Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Nanophotonics

vor 1 Woche

Lausanne, Schweiz EPFL Vollzeit

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,000 people supporting the three main missions of the institutions: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 16,000 people, including over 12,000 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

**Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Nanophotonics & Quantum for Biosensing**:
**Your mission**:
The BIOnanophotonic Systems (BIOS) laboratory at the School of Engineering of EPFL in Switzerland, is offering a postdoctoral fellow position to a highly talented and motivated young scientist to work on experimental nanophotonics for biosensing and spectroscopy.

In a well-established laboratory, the postdoctoral fellow will be able to explore new biosensing schemes utilizing nanoscale and quantum effects for enhanced device performance through multidisciplinary projects. Anticipated strategies include quantum-enhanced Fourier transform infrared spectrometry using novel IR light sources, detectors and metasurfaces, hyperspectral imaging, exploitation of quantum tunnelling effects with nanophotonics and device integration.

**Main duties and responsibilities include**:

- Designing experimental plan.
- Establishing optical set-ups.
- Designing and realizing optimized device parts & device integration.
- Performing experiments.
- Analysing data.
- Reporting and disseminating research outcome.

**Your profile**:

- Hands-on experience in experimental nanophotonics including electromagnetic design, nanofabrication, building/adapting optical set-ups, performing optical characterization, image/data analysis of acquired signals.
- Hands-on experience in optical microscopy, spectroscopy (e.g. FTIR) and optical/electronic instrumentation.
- Experience in programming user interfaces for devices and instrumentation (e.g., Python, Matlab, LabVIEW).
- Knowledge in quantum optics is a plus.
- Experience in image and spectroscopic signal analysis using data science tools (e.g. AI, DNN) is a plus.
- Independent, self-driven, creative, solution-oriented, open-minded, flexible and team-player.

**We offer**:
**We offer the opportunity to**:

- Access state-of-the-art research facilities and laboratory resources.
- Collaborate with world-leading research groups through international consortiums.
- Interact with world-leading industry companies for technology transfer.

EPFL is an international and top ranking engineering university. It offers a young, stimulating, dynamic, interdisciplinary, and international working environment, a broad range of scientific training and networking events and hosts a vibrant entrepreneurial community.

**Start date**:
As soon as possible

**Term of employment**:
Fixed-term (CDD)

**Work rate**:
100%

**Duration**:
Fixed-term (CDD)
2 years, renewable

**Contact**:
**Reference**:
Job Nb 2487

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