{"id":596,"date":"2023-01-23T18:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T18:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/?page_id=596"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:38:42","slug":"join-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/zhang\/join-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>If you have tried, you may or may not get it.<br>If you haven&#8217;t tried, you would definitely not get it.<\/p><cite>Xi-Cheng Zhang<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Position Openings<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">We are no longer looking for <strong>PhD students<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Master&#8217;s students<\/strong> who want to conduct their master thesis projects may consult for availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Post-doctorates<\/strong> and <strong>UR undergraduate students<\/strong>, there are no position openings currently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Undergraduate students<\/strong> who are looking for summer research opportunities, please reach out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-baef57e47d7a6e3a17e0da00fabb0b05 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#1e3d69;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>UR Students<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">If you&#8217;re a UR student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attach your CV, Cover Letter, use the subject title<br>\u201cResearch Opportunity\u201d, and then send an email to Prof. Zhang and <strong>cc Jiacheng Zhao<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:xi-cheng.zhang@rochester.edu?cc=jzhao28@ur.rochester.edu\" style=\"border-radius:100px;background-color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Email<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c9a30e49b7c6b8a98747fb5018ad840b is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#facf07;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"family\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Non-UR Students<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>If you&#8217;re a student from a different university or college<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You have to first apply to a program of the University of Rochester.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can apply to the Optics, Physics and Astronomy, or other related programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.grad.rochester.edu\/apply\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px;background-color:#000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have tried, you may or may not get it.If you haven&#8217;t tried, you would definitely not get it. Xi-Cheng Zhang Position Openings We are no longer looking for PhD students. Master&#8217;s students who want to conduct their master thesis projects may consult for availability. 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