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RESEARCH SCIENTIST/DOMAIN EXPERT, MIT.nano, to act as the primary interface between MIT.nano and its research users. Will maintain across-the-lab expertise in order to assist and advise users with broad research challenges yet draw from domain expertise to provide guidance/insights in specific areas (e.g., electron devices, MEMS, photonics, etc.). Research foci are constantly shifting and will be expected to keep up with the changing research landscape and needs. Will be responsible for developing new and curating institutional knowledge and documenting or publishing this information through instructional videos and/or whitepapers, and identifying research problems in the lab and working towards finding solutions, user interaction and outreach, interfacing with equipment/tool/instrumentation suppliers and contacts at peer institutions, emergency response and safety processes, and a variety of other duties as assigned.
A full description is available at https://mitnano.mit.edu/opportunities/domain-experts.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Ph.D. in an engineering or science discipline related to microfabrication; at least four years’ research experience as a postdoc or research scientist; research and publication record; ability to independently design, execute, and optimize a broad range of fabrication processes; practical and theoretical familiarity with many process categories (e.g., lithography, ICP etching, PECVD deposition, diffusion, etc,); attention to detail; initiative; excellent critical thinking, organizational, troubleshooting, interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills; willingness to learn and perform a wide range of tasks; desire to educate students about processing, fabrication solutions, and approaches; ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team with a diverse group of researchers, including providing training and services. PREFERRED: expertise in data management and processing and associated programming experience (e.g., Python, MATLAB, etc.). Job #20198