Closing date: 6 June 2014
Job no: 0033307

A Research Fellow is sought with experience in electron optics, electron microscopy, and/or laser cooling of atoms, to work on a project to develop an electron imaging system using cold electrons extracted from laser-cooled atoms. The Fellow will work collaboratively with Profs. Robert Scholten and Keith Nugent, existing Fellow Dr. Ben Sparkes, and a strong team of postgraduate students.

The research team will investigate the physics of Rydberg atoms and ultracold electrons and ions generated from laser cooled atoms, with the ultimate goal of ultrafast atomic resolution coherent diffractive imaging. The Fellow will use the existing cold atom electron and ion source, and contribute to the design and implementation of a new electron optics system for practical application of the technology, particularly for partially coherent diffractive imaging of nanomaterials and biological targets. The Fellow may also contribute to imaging experiments on high resolution commercial electron microscopes. An ability to strongly interact with the theoretical aspects of the project will be highly regarded.

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