Postdoctoral Fellow

General Description This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. The role involves technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration on quantum information processing with mixed species trapped ions. Position Title PREP Research Associate Salary $78,000 - $80,500 per year. Key Responsibilities Implement basic building blocks of scalable quantum information processing with mixed species trapped ions. Collaborate with NIST permanent staff, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students to upgrade existing apparatus. Plan and build new components of the apparatus. Implement and evaluate experiments. Disseminate results through publication in journals and presentations. Qualifications U.S. citizen preferred. PhD in physics or equivalent degree from a foreign university. Experience in experimental design and execution in an atomic physics laboratory. Good understanding of laser technology and nonlinear frequency conversion. Salary Range The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University. Benefits Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found at . Equal Opportunity Employer The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved. Background Checks The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre‑employment background check including education verification. EEO is the Law EEOC: #J-18808-Ljbffr