Thermoreflectance Thermal Measurements Researcher
Thermoreflectance Thermal Measurements Researcher
PREP0004169
Project Description:
The Materials Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking qualified persons to validate and improve thermoreflectance optical pump-probe thermal-property measurement methods, develop and refine instrumentation, optimize protocols, and provide thermal property data for thin-film and multilayer materials that can improve the performance, reliability, and thermal management in microelectronics packages and wide bandgap power electronics. The researcher will work closely with NIST experts in optics, thermal metrology, scientific instrument design, and uncertainty analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, operate, and/or refine pump-probe instrumentation
- Operate and develop physics-based analysis software
- Measure thermal property data for internal and external collaborators and stakeholders
- Deposit and characterize thin films in the NIST NanoFab
- Present results at internal and/or external meetings as required
- Write and publish results
Desired Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizen preferred
- Ph.D. in physics, optics, materials science/engineering, or other related field
- Experience in designing, building, and operating thermoreflectance-based measurement instrumentation
- Experience in thermal metrology, thermal analysis, and optics
- Experience in thin film deposition and thin film characterization
- Experience with data modeling and programming (MATLAB required)
Other Details:
- Full-time: the participant is expected to work 40 hours a week
- Location: the participant will work at the NIST Gaithersburg Campus.
- Duration: this is expected to be a one-year position. Extensions are sometimes granted depending on the availability of funds.