University of Maryland Jobs | Post-Doctoral Experimental Physicist Job

University of Maryland
Location: College Park, Maryland
Category: Admin-Other Administrative Positions
Posting Date: 04/16/2022
Application Deadline: Open until filled

Job Description

Position Number:

41522124

Title:

Post-Doctoral Experimental Physicist

Functional Title:

Post-Doctoral Experimental Physicist

Category Status:

15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing Con

Applicant Search Category:

Faculty

University Authorized FTE:

Unit:

ENGR-Materials Science & Engineering

Campus/College Information:

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Background Checks

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.

Vaccine Protocol

The University of Maryland has made the safety of our students, faculty and staff, and our surrounding communities a top priority. As part of that commitment, the University System of Maryland (USM) recently announced that students, faculty, and staff on USM campuses this fall, including UMD, are required to be vaccinated against COVID. As a prospective and/or a new employee at UMD, you will be required to comply with the University’s vaccination protocol. Proof of full vaccination will be required before the start of employment in order to work at any University of Maryland location. Prospective or new employees may seek a medical or religious exemption to the vaccination requirement at return.umd.edu and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Failure to provide proof of vaccination or to obtain approval for a medical or religious exemption will result in the offer of employment being rescinded.

Position Summary/Purpose of Position:

A 1-year research position at the University of Maryland, College Park on a funded project to study embedded charge behavior in dielectric materials. When dielectrics are irradiated with high energy electrons, the electrons become trapped with a large characteristic lifetime resulting in very high electric fields. Perturbation of these charged dielectrics results in spontaneous and catastrophic material failure. Applicant would be responsible for assisting with current experiments and developing new experiments to interrogate the nature of dielectric charging phenomena.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Collaborate with a computationalist/theorist to design and execute experiments
Support technical staff and students who are performing experiments
Data reduction and analysis
Prepare reports and papers
Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Proficiency in the techniques of experimental physics and materials science
Ability to collaborate with scientists from many disciplines and across the experimental-theoretical spectrum
A PhD in a related technical field (Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Nuclear Engineering, etc.) Please contact us if you do not have a PhD but are otherwise qualified to perform this work.
Knowledge of fundamental electromagnetic theory (e.g. completed at least E&M at the level of Griffiths’s Electrodynamics)

Preferences:

Familiarity with the experimental techniques of polymer / solid state physics
Previous Machining and laboratory apparatus design experience
Previous work with radiation producing equipment / particle accelerators
Previous work with radio-frequency electronics

Additional Information:

Working Conditions:

No US visa support
Must be able to pass a background check
40hrs/wk
Working at UMD college park campus

Posting Date:

04/15/2022

Open Until Filled

Yes

Best Consideration Date

05/13/2022

Diversity Statement:

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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