Postdoctoral Researcher,Amorphous Optical Coatings Job Kennesaw area,Georgia USA,Research/Development

Postdoctoral Researcher, Amorphous Optical Coatings

Job

Location:

Marietta, Georgia

Full/Part Time:
Full Time

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

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Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower over 50,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens.

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Location

(Primary Location for Job Responsibilities) Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Department Information DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Conducts research on the development and fundamental understanding of low-thermal-noise and low-optical-absorption amorphous thin-film coatings for Cosmic Explorer and other current and future gravitational-wave detectors

2. Develops, performs, and analyzes atomistic simulations of amorphous optical-coating materials using methods such asdensity-functional theory, ab initio and classical molecular dynamics, and related computational materials techniques

3. Analyzes and interprets experimental structural data from amorphous thin films, including X-ray total-scattering, pair-distribution-function (PDF), and related diffraction/scattering measurements, and integrate these results with atomistic modeling

4. Investigates relationships among atomic structure, defects,thermal processing, optical properties, and mechanical loss in candidate gravitational-wave mirror-coating materials

5. Develops computational and data-analysis workflows for modeling and characterization of amorphous materials, including useof high-performance computing resources and scientific programming

6. Participates in collaborative research within the LIGOScientific Collaboration Center for Coatings Research and with researchers at partner universities and national laboratories, including coordination and interpretation of experimental and computational results

7. Participates, as appropriate to the research program, in experiments and scientific meetings at collaborating institution sand national user facilities

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Research background in physics, materials science, appliedphysics, chemistry, or a closely related discipline, with expertise relevant to condensed matter and/or materials physics
Knowledge of the physics and structure of amorphous or disordered materials, thin films, optical materials, or closely related materials systems
Experience with atomistic and/or computational materials modeling, such as density-functional theory, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo or structure-refinement methods, or comparable computational techniques
Proficiency with scientific computing and data analysis, including programming or scripting in Python or comparable scientific programming environments, and experience working in Linux and/or high-performance computing environments
Able to analyze atomic structure and structure-property relationships using quantities such as pair correlation functions, coordination environments, bond-angle distributions, electronic structure, defects, vibrational properties, or related materials descriptors
Able to integrate computational predictions with experimental measurements and communicate scientific results effectively withina multidisciplinary, multi-institution research collaboration

Job Summary

Postdoctoral Researchers support teams of KSU faculty and students (undergraduate and graduate students), which engage with external collaborators from other universities, community members, government agencies, and/or private sector entities to stimulate innovation,…