Research Assistant/Associate

The post arises from a collaboration funded by the EPSRC between the University of Exeter, King's College London, & Imperial College London with the objective of advancing our understanding of materials that vary in time. The successful applicant will be expected to work with Professor Rupert Oulton & Professor Riccardo Sapienza in London and our experimental collaborators to develop experiments in the field of metamaterials that vary in space and time. At Research Associate level: To carry out research programmes in photonic metamaterials, nanophotonics, ultrafast spectroscopy and structured light generation, undertake project management and/or supervise multi-disciplinary teams. The Research Associate will also be expected to submit publications to refereed journals and to attract external research funding. The main duties will include: Develop optical experiments to study optical metamaterials, to structure light in space and time and to use it to modulate materials. Characterisation of time-varying photonic metamaterials to identify and develop suitable techniques, and apparatus, for the collection and analysis of data. Fabricate the required nanostructures. Assist with the analysis of data.

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