measurement platforms are especially encouraged to apply.
The selected candidate will work in a highly collaborative research environment within CQTS. The central responsibility of the position is instrument building: conceiving, prototyping, assembling, integrating, calibrating, automating, and troubleshooting custom experimental systems. These instruments may combine optical components, laser and spectroscopic methods, spin-control or magnetic-resonance techniques, electronics, data-acquisition hardware, and software control. The candidate will use these platforms to advance research in optics, spin physics, and related areas of quantum science, while collaborating with faculty, researchers, and students across CQTS and NYUAD. The successful applicant will also participate actively in undergraduate training through research supervision, laboratory instruction, and hands-on mentoring in experimental design and scientific instrument development.
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.
- Demonstrated experience designing and building scientific instruments, including the integration of optical, electronic, mechanical, and computer-controlled subsystems.
- Hands-on expertise in one or more of the following areas: optical systems, lasers, spectroscopy, quantum optics, spin physics, magnetic resonance, precision measurement, electronics, data acquisition, automation, or experimental control software.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, a commitment to collaborative interdisciplinary research, and an interest in mentoring undergraduate students in laboratory research and instrument development.
The appointment will be for a period of two years.
The terms of employment include a very competitive salary and attractive additional benefits, including a generous housing allowance, medical insurance with access to world-class facilities, an annual home-leave allowance, and, if applicable, dependent private-school fees. Salaries are tax-free in the UAE (for U.S. tax purposes, the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion may apply). The postdoctoral researcher will have dedicated funds for travel, computing, publications, and other research needs, and will have access to excellent world-class research facilities.
The preferred starting date is September 2026, although an earlier start may be possible depending on the selected candidate and the completion of the appointment process. Review of applications will begin soon after the position is posted 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. In the cover letter and/or research statement, applicants are strongly encouraged to describe their experience in scientific instrument development and explain how they would contribute to interdisciplinary connections among the research areas represented within CQTS.
Questions regarding this position may be directed to Prof. Asif Equbal at asif@nyu.edu.
