Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing - UTK

University of Tennessee•Knoxville, TN

31d•$60,000 - $63,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (CAMM) at the University of Tennessee is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with research interest and expertise in low-dimensional quantum materials. CAMM is a newly funded NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Research Center (MRSEC) that focusses on two major initiatives: using Artificial Intelligence to tame the complexity of quantum materials and creating new materials that can operate in extreme conditions.

Requirements

PhD in Physics or closely related discipline.
Research experience in MBE synthesis.
Strong publication record.
Strong communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Nice To Haves

Additional expertise in scanning tunneling microscopy, photoemission, transport and/or magnetometry measurements.
Research experience in areas supporting the center’s artificial intelligence mission including automation, active and reinforcement learning, material informatics and data-driven approaches for materials discovery and device design, including machine learning methods.
Experience in more than one discipline.
Interest in collaboration across disciplines.
Ability to define a unique research area.

Responsibilities

Synthesis of epitaxial quantum materials via molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).
Utilizing state-of-the-art artificial intelligence protocols to support materials synthesis.
Conducting in-situ scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/STS), photoemission (XPS/ARPES) experiments.
Performing ex-situ transport, magnetic and other physical property measurements.
Driving own scientific activities.
Collaborating with faculty members, postdoctoral associates, and students from various departments affiliated under the CAMM umbrella.