Category: Opportunities
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.
Time-Frequency Research Engineer position available at UAR THETA, Besançon.
This position is offered by CNRS internal mobility, FSEP (Fonctions Susceptibles d’Etre Pourvues), and therefore reserved exclusively for CNRS agents (civil servants and permanent contract). It will be published on the CNRS website (https://mobiliteinterne.cnrs.fr/afip/owa/consult.accueil) between December 6 and January 17. See the job description for more details Profil_IGR_TF_FSEP_UAR_THETA_3245. For any additional information, please contact the director of the unit: Philippe Rousselot.
Project manager position for the Equipex T-REFIMEVE, available at the University Sorbonne Paris Nord, Villetaneuse Campus.
Initial contract of 1 year with a budgeted multi-year renewal. Starting date: January 1, 2022. Applications (CV and cover letter) should be sent to amy@univ-paris13.fr and recrutement@univ-paris13.fr. See Job description here.
Frequency & Timing Engineer position available at VisionSpace Technologies GmbH, Darmstadt (Germany) to assist operations of European Space Agency – Operations Centre in Germany
He/She will be in charge of designing and procuring frequency and timing systems for a huge network of antennas. More information here.
18 months Postdoctoral position available in the OHMS team at FEMTO-ST (Besançon, France) to study a new generation of ultra-stable optical Fabry-Perot cavity.
The aim of this work is to study a new generation of ultra-stable optical Fabry-Perot cavity. Such a cavity, made from single crystal silicon maintained below 1 K, will be used as the frequency reference for an ultra-stable laser. It will pave the way for the next generation of ultra-stable lasers with fractional frequency stability lower than 10-17.
As a first step, the Fabry-Perot cavity will be placed and cooled down in a dilution cryostat. A laser source will be frequency-locked to the cavity in order to access its optical properties. Refine measurement of those properties is the second step. The last step will focus on performances characterization to demonstrate the potential of this ultra-low temperature reference.
Frequency Comb Scientist position available at the Time and Frequency Department at NPL, Teddington, United Kingdom.
Application deadline is September 05th, 2021. More information here.