Open position, Quantum Materials Research Scientist, Arizona State University, USA (Deadline: 03.07.2025)

Arizona State University has embarked on a multi-year project to develop novel compact X-ray sources as part of its CXFEL Labs (https://biodesign.asu.edu/cxfel/), including the hard X-ray femtosecond Compact X-ray Light Source (CXLS) and the Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser (CXFEL) generating ultrashort and coherent soft X-rays in a room-sized facility. The implementation of the CXFEL under the umbrella of a recent NSF midscale research infrastructure award includes the construction of the novel X-ray light source, implementation of several endstations for biology, AMO physics, and quantum materials science, as well as initial validation studies. CXFEL will be a novel, fully-coherent X-ray laser capable of temporal and spectral shaping of the X-ray output down to attosecond timescales, which presents opportunities to develop an original research program in ultrafast science of quantum materials.  

We invite applications for a Research Scientist position that entails the implementation of new methods for ultrafast soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy, resonant x-ray scattering, and coherent imaging in a variety of systems. The successful applicant will join a team of experts in implementing the CXFEL quantum materials endstation, including a soft x-ray goniometer and closed-cycle cryostat, to enable femtosecond-resolved pump-probe studies combining CXFEL X-ray and optical pulses tunable across the electromagnetic spectrum. The scientist will also carry out initial validation studies at CXFEL, and can participate in commissioning experiments at ASU’s existing hard X-ray CXLS source. The successful candidate may also participate in experimental runs at other X-ray and ultrafast facilities as opportunities arise to inform optimal implementation of CXFEL capabilities.