Postdoctoral Research Associate I (Schaibley Lab) – Physics

The start date would be August 24, 2026 or a mutually agreed upon date.

This is a year to year appointment, expected to renew through August 2028 contingent on departmental need, funding availability, and performance.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Develop and lead an independent research agenda centered on 2D
  material physics research; disseminate work through publications and
  presentations; contribute to public-engagement opportunities.
• Develop
  and implement research initiatives, collaborations, publications, and/or
  events (e.g., talks, workshops, visitor programs, etc.) as needed and
  relevant to research agendas.
• Collaborate with faculty and scholars
  in support of an welcoming academic environment (including organizing
  collaborative meetings, supervising/mentoring graduate and undergraduate
  students).
• Additional duties as assigned.

• Ph.D. or equivalent degree in physics, electrical engineering, or a related field by time of hire.

• Candidates with a PhD in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics are preferred.
• Research experience relevant to one or more of the following scientific areas: 2D material device fabrication, electron beam lithography nanofabrication, low temperature magneto-transport, scanning tunneling microscopy, scanning near field optical microscopy, low temperature optical microscopy.