Postdoctoral Fellowship, Quantum Plasmonic Sensors

at  National Research Council Canada

PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWING DESIGNATED EMPLOYMENT EQUITY GROUPS: WOMEN, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES* (FIRST NATIONS, INUIT AND MÉTIS), PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND RACIALIZED PERSONS*.

• The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.
  Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.
  City: Ottawa
  Organizational Unit: Metrology Research Centre
  Classification: RO
  Tenure: Term
  Duration: 2 years
  Language Requirements: English
  Work Arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require full-time physical presence at the NRC work location identified.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Experimental Physics or relevant Engineering discipline with focus on strong light-matter interaction, plasmonic, quantum photonics research as demonstrated by thesis work and/or publications.
For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

• Significant hands-on experience in optical spectroscopy; including design and construction of optical experiments;
• Hands-on experience in plasmonic device design, modelling, nanofabrication and characterizations; and
• Experience in quantum optics and quantum simulation of plasmonic cavity QED system.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

English
Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

In order to be considered for the program please include the following in your application, please note that you will need to attach the required documents as per the list below when submitting your application. Failure to do so will result in your application being excluded from searches.

• Resume
• Statement of Interest in the project (maximum one page in length)
• PhD Transcript - an electronic copy is sufficient, it does not have to be an official version.
• List of Publications

When submitting your application you can include the required documents in any attachment field such as «Second language evaluation results» or «Other attachments»
In addition, applicants who best meet the requirements of the position will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation at a later stage of the competition process.

THE ROLE

NRC is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to lead research and development in quantum plasmonic sensors. These sensors hold the potential to revolutionize sensing capabilities, surpassing classical limits. It has been shown that quantum emitters or molecular vibrations coupled to plasmonic nanocavities can exhibit strong coupling even under ambient conditions. This provides an excellent platform for exploring cavity quantum electrodynamic light-matter interactions. The enhanced sensitivity of quantum plasmonic sensors can facilitate early detection of chemical and biological species at trace concentrations. Such sensors have the potential to achieve the highest detection sensitivity of chemical and biochemical molecules. This project will focus on exploiting the strong-coupling of quantum emitters and molecular vibrations to plasmonic nanocavities and explore cavity-modified chemistry under electronic or vibrational strong coupling. The Postdoctoral Fellow is expected to conduct cutting-edge research in the design, fabrication, modeling and characterization of the plasmonic quantum sensors. The selected PDF will have access to NRC’s world-class materials characterization and device fabrication facilities.

In order to be considered for the program please include the following in your application, please note that you will need to attach the required documents as per the list below when submitting your application. Failure to do so will result in your application being excluded from searches.

• Resume
• Statement of Interest in the project (maximum one page in length)
• PhD Transcript - an electronic copy is sufficient, it does not have to be an official version.
• List of Publication