Postdoctoral Appointee - Experimental Quantum Sensing

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Multiscale Fabrication Science & Technology Development Department, 5229, is seeking a Postdoctoral Appointee to perform experimental investigations of quantum and semiclassical devices supporting fundamental science projects in areas ranging from quantum information and sensing to radiation detection, characterization of novel superconducting materials, and neuromorphic computing.

On any given day, you may be called upon to:

• Drive research in a defined area of interest as part of established, diverse teams of physicists, engineers, and material scientists.

• Contribute significantly at the forefront of one of the following areas:

• Applications in radiation detection. Microfabricated devices of interest include superconducting quantum bits (qubits), transition-edge-sensors, and single electron transistors. Cryogenic measurements will span a range of temperatures.

• Applications in neuromorphic computing, particularly stochastic devices. Microfabricated devices of interest include tunnel diodes and single electron transistors. Room-temperature measurements will require high-speed data acquisition and statistical analysis.

• Applications in novel materials, including superconductivity. Microfabricated devices of interest range from Hall bars to Josephson junctions.

We seek a self-motivated experimentalist to advance existing projects while advancing their career through peer-reviewed publications and presentations as well as internal and external interactions. While the primary technical responsibility will be device measurement, we encourage hands-on involvement with device modeling or device fabrication. A significant amount of coordination with other staff and technologists to meet the needs of the teams is required. In this highly collaborative environment excellent teaming and communications skills are a requirement for success.

Qualifications We Require:

• PhD in physics, electrical engineering, or related field conferred within five (5) years prior to employment

• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE L security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

• Presentations at technical conferences or meetings

• Experience performing original research, as demonstrated by a record of first-author publications in peer-reviewed journals

• Experience with:

• Cryogenic electrical transport measurements

• High-speed device measurement

• Devices used in radiation detection

• Superconductivity and superconducting devices

• Neuromorphic computing devices

• Devices used in quantum information science or quantum sensing

• Techniques used in superconducting or silicon device fabrication

• Device modeling using technology computer aided design (TCAD)

About Our Team:

The Multiscale Fabrication Science & Technology Development Department leverages a diverse capability set to provide science and technology products to enhance Sandia's national security missions. The department includes a broad set of expertise for fabricating devices for applications in atomic physics, quantum information S&T, micro-optics, and microsensors. We provide solutions including atomic physics based sensors, microelectronic device fabrication and characterization, microfabrication at the atomic scale, atom and ion trapping microsystems, and electrochemical deposition expertise. In addition to work for internal Sandia organizations, we have an established record of successful engagement, collaboration, and delivery to both internal and external customers. The department leverages strong relationships with the Microsystems Engineering Sciences and Applications (MESA) facility, the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), and other internal and external organizations to develop advanced microsystem technologies.

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

• Extraordinary co-workers

• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

Position Information:

This postdoctoral position is a temporary position for up to one year, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to five additional years. The PhD must have been conferred within five years prior to employment.

Individuals in postdoctoral positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.

Job ID: 688688