MIT Postdoctoral Associate, Spintronics
To apply
There is an opening in Prof. Deblina Sarkar’s research group at MIT for a Postdoctoral Associate with experience in magnetic materials and spintronic devices.
Responsibilities
- Fabricate spin-orbit torque devices using cleanroom facilities
- Set-up and run experiments for current induced deterministic and probabilistic switching of ferromagnets
- Characterise SOT efficiencies for the material combinations
- Write research grants
Qualifications
Required:
- PhD in materials science, electrical/electronics engineering, physics or relevant field
- Strong background in magnetism, spin transport and spintronic devices
- Experience in fabrication and characterisation of spin-orbit torque switching devices
- Demonstrated ability to design and build measurement setups independently
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Experience in magneto-optical measurements
- Experience in fabrication and characterisation of spin-valves
- Experience with multiferroic, ferroelectric and/or piezoelectric material systems
- Experience in the use of magnetic cryostats
- Experience in DFT, Monte Carlo, micromagnetic and/or spin transport simulations
- Experience in instrument automation using LabVIEW, MATLAB and/or Python
- Background in solid state physics and electronic devices