Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world’s most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn’t imagine the future, we invent it. If you’re passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here!The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ECE ranks among the best in the country. Our research programs are at the forefront of the technologies that have changed the world we live in. Our interdisciplinary approach to education and research allows faculty and student across the university and beyond to collaborate on problems that have a significant impact on the world around us.The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University is seeking an outstanding Post-Doctoral Researcher to join Prof. Gianluca Piazza. The successful candidate will contribute to cutting-edge research in the modeling, design, fabrication, characterization, and system integration of MEMS quartz resonators for next-generation precision micro-oscillators. The position offers the opportunity to work closely with graduate, master's, and undergraduate students, as well as industrial collaborators, in a highly collaborative research environment focused on advanced timing and frequency control technologies.Core Responsibilities: Conduct research on MEMS quartz resonators and precision micro-oscillator technologiesDevelop analytical, numerical, and finite-element models of MEMS resonatorsDesign, fabricate, and characterize MEMS resonator devicesIntegrate resonators into oscillator and electronic circuit platforms and evaluate system-level performanceWork closely with graduate students, master's students, undergraduate researchers, and industrial partners to achieve project objective
