Postdoctoral researcher
Optical spatiotemporal beamshaping
The role
We seek applications from suitably qualified candidates who will focus on the development of optical systems for the measurement and manipulation of the spatial, spectral and temporal properties of light. The position is funded under an Australian Research Council (ARC), Linkage Project (LP230100181, ‘time reversed optics’) with Nokia Bell Labs
Examples of previous work in this area available here : https://www.youtube.com/user/joelacarpenter
‘Time reversed optical waves’ : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WcIejZd__w
The person
The applicant should possess a PhD or postdoctoral experience in a relevant area of physics or engineering. Ideally candidates will be experienced with Fourier optics (especially SLMs), multimode fibre optics and free-space optics. Strong programming skills are desirable, particularly in Matlab, python, .NET, C, C++ and CUDA.
The successful applicant should have a strong desire to develop a successful and highly productive research career and possess good general research skills and writing abilities.
Remuneration
This is a full-time, fixed term appointment for 2-3 years. The salary package for a recently graduated PhD student would be Level A06 ($96,273.35 AUD/annum. Approx. ~64k USD, $50k GBP, $60k EUR) with approximately 3.5% salary increment for every year post-PhD.
On-top of base salary, there is also an additional 17% superannuation payments (retirement investment account, similar to 401(k) in US system)
Enquires
To discuss this role please contact Dr. Joel Carpenter at j.carpenter@uq.edu.au
Position would commence no earlier than 1st January 2025, and no later than 31st December 2025.
PhD students
PhD students are primarily funded through one of two means….
UQ Graduate School scholarships
These are more competitive scholarships awarded centrally through UQ Graduate School. There are typically two rounds of intake per year (~March application for ~July start, and July application for January start). If you’re interested in these scholarships, discuss with your potential supervisor staff member on the ‘People’ page.
Project specific stipends
Funding is attached to a specific project such as an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant, industry project, etc.
We will advertise any open positions of this kind on this site. These stipends become available at random times and can commence on shorter notice than the Graduate School scholarships below.
Postdoctoral researchers
Project specific funding
Funding is attached to a specific project such as an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant, industry project, etc.
Salaries can be seen here. For reference, typically directly after PhD graduation you would start on ~Level A6 and more experienced postdocs would be somewhere on Level B.
We will advertise any open positions of this kind on this site.
Bring-your-own fellowship
If you’re interested in joining the group as part of your own fellowship, either a fellowship you’ve already been awarded, or one you’re thinking of applying for such as an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), talk to us. For example, an ARC DECRA is ~20% success rate and typically runs for 3 years, pays your salary plus about $50k AUD/year of spending money. UQ also has a program ‘UQ Amplify’, which offers to extend your contract by an additional 2 years (5 years total), in exchange for doing some teaching.