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JOB DESCRIPTION
Vacancy Ref: A1223
Job Title:
Senior Research Associate and Impact Fellow in practical
Present Grade: 7
quantum technologies
Department/College:
Physics (QTC)
Directly responsible to:
Dr R J Young
Supervisory responsibility for: n/a
Other contacts
Internal:
Head of Department
External:
Major Duties:
The project entails developing practical quantum technologies for applications near-term applications, such as in
information security. You will take a leading role in developing and measure structures emitting or processing
quantum light, using; III-V semiconductors, 2D materials and/or plasmonics. You will provide supervisory input to
post graduate students in the group and will be encouraged and given support to apply for personal fellowships, to
work towards research independence.
The University has considerable state-of-the-art facilities that you will be expected to use as part of this project,
including:
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A fabrication suite and cleanroom. The Lancaster Quantum Technology Centre officially opened in 2014, it
contains a fully fitted class 100/1000 cleanrooms with e-beam lithography and plasma etching tools,
amongst many others, and a new MBE machine.
Advanced characterisation laboratories including photoluminescence (high resolution time-resolved, and
high field), scanning probe microscopy, X-ray diffraction, SEM and others.
You will also benefit from strong collaboration with Security Lancaster, which was awarded a Centre of Excellence
in Cyber Security Research by GCHQ and the EPSRC.