We are Looking to Add to the Group!
The Huff lab is currently looking and fully funded to support qualified PDFs, PhDs, & MScs. Please send expressions of interest directly to Dr. Huff at taleana.huff@queensu.ca following the directions below.
Two fully funded (full buy-out with no mandatory TA requirement) PhD positions are currently available in the Huff lab with flexible start dates in 2026. These can be in Chemistry or Physics tracks.
Apply Before: July 31st 2026 for Sept 1st 2026 start.
Queen’s 4th Year Thesis Projects — CHEM, ENG-PHYS, PHYS
The Huff Lab has a fully funded Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) position available.
Qualifications: We are seeking a candidate with a strong background in surface science, cryogenic measurements, atomically resolved scanning probe microscopy techniques (STM/AFM), and ultra-high vacuum (UHV) systems. Additional experience in tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), quantum colour centre characterization, charge dynamics measurements, or ultra-fast optics would be highly valued.
Potential Research Focuses:
Atomically precise fabrication and investigation of quantum colour centres and optically active defects in semiconductor materials using STM, AFM, and in-situ photoluminescence methodologies.
Investigation of molecular routes toward low-temperature silicon carbide production for applications in high-power and quantum semiconductor technologies.
Enabling surface-science-driven approaches to improving semiconductor manufacturing via AFM/STM/TERS investigation of the behaviour of N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) on metals.
Atomic-scale characterization of charge carrier dynamics at semiconductor interfaces using combined STM/AFM and ultra-fast optical spectroscopy methods.
New ideas if they fit the Huff lab’s atomically-precise characterization vision.
Start Date: Position is available immediately, with flexible start-date.
Salary: $51, 475 + benefits.
Apply Before: June 17th, 2026
Apply By: Emailing your CV and a short statement describing your research interests and fit with the Huff Lab to taleana.huff@queensu.ca.
Two funded (some TA’ing required) MSc positions are currently available in the Huff lab with flexible start dates in 2026.
Apply Before: July 31st 2026 for Sept 1st 2026 start.
Dr. Huff generally supports several Queen’s 4th year thesis students per academic year.
You’ll be paired with a senior lab member/student to work on projects that facilitate our atom/molecular scanning! We support a wide range of projects suitable for chemistry, engineering physics, physics, and materials science students.
As an experimental lab we often support work across analysis, hardware design, software automation, instrument design, photonics, semiconductor physics, molecular chemistry, quantum physics/chemistry, molecular dynamics, etc. Our available projects for 4th year thesis students is always changing as new priorities arise, so don’t be shy to as for our current list.
Apply Before:
Your department’s 4th year thesis selection internal deadline.
To apply:
Email Dr. Huff and briefly detail a little about yourself, your long term goals, and what interests you about working in the Huff group (< 1 page). Please also attach unofficial transcripts (strong math/phys/chemistry skills preferred). Candidates who pass this initial screening will be contacted to meet with Dr. Huff.