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postdoctoral researcher position

Dr. Sadao UEMURA of Photonics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan, sent me an information for a postdoctoral position. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Uemura (s.uemura at aist.go.jp). Maybe, mention that you get the information from Yan Feng If you like.

TYPE:
Researcher. Full Time – Experienced (non-manager)

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT:
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan

SALARY:
Based on the provisions of the AIST. (It depends on what your experience is, but can be, for a person just after receiving Ph.D., about 5 million yen by personal calculation including pay-as-you-earn (social security payments, taxes, and so on.))

EMPLOYMENT PERIOD:
1 year beginning on the 1st of April, 2007. It can be extended more.

DESCRIPTION:
The Photonics Research Institute in the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) invites a highly motivated candidate for postdoctoral researcher to develop diode-pumped high-power Yb:YAG lasers with high energy efficiency following the action plan of the Japanese project funded by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).

REQUIREMENTS:
Ph.D. in a laser-related field. Experience in theoretical and experimental aspects of diode-pumped mode-locked solid-state lasers, as well as good communication and writing skills in English.

Prof. Robert Byer’s visit

Prof. Robert Byer had a seminar at MPI für Quantenoptik, titled Acceleration of Electrons with Visible Light. I went over and listened his nice talk, but I have nothing special to comment. It is a touch project, and power consuming as well 😉 if successfully built. The current power supply of SLAC is not enough according to estimation.

After that he visited our lab. We talked about topics like nonlinear optical crystals, especially their VTE PPSLT, long wavelength Yb fiber laser and amplifier, and yellow lasers, etc. He has very broad expertise, ranging from nonlinear crystals to gravitational wave detection to electronic acceleratoration. The meeting is interesting and fruitful.

But there is always a serious problem for me in such events: I can hardly join the discussings. I still don’t master English well and the rythem of his speech is quite fast. So I should practise my English more. This is actually one purpose of this blog.