Postdoctoral Researcher

Argonne National Laboratory • Lemont, IL

3d

About The Position

The postdoc is expected to conduct research on the dynamics of active self-assembled colloids. The research will include optical microscopy study of colloidal systems and liquid crystals under non-equilibrium conditions, fabrication of microfluidic chambers, design of experiments, image and data processing.

Requirements

• Physics of colloidal systems
• optical microscopy techniques
• Skills: optical microscopy, image and data processing, basic programing for experiments, image and data processing/analysis
• PhD in Physics / Materials Research or related field

Responsibilities

• optical microscopy study of colloidal systems and liquid crystals under non-equilibrium conditions
• fabrication of microfluidic chambers
• design of experiments
• image and data processing

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree