Post-Doctoral Fellow, Mines and NIST

The Mines NIST PREP program seeks a scientist to join the Quantum Calorimeters Group at NIST and a team of researchers optimizing, calibrating, and using cryogenic sensors to perform x-ray emission and absorption spectroscopy with metrological accuracy and precision.

Requirements

• A doctoral degree in Physics, Applied Physics, Astrophysics, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Previous experience with precision measurements in a laboratory setting
• Ability to develop data analysis procedures and software
• Ability to work with peers in a collaborative environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Benefits

• A variety of rich health and dental offerings
• Generous sick/vacation time: 13 paid holidays per year – including a week-long winter break for entire campus.
• Fully vested retirement plan on first day of employment, with generous employer contribution
• Tuition benefits (6 credits per year for employees, 50 percent discount for dependents)
• Free RTD Ecopass