Dear All,

Just wanted to share a wonderful post-doc opportunity for people in Birck. Could you share this with the Birck Community:

The Poulikakos lab in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC San Diego has an opening for a postdoctoral research scientist in the area of Nanophotonics for Next-Generation Imaging Applications. You can learn more about the Poulikakos lab on http://poulikakos.ucsd.edu and these research videos (video 1, video 2). 

Do you know of any excellent graduate students or postdocs who may be a good fit for this position? I would greatly appreciate it if you could share this postdoctoral position with your research group and/or broader network. Please find more information below, including a flyer which advertises the position.

Qualifications: The successful candidate holds a PhD Degree (or equivalent) with an excellent academic record from an internationally recognized institution, typically in one of the following areas: materials science, mechanical / electrical engineering, physical sciences. Candidates with extensive knowledge of and interest in advanced experimental optics, microscopy and spectroscopy, nanomaterials fabrication and characterization (including clean room experience) or computational modeling of nanomaterials are strongly encouraged to apply. Additionally, a very good command of English (speaking and writing) is required.

Research Environment: We offer an exciting postdoctoral position at the top-ranked Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego. In addition to state-of-the-art research resources available in the Poulikakos Lab, UCSD offers a multitude of opportunities for interdisciplinary research and world-class facilities including the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (UCSD MRSEC), the Institute for Materials Discovery and Design (UCSD IMDD), the Institute for Engineering in Medicine (UCSD IEM) and the Nano3 cleanroom facilities. The UCSD campus is located on the beautiful La Jolla coastline, counting among the highest qualities of life in the US.

Application: To apply for and learn more about this position, please email Prof. Poulikakos at lpoulikakos@ucsd.edu including a cover letter, CV, contact information and three academic references. Interviews will start in November 2023. The position starting date is upon mutual agreement, with preferable start early 2024.