Laboratory for Complex Materials and Devices

Openings

We are always on the look out for motivated, smart individuals to join our research group. Based on your academic standing, please refer to the following notes about the current openings in the group.

Post-doctoral Fellows:

Please visit the following links to see if you qualify for some of the USC post-doctoral programs:
1. USC-CONACYT program Interested candidates are requested to contact the PI via email (jayakanr@usc.edu) with CV.
2. Taiwan-USC Postdoc program Interested candidates are requested to contact the PI via email (jayakanr@usc.edu) with CV.
3. Provost’s Program for Faculty Diversity Interested candidates are requested to contact the PI via email (jayakanr@usc.edu) with CV.

Ph.D Students:

We are always looking for graduate students. Students with background in Materials Science, Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering are appropriate for our research program. Interested students are requested to apply to the Materials Science Ph.D. program at Viterbi School of Engineering. Please email the PI for further information on the research projects. The students are also directed to apply for the external fellowships listed below, if you quality:

1. Fellowships through Roberto Rocca Education Program

2. NSF Graduate Fellowship

3. NDSEG Graduate Fellowship

MS Students:

We have limited openings for Masters students to work on directed research. Students should be willing to commit for one year to work on research projects. It is expected that such students have completed graduate level coursework such as Solid State Physics, Thermodynamics and Kinetics, etc.

Undergraduate Students:

We have multiple openings for undergraduate students to gain exposure to research. Typically, students in their junior and senior years with background in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering are appropriate for our research program. Please email the PI for further information on the research projects. There are some support available for USC undergraduates to gain research experience in USC. They are:

1. USC Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship

2. Rose Hills Summer Fellowships

3. WiSE Undergraduate Research Experience – Fellows

Students from universities outside USC have a few options to support there undergraduate research projects in our research lab. Typically, these appointments tend to be for the summer only. Some of the useful programs include:

1. SURE program for domestic students

2. SURE program for international students