RESEARCH SCIENTIST - QUANTUM PHOTONICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY
NADIA Global
- Abu Dhabi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ph.D. thesis in Laser Physics or a related field.
- Strong background in one or more of classical and quantum optics, imaging with light, and quantum entanglement.
- Minimum of 3 years of experimental research experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in high-power, ultrafast lasers, and ultrafast laser spectroscopy.
- Proven academic writing skills with a record of publications.
- Clear and concise oral and written communication skills.
- Hands-on experience and background in optics, optical setups, data collection, and analysis.
- Knowledge of nanofabrication and related simulation tools (COMSOL, FDTD, etc.).
- Proficiency in programming languages such as LabVIEW, Python, Matlab.
- Background in integrated photonics applications such as quantum sensing, networking and computing, LIDAR, imaging, RF photonics, or optical communications.
- Experience in the design and test of photonics devices (waveguides, gratings, modulators, lasers, amplifiers, optical detectors).
- Evidence of producing excellent experimental work in an optical laboratory.
- Experience with optical testbeds, including resonator/waveguide fabrication and/or characterization, free space, and fiber optics alignment.
- Ability to model and simulate quantum states, including those based on entanglement generation protocols.
- Working with ultrafast optical setups, including pulse compression, synthesis, and measurement.
- Tuning and maintaining high-energy ultrafast oscillator, amplifier, and parametric amplifier systems.
- Developing and constructing a high-pressure gas to high-vacuum laser beam-line for infrared, vacuum, and extreme ultraviolet experiments.
- Building optical characterization devices such as Mid-IR, VUV, and EUV
- Development of new pulse characterization techniques in the VUV region.
- Programming instrument control and data acquisition systems (in Python).
- Demonstrated scientific excellence through publications, technical presentations in national and international conferences, and engagement in sponsor meetings and workshops.