Overview
This is a unique opportunity for researcher with experimental and/or design and modelling skills in nearfield microscopy and nanofabrication to work in a leading industrial research environment.
At Microsoft Research@198 we undertake world-leading, ambitious cross-disciplinary projects that bring together physicists, engineers and computer scientists to transform the storage, compute and networking technologies that we use in the cloud.
You will work with world class engineers and researchers at Microsoft Research in Cambridge and across Microsoft product teams to help create disruptive solutions for data storage in the modern cloud. This stimulating environment is the ideal place to grow your theoretical and practical skills, challenge your ingenuity and work in a multidisciplinary team to develop technologies that aim to have a real-world impact.
Qualifications
Required qualifications.
1. PhD in Physics or Engineering with focus on nearfield microscopy and nanofabrication.
2. Demonstrated track record in proposing, evaluating and delivering innovative and novel devices and/or nearfield microscopy systems and measurements.
3. Strong expertise in physics of nano-scale light matter interactions, including conceptual design, modelling and demonstration.
Preferred qualifications (one or more of the following)
4. Hands-on experience with optical lab components and instruments (e.g., lasers, free-space assemblies, optical microscopy systems, AFM, optical probe stations, etc.)
5. Hands-on experience with nanofabrication instruments (e.g., FIB, Deposition etc.)
6. Ability to automate lab measurements, scripting knowledge in Python/MATLAB
7. Experience in the design and modelling of photonic nano-structures with FDTD simulation
8. Experience in the design and implementation of free space optical systems e.g. near field optical imaging systems.
Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will have a can-do and open-minded attitude and be prepared to work within a rapidly changing research environment, while simultaneously taking a rigorous and systematic approach to design, implementation and debug of physical systems with a high attention to detail.
You will be tasked to use your breadth of knowledge in the nearfield microscopy and/or nanofabrication space to develop techniques to control, measure and understand next generation materials for data storage applications. You will be required to envisage, architect, and explore multiple designs, through theoretical design and modelling, and then take a hands-on experimental approach to creating and characterizing proof-of-concepts to validate the designs.
You will work with researchers in optics, integrated photonics, electronics, networking, machine learning and computer science, feeding back results and experience as well as learning about, considering, and understanding the additional constraints to find good solutions to difficult problems.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Industry leading healthcareEducational resourcesDiscounts on products and servicesSavings and investmentsMaternity and paternity leaveGenerous time awayGiving programsOpportunities to network and connect