NASA Postdoctoral Program - Development of Solar Blind UV Photodetectors and Photocathodes Using III-Nitride Material

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA's missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology. This specific opportunity focuses on developing all solid-state photon counting detectors to operate in solar blind ultraviolet range using new III-N avalanche photodiode (APD) array technology. The position involves developing processing, fabrication, and characterization techniques for solar blind UV detectors and particle detectors supported by NASA and DoD. The successful candidate will work in a team environment at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, interacting with collaborators at JPL, University of South Carolina, SUNY-Albany, and other institutions. The role includes publishing results in technical refereed journals and presenting at conferences.