Temporary Nonexempt

50% Completion of the susceptibility system, and acquiring measurements required for the development of measurements software using LabView or Python to control the experiments and record the data.

25% Developing ac susceptibility system. This entails winding coils, on the order of a thousand turns of 50ga copper wire, for a mutual inductance system. Given how fine the wire is, often multiple coils must be wound to be successful. Pairs of coils, one with and one without a spin glass sample, will be in a closed cycle refrigerator with a third coil wound on the outside of them. The outer coils will drive the inner coils and the difference in voltage will be measured.

20% Analyze data using software to be developed. The writing of scientific publications to report the results will be done and possibly the presentation of the results at conferences.

5% General maintenance of the laboratory and repair of equipment will be done.

Advanced degree with 1 or more years of research training

PhD in Physics with 10yrs or more of work.

School of Physics and Astronomy: https://cse.umn.edu/physics

Pay Range: $55.00 - $57.00 per hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

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