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Associate Specialist – Integrated Photonics Lab - EECS

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Position description

Heterogeneous integration of III-V active optoelectronic components with silicon photonics offers a cost- effective path to photonic integrated circuits. Integrated gain elements are essential building blocks for semiconductor optical amplifiers and wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) laser sources. The Integrated Photonics Lab (IPL) is seeking candidates with demonstrated experience in heterogeneous integration, including device design, fabrication, and testing.

This work is funded through a collaborative research project with an industrial partner. The research work will be conducted at Berkeley Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory, a state-of-the-art university research facility.

Appointment Length:
The initial appointment will begin as soon as possible and is a 100% appointment for duration of one year. The appointment is renewable for up to three years, pending on availability of funding and satisfactory performance.

Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the candidate includes: design of active III-V optoelectronic devices heterogeneously integrated on silicon substrate; design of energy efficient lasers and wavelength tunable lasers; development of heterogeneous integration process, including fabrication of III-V optoelectronic devices and silicon photonics; demonstration of prototype optoelectronic devices on silicon; electrical and optical characterization of the optoelectronic devices.

Other responsibilities include preparation of technical reports and manuscripts for conference/journal publications; preparation of technical presentations to sponsors. The researcher will report to the Principal Investigator.

Basic Qualifications:
• Master degree or equivalent degree in Electrical Engineering or related disciplines at time of application.
Additional Qualifications (by start date):
• Hands-on cleanroom experiences in wafer bonding, photolithography, dry etching of III-V semiconductors, chemical vapor deposition, metal deposition, and lift-off process. Experience in electron-beam lithography and deep-UV projection lithography is a plus.
• Journal publications demonstrating prior experiences in heterogeneously integrated optoelectronic devices
• Photonic integrated circuit design, experience with simulation tools such as finite-difference time domain (FDTD) simulations and/or beam propagation method.
• At least five years of hands-on research experiences in design, fabrication, and testing of heterogeneously integrated optoelectronic devices.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in laser and waveguide design and simulation.

Salary:
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on UC Berkeley salary scales which can be found here: http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/1314/table24.pdf. ($50,820, Step 1 to $60,024, Step III a year, commensurate with experience)

Application procedure:
To apply go to https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00810.
Please direct all questions for this position to wu@eecs.berkeley.edu with the subject line: Associate Specialist.

Interested individuals should submit application documents as PDFs, which includes:
• Cover Letter – Your interest in heterogeneous photonic integrated circuits and research vision
• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Candidates should submit a letter of interest that describes their prior research experience and research vision.
• Copies of 3 publications
• Academic Transcript
• 3 references required (contact information only)

This position will remain open until filled
All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy
see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter - Your interest in heterogeneous photonic integrated circuits and research vision

  • Statement of Research Experiences and Interest - Candidates should submit a letter of interest that describes their prior research experience and research vision.

  • Academic Transcript

  • Copies 1 of 3 publication in relevant area

  • Copies 2 of 3 publication in relevant area

  • Copies 3 of 3 publication in relevant area

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)