Postdoctoral Associate

Required Qualifications: (as evidenced by an attached resume): 
Doctoral Degree (or foreign equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related field in hand by the start of the appointment.

Preferred Qualifications:   
Strong research background in quantum photonics with 2D materials, mid-infrared graphene metasurfaces, 2D material plasmonics and metasurfaces, and/or 2D material nonlinear optics. Experimental expertise with spontaneous parametric down-conversion, micro-photoluminescence, photon-correlation measurement, ultrafast dynamics and/or nonlinear optical spectroscopy is preferred.
Brief Description of Duties:
The Postdoctoral Associate will assist the Principal Investigator Dr. Jie Gao in the Department of Mechanical Engineering .  The incumbent will conduct research and ensure that all experiments are appropriately conducted following the policies and procedures of Stony Brook University.

●     Conduct experiment and/or theoretical work in the research areas of optical materials and spectroscopy studies.

●     Collect and analyze data.

●     Write manuscripts for publications in scientific journals and prepare project reports.

●     Maintain lab and lab equipment, ordering supplies as needed.

●     Other duties as assigned.

Special Notes:
The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

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Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

 
Job Number:
 2400911
Official Job Title: Postdoctoral Associate
Job Field
: Post Doctoral
Primary Location
: US-NY-Stony Brook
Department/Hiring Area: Mechanical Engineering
Schedule
: Full-time 
Shift
 :Day Shift Shift Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm 
 
Posting Start Date
: Mar 11, 2024
Posting End Date
: Apr 7, 2024, 11:59:00 PM
Salary:$50,000-$65,000
Appointment Type: Regular
Salary Grade:E89
SBU Area:The Research Foundation for The State University of New York at Stony Brook