission electron microscopy, in situ/operando STEM, and Cryo STEM of nano and energy materials.

About NC State: NC State is located in Raleigh North Carolina and is public research university that excels in science, technology, and engineering. Raleigh and its surrounding areas are consistently ranked among the best places to live and work in the United States.

About AIF: The Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) is NC State's premier shared research facility for materials characterization. The facility is equipped with modern, advanced materials characterization instrumentation and experienced research staff.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform advanced scanning transmission electron microscopy research with the probe corrected Thermo Fisher Scientific Titan S/TEM, Thermo Fisher Scientific Talos S/TEM, and Thermo Fisher Scientific Spectra Ultra STEM (coming in summer 2025) in the Analytical Instrumentation Facility at North Carolina State University
• Advance microscopy research with aberration corrected STEM, 4D-STEM, in situ/operando STEM, and analytical STEM-EELS-EDS
• Develop novel methods for in situ/operando STEM experimentation
• Implement Machine Learning workflows within in situ STEM experiments

Departmental Required Skills:

• A PhD in materials science and engineering, chemistry, physics, or a related discipline completed within the last five years
• A strong background in aberration corrected STEM and in situ microscopy
• Experience with Python for data analysis and machine learning
• Experience with FIB preparation, mechanical polishing, and ion milling
• An excellent record of productive and creative research as demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate in English to an international scientific audience
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and to collaboratively with teams of researchers

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education: 1-5 years of relevant research experience post-PhD

Necessary Licenses or Certifications: NA

Department: 140801 - Materials Science & Engineering

Location: Raleigh, NC