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Job Title Optical Diagnostics for Plasma Etching Postdoc Researcher
Division Research & Economic Development
Department NIST PREP
Job Effective Date 12/01/2025
Job End Date 12/01/2026
Work Status Full Time
Position Category Contractual
FLSA
Annual Salary
Pays $82,000 / year
Percentage Amount
Fund Source Federal/Grant
Requisition Reason New
Job Duties

• Assembly, maintenance, and safe operation of plasma processing systems, including vacuum pumps
• Design and operation of in situ optical diagnostics, including temporally- and spatially-resolved optical emission spectroscopy and mid-infrared laser absorption spectroscopy measurements
• Processing and interpreting large datasets, including imaging data
• Correlating optical spectroscopy data with time-resolved frequency comb and RF waveform measurements
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team comprised of experts in plasma etch processes, optical metrology development, and RF waveform metrology development
• Regularly reporting research findings to project team and advisor(s)
• Publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presenting at conferences

Requested Minimum Qualifications

PhD or equivalent experience in natural sciences, engineering or a related field

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