Postdoctoral Fellowship, Quantum Plasmonic Sensors

**Priority will be given to the following designated employment equity groups: women, Indigenous peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.**
- The _Employment Equity Act_, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

**City**: Ottawa

**Organizational Unit**: Metrology Research Centre

**Classification**: RO

**Tenure**: Term

**Duration**:2 years

**Language Requirements**: English

**Work Arrangements**: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require full-time physical presence at the NRC work location identified.

**Discover the possible**:
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At the NRC, you’ll also discover new possibilities. Our supportive workplace fosters a culture of creativity, welcoming fresh perspectives and innovation at all levels. We value teamwork. You’ll collaborate across multiple fields and with the brightest minds to find creative solutions. Most importantly, you’ll discover what’s possible within you as you grow, make valuable contributions and progress in your professional journey. From ground-breaking discoveries to a life-changing career, discover your possible at the NRC.

**The Program**:
The NRC’s Postdoctoral Fellowship program offers PDFs access to unique world-class facilities and the opportunity to work alongside multi-disciplinary teams of expert researchers and technicians on projects of critical importance to Canada. PDFs will carry out research on innovative research projects, with opportunities for career development (publications and/or industry interaction).

**Project Title**:
Quantum Plasmonic Sensors

**The Role**:
NRC is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to lead research and development in quantum plasmonic sensors. These sensors hold the potential to revolutionize sensing capabilities, surpassing classical limits. It has been shown that quantum emitters or molecular vibrations coupled to plasmonic nanocavities can exhibit strong coupling even under ambient conditions. This provides an excellent platform for exploring cavity quantum electrodynamic light-matter interactions. The enhanced sensitivity of quantum plasmonic sensors can facilitate early detection of chemical and biological species at trace concentrations. Such sensors have the potential to achieve the highest detection sensitivity of chemical and biochemical molecules. This project will focus on exploiting the strong-coupling of quantum emitters and molecular vibrations to plasmonic nanocavities and explore cavity-modified chemistry under electronic or vibrational strong coupling. The Postdoctoral Fellow is expected to conduct cutting-edge research in the design, fabrication, modeling and characterization of the plasmonic quantum sensors. The selected PDF will have access to NRC’s world-class materials characterization and device fabrication facilities.

**Education**:
Ph.D. in Experimental Physics or relevant Engineering discipline with focus on strong light-matter interaction, plasmonic, quantum photonics research as demonstrated by thesis work and/or publications.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

**Experience**:

- Significant hands-on experience in optical spectroscopy; including design and construction of optical experiments;
- Hands-on experience in plasmonic device design, modelling, nanofabrication and characterizations; and
- Experience in quantum optics and quantum simulation of plasmonic cavity QED system.

**Language Requirements**:
English

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

**Condition of Employment**:
Reliability Status

**Who is eligible?**:

- Fellowships will be for two years contingent on satisfactory progress achieved during the first year.
- Fellows will work in a lab under the direct supervision of an NRC researcher.
- Exceptions may be considered to recognize personal or family related leave. Please connect with us using the contact information below to discuss in more detail.

**Application Requirements**:

- Resume
- Statement of Interest in the project (maximum one page in length)
- PhD Transcript - an electronic copy is sufficient, it does not have to be an official version.
- List of Publications

In addition, applicants who best meet the requirements of the position will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation at a later stage of the competition process.

**Compensation**:
The intent of this hiring action is to staff through the Postdoctoral Fellowships Program at the RCO-2/AsRO level, which is an earl