Open Positions

Depending on the upcoming/existing research projects, we are always looking for motivated and talented team members at all levels to join our diverse team and the broader UChicago community.

We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:

PhD students and Postdoctoral Scholars

• Our group investigates nanocrystal chemistry and physics with applications in energy conversion, quantum information, and catalysis. Projects include developing renewable energy systems based on semiconductor quantum dots, atomically controlled doping for quantum technologies, and studying degradation mechanisms and interfacial structures in III-V quantum dots using advanced electron microscopy techniques like STEM and liquid cell TEM. We also explore etching dynamics in indium-based semiconductors within graphene liquid cells. Additional efforts focus on stabilizing high-energy nanocrystal surfaces for selective catalysis and applying machine learning to achieve atomically precise imaging in liquid cell TEM, enabling real-time visualization of nanocrystal behavior in their native environments.

Undergraduate Researchers

• Please contact us to discuss the potential paths towards working in our lab as an undergrad student (during the school season or summer). We may have open positions in our lab for undergrad students majoring in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Electrical and Optical Engineering.  

All applications (solicitated or unsolicited) should be sent to our Lab/Research Manager, Dr Kamran Forghani (kforghani AT uchicago DOT edu). Please include a CV and a brief cover letter.

If you are Ph.D student or Undergraduate at UChicago looking for doing rotation/intern in our lab, feel free to reach out any member in our lab whose research area you are interested in.

Note: We review every single application carefully. However, only those applications which are well-aligned with our research directions will be notified about being under consideration (two weeks after submission).