Center for Laser Applications

Center for Laser Applications. Postdoctoral Research Associate. Search 1154. One vacancy, regular, full-time. Salary dependent upon qualifications and experience. A PhD degree in physics, chemistry, or materials science is required. This position will play a central role in supporting research activities in the Center for Laser Applications. Responsibilities include synthesis of glass ceramics with rare-earth dopants and extensive characterization at the bench top level and at large facilities such as x-ray and neutron sources. Familiarity with XRD and photoluminescence measurements is a plus. Interested individuals should submit electronically a complete curriculum vita, and summary of research interests (2-page maximum each), and the names and contact information (including e-mail addresses) of a least three references to: jjohnson@utsi.edu. Alternatively, these materials may be submitted to: Professor Jacqueline A. Johnson, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute, 411 B. H. Goethert Parkway, Tullahoma, TN 37388-9700. Screening will begin around March 1, 2008 and will continue until the positions are filled.