to apply.
The selected candidate will join a highly collaborative research environment and contribute to the development of optical and spin-control experiments, precision measurement systems, and custom scientific instrumentation. The position offers opportunities to work across disciplinary boundaries and to collaborate with faculty, researchers, and students in the lab as well as the associated research centers across NYUAD. The successful applicant will be expected to advance the Lab's research program, contribute to collaborative projects, and participate actively in the training and mentoring of undergraduate students through research supervision and hands-on laboratory instruction.
Applicants should meet the following qualifications and possess relevant expertise:
- A PhD in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field, with a strong experimental research background, with less than 5 years post-receipt of PhD.
- Experience with optical systems, lasers, spectroscopy, quantum optics, spin physics, magnetic resonance, or related spin-based quantum platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to design, build, integrate, and troubleshoot scientific instruments, including experimental control, electronics, data acquisition, and automation, or experimental control software.
- A strong commitment to collaborative research and to undergraduate training, including mentoring students and contributing to hands-on experimental education.
The appointment will be for a period of one year, and extensions to longer terms are possible upon review.
The terms of employment for these positions include a very competitive salary with additional attractive benefits, including generous housing allowance, medical insurance with access to world class facilities, annual home leave allowance, and (if applicable) dependent private school fees. Salaries are tax-free in the UAE (for US tax, the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion can be used). The researchers will have dedicated funds for traveling, computing, publications, etc. and will have access to excellent world-class research facilities.
The preferred starting date is September 2026, but earlier dates are also possible based on the excellence of the candidate and the processing steps. Review of applications will start soon after job posting, and will continue until the position is filled.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcript, publication list, a brief statement of research interests, and three letters of recommendation. Applicants are strongly encouraged to outline (in the cover letter and/or research statement) how they plan to contribute to create interdisciplinary connections within the research areas of the center.
Questions regarding specifics for this position may be directed to Prof. Asif Equbal asif@nyu.edu
