Postdoctoral researcher
The Materials Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is
seeking qualified persons (U.S. Citizens Preferred) to validate and improve thermoreflectance
optical pump-probe thermal-property measurement methods, develop and refine instrumentation,
optimize protocols, and provide thermal property data for thin-film and multilayer materials that can
improve the performance, reliability, and thermal management in microelectronics packages and
wide bandgap power electronics. The researcher will work closely with NIST experts in optics,
thermal metrology, scientific instrument design, and uncertainty analysis.
Thermoreflectance Thermal Property Measurements(CHIPS Funded Project)
- Ph.D. in physics, optics, materials science/engineering, or other related field
- Experience in designing, building, and operating thermoreflectance-based measurement
instrumentation - Experience in thermal metrology, thermal analysis, and optics
- Experience in thin film deposition and thin film characterization
- Experience with data modeling and programming (MATLAB required)
- Expertise in semiconductor manufacturing processes and device failure analysis
- Experience working in cleanrooms
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- U.S. Citizens Preferred
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Designing, building, operating, and/or refining pump-probe instrumentation
- Operating and developing physics-based analysis software
- Measuring thermal property data for internal and external collaborators and stakeholders
- Depositing and characterizing thin films in the NIST NanoFab
- Presenting results at internal and/or external meetings as required
- Writing and publishing results