Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Job Details
Posting Number: PG191713PD
Position Number: 00112159
Position Type: Post Doc
FLSA: Exempt
Department: 140401 - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Job City & State: Raleigh, NC-27606
Essential Job Duties:
The primary purpose of this position is to lead innovative research in photonic accelerators through the design, heterogeneous integration, and characterization of advanced hybrid III-V/silicon photonic integrated circuits. The position supports the development of next-generation optical computing technologies that deliver ultra-wideband performance and energy-efficient computation by combining III-V material capabilities with scalable silicon photonics platforms. The incumbent will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to advance concepts from device design through system demonstration and application validation.
Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Drive the end-to-end lifecycle of hybrid III-V/silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs), including definition, architectural design, simulation, layout, and comprehensive characterization.
- Conduct high-frequency and active device characterization, performing RF testing beyond 50 GHz, standard laser LIV measurements, optical injection locking, Bit Error Rate (BER) testing, and eye-diagram analysis.
- Guide and mentor a multidisciplinary team of Ph.D., Master’s, and undergraduate student researchers, fostering technical growth and aligning their work with project milestones.
- Author, review, and present high-impact manuscripts and technical papers for publication in top-tier peer-reviewed journals and international academic conferences.
- Partner with internal and external multidisciplinary teams to transition novel photonic concepts into validated hardware prototypes and system demonstrations.
Department Required Skills:
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Photonics, Physics, or a closely related engineering discipline.
- Deep technical understanding of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and components, including lasers, modulators, amplifiers, detectors, passives, and optical coupling.
- Proven experience in PIC simulation, design, and layout using industry-standard tools (e.g., Lumerical, Tidy3D, IPKISS, KLayout, Cadence, or GDSFactory).
- Extensive laboratory experience with PIC characterization across O-O, O-E, and E-O configurations, alongside high-speed RF electro-optical testing.
- Familiarity with die- or wafer-level probing of both active and passive PIC devices.
- Demonstrated track record in the design, fabrication, and physical characterization of photonic devices and systems.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with a proven ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
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