What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Research Specialist - Materials Research Laboratory position at illinois?
Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop and perform research on optical quantum information projects which includes: Combining various state-of-the-art devices including: lasers, nonlinear crystals, superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors, optical delay lines, and ultrafast electro-optic switches, to deterministically add (or subtract) single photons from a given input state; and characterizing final state using quantum state tomography as well as methods from heterodyne detection and conditional heterodyne detection.
- Gather and analyze data, write and present research at conferences and in journals both domestic and internationally.
- Supervise and mentor graduate and undergraduate student research.
- Perform other duties as assigned.