Category: Opportunities
Scientific collaborator for a 2-year contract at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, for remote atomic clock comparisons using the GNSS signals.
Application deadline is March 15, 2022. See More information here.
PhD and Postdoc positions in the Atom Interferometry and Inertial Sensors team at SYRTE, Paris
These positions are funded by the French Quantum Plan and other national and international research projects. Details are here PhDandPostdocPositionsatSYRTE.
Staff Research Technologist at JPL for the optical clock mission and system development
Staff Research Technologist” is needed at JPL to help lead clock mission science study, requirement definition, capability development, and technology maturation and validation activities in the coming years. Starting date: As soon as possible. See Job description here.
PhD position available at ONERA (Châtillon, France)
A PhD position is available at ONERA (Chatillon, France) to work on “Development of a 100 MHz quartz-MEMS resonator for space applications”. Application deadline is March 31, 2022. More information here: https://recrutement.cnes.fr/fr/annonce/1498503-112-development-of-a-100-mhz-quartz-mems-resonator-for-space-applications-92320-chatillon
Permanent Time/Frequency project manager position available at Syrlinks, Cesson-Sévigné (Brittany
Starting date: As soon as possible. See Job description here.
FIRST-TF Call for projects 2022 is now open; deadline for applications February 15, 2022
The FIRST-TF 2022 Call for Projects is now open. The deadline for submitting applications is February 15, 2022.
This call for projects aims to support teams from the FIRST-TF network on ambitious projects (research projects, projects in partnership with companies, training projects or dissemination of knowledge to the public) and to strengthen collaborations between its members, on themes focused on Time and Frequency metrology, its interfaces and its applications.
This year, the support provided by FIRST-TF may focus on:
• staff (financing of young researcher fixed-term contracts, engineering or technician fixed-term contracts, doctoral mission, no theses funded this year);
• Research / Service / Training equipment (material, components, instrumentation, etc.) including co-financing of medium-heavy equipment;
• operation (missions, invitations to researchers, organization of workshops or conferences, etc.).
The text of the call for projects as well as the response form can be downloaded here:
=> Text of the call for projects.
For any questions or requests for information relating to this call for projects, please send a message to ao@first-tf.com.
18 months Lidar Instrumentation Development Engineer position available at ONERA (Palaiseau site)
The Optics and Associated Techniques Department of ONERA, Palaiseau site, is looking for 18 months, a doctor or engineer with strong specialization in optics, laser, to be involved mainly in new projects relating to the development of Rayleigh and Raman UV lidars for aeronautical and environmental applications. The person recruited will be involved in two related activities, one related to the aeronautics sector for autonomous aircraft and the other to the energy sector for securing installations.
Postdoctoral position available at LP2N in Bordeaux
12 months period (with possibility of 12 additional months) Postdoctoral position available at LP2N in Bordeaux to work on “Ultra low noise laser and optical levitation”. More information here. Applicants may send a cv, reference and cover letter to Giorgio Santarelli, Yann Louyer and Adele Hilico
Openings for both graduate students and postdocs at NIST, Boulder.
The Fiber Sources and Applications Group at NIST, Boulder has openings both for graduate students and postdocs with a background in optics and/or electrical engineering for projects focused on the application of optical frequency combs to time-frequency transfer and ranging. More information here.
Postdoctoral positions available at NIST Boulder.
The Atomic Devices and Instrumentation Group at NIST currently has openings for one or more post-doctoral research associates with a background in atomic physics, laser science or photonics. Projects include MEMS alkali cell fabrication, atomic magnetometry, high-performance compact clocks, atom interferometers and other compact and chip-scale instruments. Non-US citizens are welcome. More information on the NIST ADI group can be found at More information here. Applicants may send a cv and cover letter to John Kitching.