[BNC-grads-list] Job posting

[Deborah S. Starewich]

From: Jason V Clark <jvclark at ecn.purdue.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:18:35 -0400 (EDT)
To: "<undisclosed-recipients: ;>"
Subject: Job announcements: MEMS/NEMS/Biochem postdoctoral positions at NIST


POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL MICROSENSOR RESEARCH AT
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Postdoctoral Associateships will be available through several programs in
2008 (and 2009) to qualified persons interested in doing research as part
of an interdisciplinary team at the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland.

These positions at NIST are awarded following competitive evaluations of
applicants under programs administered by the
National Research Council (NRC).

Research is done in an area of common interest to the candidate and NIST
advisor, but the Associate is largely responsible for defining the
specific problem to be studied.

Activities within the Chemical Microsensor Program at NIST offer
interested applicants a variety of advanced research
opportunities relating to project areas that include:

Study of surface/interfacial chemical and electronic effects, in gases
and liquids, relevant to chemical and biochemical sensing (including
functionalization and nanoscale contacts)

Nanoengineering of materials (oxides, metals, polymers, organics,
nanotubes, nanowires) for solid state microsensors and microanalytical
chemical and biochemical systems

Design/fabrication of micromachined (MEMS/NEMS) devices as microscale
research tools and as microanalysis platforms

Application of microscale devices, including microhotplate arrays, to
investigate materials processing/properties, transient phenomena and the
kinetics of (bio)chemical processes

Development of new sensing schemes for biochemical processes and medical
diagnostics

Study of new signal processing protocols (including bio-inspired methods)
for the rapid analysis of dense data streams

Available research capabilities permit multi-technique surface analytical
characterization (XPS, UPS, TDS, AFM, etc.) as well as measurements of
electronic behavior and electrical transport properties. Ultrahigh
vacuum-based reactive sputter deposition hardware is also housed within the
Group, as are MEMS design software, microfabrication equipment, a CVD
system, SEM, and Sensor Testing Facility. Experience in areas such as
surface science, electrochemistry, materials science, biochemistry,
semiconductor electronics, micromachining, thin film science, or response
modeling is particularly suited to our projects, but is not mandatory.
Most positions are open only to U.S. citizens (although a joint NIH-NIST
program does not require US citizenship). Applications include a brief
research proposal. The programs provide successful applicants with a
stimulating research opportunity at a major government laboratory located
30 miles from Washington, DC. In addition, stipends (base salary ~
$60,000) and benefits are quite generous.

For more information about our projects, equipment capabilities or
application procedures, please contact:
Dr. Steve Semancik Tel: 301-975-2606
NIST Fax: 301-975-2643
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8362 Email: steves at nist.gov
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8362