CareerPlan

Postdoctoral Hire - Redwing Group - Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Penn State University Park, USFull-time2026-10-07 → 2026-11-11
On-site · United States

Core

Conduct experiments and analyze relationships among growth conditions, material structure, and properties for two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and AI-assisted workflows.

Role type

Postdoctoral researcher (materials synthesis & characterization)

Builds

Data-rich experimental workflows connecting MOCVD synthesis with in situ measurements and AI planning

Domain

Materials Science / Semiconductor Physics / AI for Science

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

MOCVD growth, materials characterization, experimental design, data analysis, scientific communication

Preferred skills

Electronic materials synthesis, device fabrication, in situ spectroscopic ellipsometry, data-driven experimentation

Technologies

MOCVD, spectroscopic ellipsometry, AI tools

Responsibilities

Plan and conduct experiments, analyze growth conditions and material properties, communicate results via publications and presentations, develop AI-assisted experimental workflows

Seniority

Postdoctoral Scholar