Nesbitt Group Resources
Opportunities
The Nesbitt Group routinely has openings for postdoctoral associates and graduate students. In addition, the Nesbitt group also has traditionally made undergraduate research opportunities available for especially motivated and independent students.
Postdoctoral Positions available at JILA, Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
Description: The selected candidate(s) will work with David Nesbitt and his research group, and will also have the opportunity to interact with other chemical/biophysical experimental and theoretical groups at NIST, JILA and the Chemistry and Physics department. There are project openings for highly motivated and suitably trained candidates in the following areas.
1) High resolution infrared laser spectroscopy of jet cooled high reactive chemical transient species of critical importance in combustion, atmospheric and interstellar chemistry.
Ìý2) State resolved molecular collision dynamics at the gas-liquid interface, with special emphasis on chemical reaction, energy transfer and solvation dynamics with room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), molten metals, self assembled monolayers (SAMs), and liquid microjets.
Ìý3) Ultrafast laser studies of plasmonic/fluorescence dynamics in nanostructures (Au, Cu, Ag), nanocrystal quantum dots and other mesoscale materials, exploiting novel combinations of multiphoton electron photoemission microscopy (SPIM), velocity map imaging (VMI) and time correlated single photon counting capabilities.
Ìý 4) Single molecule studies of RNA/DNA/protein conformational dynamics, exploiting state-of-the-art ultrafast confocal laser microscopy and polarization/color/arrival time sorted single photon counting methods.Ìý
Postdoctoral positions in one or more of the above areas are currently available. Completed applications submitted will be considered until the position is filled.
Those interested in applying should download and complete the application form availableÌýhere, and send it (along with the requested supporting materials) to the Visiting Scientists Program Assistant. Initially, an unofficial copy of your graduate record is adequate. Three letters of recommendation are required.
Information on JILA Postdoctoral Associate Positions:
Postdoctoral Associate Positions at JILA: Information and Application Forms
Postdoctoral applicants who are U.S. citizens can also apply for competitively awardedÌýÌýto work in the Nesbitt group through the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Application materials and information can be obtained either via theÌýÌýwebsite or by contactingÌýDr. Claire M. Saundry, (301) 975-2386.
Dr. Nesbitt is an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and therefore postdoctoral applicants who are German or Swiss citizens can also apply to theÌýfor financial support to work in the Nesbitt labs.
Also, please visit theÌýJILA Postdoctoral Research pageÌýfor more information.
University PhD Program Information
Relevant graduate PhD programs at the University of Colorado and Department Hompages:
Outreach
CU Wizards Program
David Nesbitt directs the CU Wizards Program which, for over three decades, has presented free shows that teach children about the wonders of science. One Saturday morning each month, renowned ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ professors and members of the community host interactive shows on the CU Campus. The shows are geared toward children and young adults in grades K-12, but everyone in the community is welcome to join in. CU Wizards audiences are quite large, Wizards often present to over 200 young people and many of them are newcomers to the Wizards shows. CU Wizards brings in professors from across the sciences and provides undergraduates, graduate students, and post-docs alike the opportunity to get involved in the local community. For more information, visit the .