The Ohio State University's National eXtreme Ultrafast Science (ERIK) is looking to solve the problem of operating and maintaining the NeXUS facility, specifically the Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES) end station and beamline.
Requirements
- Proven research, development, and design capabilities with photoelectron analysis equipment, experiments, techniques, and theory
- Demonstrated capabilities in the assembly, maintenance, and verification of laboratory systems that combine optical and vacuum technologies
- Demonstrated experience in ARPES or PEEM analysis
- Demonstrated experience in time resolved, optical measurements for analysis of solids
- Demonstrated experience in maintenance of ultra-high vacuum (UHV) systems
- Demonstrated experience in operation and maintenance of an additional NeXUS subsystem (listed above) other than the ARPES end station
- Evidence of the ability to propose and lead research or equipment development projects
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the operation and maintenance of the NeXUS facility, leading the use, maintenance, and advancement of the ARPES end station and beamline
- Support NeXUS users in planning and conducting experiments using the ARPES end station
- Collaborate with users and other NeXUS staff to ensure experiments are conducted safely and effectively
- Maintain expert knowledge and skills that are on the forefront of photoelectron analysis and time resolved ARPES science
- Propose experiments, hardware development, software development, and tests that advance these fields and benefit capabilities at NeXUS
- Conduct scientific or engineering research by proposing, executing, presenting, or publishing experiments and/or equipment/technique development
- Develop effective professional relationships with Ohio State staff and external vendors who support NeXUS
Other
- Ph.D. in experimental physics, materials science/engineering, chemistry, or optical engineering
- Three years of demonstrated experience in either (1) operation and maintenance of a photoelectron analysis system comparable to the NeXUS ARPES end station or (2) design or assembly of custom equipment employing optical and high vacuum technologies for materials analysis
- Strong evidence of scholarship and independent scientific achievement in their field of expertise, such as a track record of peer-reviewed publications
- Ability to communicate with and coordinate the activity of a small team of technical experts to achieve a collaborative goal
- Interest in continuous learning and skill development to support and develop new experiments and experimental capabilities applying the ARPES end station and beamline
