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Scientist

University of Rochester: Office of the Provost: Academic Center: LLE-Laboratory for Laser Energ

Location

Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Open Date

Jul 15, 2026

Salary Range or Pay Grade

$100,000-140,000

Description

The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) at the University of Rochester invites applications for a Scientist position in the Ultrafast Plasma Photonics (UPP) Group.

The UPP Group is pioneering new ways to control intense laser light in space and time to create fundamentally new interactions between light and plasma. By integrating theory, computation, and experiment, the group is establishing the scientific foundations for Ultrafast Plasma Photonics—an emerging field that combines ultrafast optics, nonlinear photonics, plasma physics, and structured light to enable new regimes of laser–matter interaction.

Our research seeks to understand and control laser propagation, plasma dynamics, and nonlinear optical processes using advanced concepts such as flying-focus pulses,



spatiotemporal beam shaping, structured light, plasma photonic devices, and programmable laser waveforms. These advances are opening new opportunities in high-energy-density science, inertial fusion energy, plasma-based particle acceleration, ultrafast radiation sources, and next-generation high-power laser systems.

The successful candidate will conduct innovative theoretical and computational research in close partnership with experimental scientists, developing predictive models that guide experiments, reveal current physical phenomena, and shape future research directions.

Responsibilities

Develop original theoretical descriptions of ultrafast laser-plasma interactions and nonlinear optical phenomena.
Create predictive computational models of structured-light propagation, plasma dynamics, and laser-driven nonlinear processes.
Develop advanced simulation capabilities for spatiotemporally structured laser pulses,

📌 Scientist [187223] (Laskein)
🏢 U.S. Fusion Energy
📍 Laskein