Summary

Postdoctoral Positions in Analytical Electron Microscopy and Electronic Ceramics: A postdoctoral position is available immediately for a qualified individual in the area of characterization of structure / property / chemistry relationships in high temperature superconductors (HTS) by analytical electron microscopy. A second position is anticipated, contingent on available funding, in the area of electronic ceramics, focusing on solution deposition techniques. For the microscopy position, the successful candidate will have extensive experience in analytical TEM coupled with a good understanding of x-ray diffraction, electronic ceramics, or ceramic / metal composites. The successful candidate will have good communication and writing skills to interact with a dynamic group of experts in the field of high temperature superconductors, film deposition, and characterization at Los Alamos and other national laboratories, universities, and industries. Specific areas of interest to our group are (1) electron microscopy of defect structures in HTS films with an emphasis on the correlation of local disorder (strain, oxygen loss, defect density, defect size) associated with pinning defects and the current transport properties in applied magnetic fields, (2) characterization by electron microscopy of practical HTS conductors, and (3) the characterization of novel composites of HTS materials, electronic ceramics, and / or metal/ceramic multilayers with an emphasis on interfacial structures, strain, and chemistry and their effects on the properties of the composites. The second postdoctoral position is to focus on solution deposition processes for HTS and other novel electronic oxide films on textured templates, polycrystalline, and single-crystal substrates and the development of novel film-derived targets for physical vapor deposition. Of particular interest to our group is the solution deposition of (1) complex metal oxide films, (2) metal films, (3) discovery, synthesis, and characterization of new electronic ceramics in thin film form, and (4) the development of solution multilayer processes for novel composite materials. The successful candidate for this second position will have extensive experience in solution deposition processes for film growth, working in the area of electronic ceramics / complex oxides or ceramic / ceramic-metal multilayer composites.

Education

PhD in related field completed within that last 5 years or soon to be completed.

Notes To Applicants

For additional information please contact Terry Holesinger at holesinger@lanl.gov or (505)667-2911.

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Contact

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