Postdoctoral Researcher in Laser-Matter Interaction and Optics

Superlasers for the real world - this is the main mission of the HiLASE Laser Center. It is located in Dolní Břežany near Prague and is part of the largest institute of the Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Institute of Physics ASCR (FZU). His international team is engaged in the development of laser technology for the high-tech industry. A great mission attracts great people! Join us and join a team full of potential, creativity and ambition to push Czech science beyond its current limits!

We are looking for a new member of the team:
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER in the field of Laser-Matter Interaction and Optics (laser synthesis of nanomaterials in air and liquid surroundings and their manipulation in applications for sensors and detectors)

What will you do

The Postdoctoral Researcher will be involved in the development of novel approaches to fabrication of new generation of detectors and chemical biosensors, based on nanomaterials. He/she will perform scientific experiments in the frames of the SenDiSo project (“Sensors and Detectors for Future Information Society” funded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Czech Republic, Excellent Research call of the Johannes Amos Comenius Programme) in the direction of designing new nanomaterials with laser light and laser-assisted assembling them into useful structures (microelectrodes, circuits, transistors, etc.) for environmental monitoring (portable sensors for pollution monitoring) and improved medical diagnostics. The SenDiSo project is led by Dr. Jakub Dostalek, Institute of Physics of ASCR and, at the HiLASE Centre, it is led by Professor Nadezhda Bulgakova, the Head of the Department “Scientific Laser Applications”.

Responsibilities

  • Active participation in performing research experiments;
  • Development of collaborations with external research teams;
  • Preparation of scientific publications; delivering oral and written reports/presentations.

What do we expect

          Education:

  • Ph.D. in Physics, Optics, Materials Science or other relevant discipline.

         Qualifications Required:

  • Experience of experimental work with short and ultrashort laser pulses;
  • Ability to design laser optics for ultrashort-pulse laser processing;
  • Experience in laser fabrication of nanomaterials, plasma physics, and physics of laser-matter interaction;
  • Familiar with characterization techniques for analyzing processed samples;
  • Good written and oral communication skills (English);
  • Ability to learn new scientific areas;
  • Ability to work effectively with diverse teams.

What can we offer

  • Opportunity to participate in a unique scientific project
  • One-year position with possible extension
  • 5 weeks of vacation, 6 Personal Leave Days, flexible working hours and other employee benefits
  • Creative young team, Social Events, Teambuildings
  • A place with a team spirit where it is a pleasure to work

It's good to know

  • Start of employment - up to agreement, but ideally August 2024
  • Full-time job
  • 1-year contract (possible extension up to a duration of projects perspective)

Additional inforamation

If you are interested in this Offer, please send your CV, and a few words about yourself in English by email to contact person below. Kindly, mention the name of the position in subject of the e-mail!

We look forward to hearing from you!

Field of work
Scientific
Contact person
Bc. Olga Lakomá
E-mail
olga.lakoma [at] hilase.cz

FZU – Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic is a leading public research institution based in Prague.

FZU is the largest institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic with more than 1100 employees and focuses on basic and applied research in the field of physics. Our top researchers strive to understand and explain the basic phenomena and processes of how the world works and thus respond to the current scientific and technical challenges of our society.

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