Postdoctoral Appointee - Pressure Research Advanced Photon Source

Postdoctoral Appointee – Advanced Photon Source (APS) POLAR Beamline

The Advanced Photon Source (APS) POLAR beamline is seeking a Postdoctoral Appointee to develop and employ advanced high-pressure instrumentation for x-ray spectroscopy and scattering techniques. The successful candidate will leverage fabrication capabilities available in the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) to tailor the high-pressure sample environment in diamond anvil cells.

• Advance toroidal anvil capabilities to extend the maximum achievable pressure ranges.
• Deposit designed electrical circuits to create advanced multi-modal experiments that combine electrical transport with x-ray techniques.
• Conduct experiments focusing on strongly correlated and topological systems, primarily at the APS POLAR and HPCAT beamlines.

• PhD level education in Physics, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related field.
• Zero to five years of employment experience.
• Demonstrated experience with high pressure diamond anvil cell technology.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to model Argonne's Core Values:
  Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.

• Experience with x-ray techniques and/or synchrotron experiments.
• Experience with nanofabrication tools (particularly focused ion beam and lithography).
• Background in condensed matter physics.
• Familiarity with scientific programming languages such as python.

Job Characteristics: Postdoctoral Appointee, Long-Term (Fixed Term), Full time. Salary range: $72,879.00 - $ (general guideline; actual offer based on qualifications and responsibilities).

Comprehensive benefits are part of the total rewards package.

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