University at Buffalo

Announcement of Vacancy

 

Department    Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

 

Hiring Salary     $28,000 - $42,000 (Full-Time)

 

 

Descriptive Title        HPIV Research Associate

Posting Number         R-24125

                                             

 

Payroll Title              Postdoctoral Associate

Posting Period     10/11/04 – 10/25/04

                              Research Foundation Exempt E.89 Payroll Title

(Resumes must be received by the end of the posting period)

 

 

Responsibilities:  The successful applicant will contribute by building onto and improving the exiting digital holography system object oriented algorithms to enable efficient adaption to new applications. This will require a strong working knowledge of coherent optics and the ability to turn this fundamental understanding into object oriented algorithms in C++ or Java Numerics. As an important member of a research team consisting of a number of graduate students, permanent staff and supporting faculty, the successful applicant will lead weekly research meetings, and oversee the efforts of the graduate students and support staff. Strong communication and interpersonal skills will be required to lead grant proposal preparation, peer reviewed publication preparation and attend conferences to present research findings. The dissemination of knowledge to our students through the regular teaching of graduate level students will be expected. Administrative duties including, purchasing, budget and oversight and planning, research assistant recruiting and interviewing will be required as needed.

 

Education: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering or a similar field, specializing in coherent optics or instrumentation with experience in object oriented software development.

 

Experience:   The incumbent should be experienced in digital imaging algorithm development in Matlab and final implementation in Java Numerics or C++ code; possess a strong analytical understanding of coherent optics and possibly holography; have working experience in standard electro-mechanical optics bread boarding setup and laser tuning and operation. The incumbent must have a functional knowledge and experience with coherent optics design and setup. 2 – 5 years of graduate school or work experience in an appropriate field is expected.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  Appointment of a current Research Foundation employee to this position may be made within the posted range,

 

 

              or at the individual’s current salary if higher, subject to available funds.

 

 

 

 

                                               

 

Persons interested in the above position should submit a resume along with a letter of application, to:  

 

            Dr. Hui Meng

            Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

            324 Jarvis Hall

            Buffalo, NY 14260-4400

 

            E-mail: huimeng@buffalo.edu

 

                                                                                               

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

Personnel are chosen on the basis of ability without regard to Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Age, National Origin,

Disability or Marital Status, in Accordance with Federal and State Law