Postdoctoral Research Associate - Cryogenic Electronics

Location: Tallahassee

Application Deadline: Open until filled

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (National MagLab) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in cryogenic electronics to facilitate a project aiming to design, build, and utilize several cutting-edge cryogenic preamplifiers that can function in a high magnetic field environment up to 45 T. The preamplifiers will improve measurements in various areas of research performed at the MagLab DC Field Facility. The position is for two years.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Designing, fabricating, and testing cryogenic preamplifiers.
• Integrating preamplifiers into dedicated probes and optimizing these probes for specific experimental techniques, e.g., ultrasound, specific heat, capacitance spectroscopy, and shot noise.
• Performing pilot tests and utilizing the completed probes in collaborative experiments with NHMFL internal and external users requiring improved signal-to-noise ratios.
• Presenting research results at conferences, seminars, and workshops and contributing to scholarly publications.

Required qualifications and skills:

• Ph.D. in Physics or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with circuit design.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.

Desired experience:

• Various CAD and/or data analysis software.
• Cryogenic techniques and instrumentation, magnetic fields, or experimental physics.

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory is a state of the art facility for the engineering, development, and operation of high field magnet systems for scientific research. The only facility of its kind in the United States, the MagLab is the largest and highest-powered magnet laboratory in the world, headquartered in a sprawling 370,000-square-foot complex near Florida State University in Tallahassee. The lab also includes sites at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Interested candidates should apply to the Florida State University (FSU) job site at FSU Jobs and search ID 57901. For additional information, please contact Allyson Roberts, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32310-2740. For full consideration, applications should be submitted by September 1, 2024, but the position will remain open until filled.

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