Asylum Research


Corporate
Office

 

Asylum Research, an Oxford Instruments Company
6310 Hollister Ave
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
www.AsylumResearch.com

[Map]

805-696-6466 – voice
888-472-2795 – toll free
805-696-6467+ ext. – direct voice
805-696-6444 – fax

Request permission to use images, product photos, etc., web problems.

webmaster@AsylumResearch.com

MFP-3D and Cypher technical support.

support@AsylumResearch.com

Directions

Driving north on 101, exit Fairview Ave. Go straight at the light at the end of the exit and go back over the freeway. Stay in the right hand lane. Go to the second stop light at Hollister Ave. Take a right on Hollister Ave. Asylum Research is up about 1/4 mile on the right hand side across from the airport tower. [Map]

Nearby Lodging

Best Western5620 Calle Real, Santa Barbara • Phone: (805) 967-3200

Hampton Inn5665 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara • Phone: (805) 681-9800

Holiday Inn5650 Calle Real, Santa Barbara • Phone: (805) 964-6241

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Ramada Inn4770 Calle Real, Santa Barbara • Phone: (866) 398-4668

 


US Sales

 

West Coast

Amir Moshar
6310 Hollister Ave.
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
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888-472-2795 – toll free
805-696-6467 ext. 250 – direct voice
805-696-6444 – fax
amir@AsylumResearch.com

Northeast

Rob Cain, PhD
56 West 65th St Suit 1F
New York, NY 10023
202-271-8466 – voice
805-696-6444 – fax
rob@AsylumResearch.com

 

Southeast

Ryan Fuierer, PhD
North Carolina State University
Centennial Campus
940 Main Campus Dr., Ste. 130
Raleigh, NC 27606
[Map]
919-828-6490 – voice
919-280-4460 – mobile
919-828-6492 – fax
ryan@AsylumResearch.com

Midwest

Mark Reitsma, PhD
565 West Quincy St., Suite 906
Chicago, IL 60661

312-566-7776 – voice
805-696-6444 – fax
mark@AsylumResearch.com


Worldwide
Sales

 

Asylum Research offers worldwide sales and support. If you are interested in a sales quote and you reside in a country not listed below, please contact us at our US sales office.

US and World Sales

Asia Pacific

Australia and New Zealand

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Continental Europe

Former Soviet Republics

India

Israel

Japan

Korea

Mexico, Central America,
Argentina, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru

Middle East

Singapore and Malaysia

Taiwan

UK, Ireland and Scandinavia

       

US and Worldwide Sales

John Green
EVP Sales and Business Development, Worldwide Sales
6310 Hollister Ave.
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
888-472-2795 – toll free
805-696-6467 ext. 226 – direct voice
805-696-6444 – fax
john@AsylumResearch.com


Asia Pacific

David Beck, PhD
Vice President, Asia Pacific Sales

Asylum Research Technology Co. Ltd.
3-4 Shaochuan St.
Kaohsiung City 80441
Taiwan
+886-9-8839-2267 – voice
+886-7561-4871
– fax
david@AsylumResearch.com


Australia and New Zealand

The Innovation Group Pty Ltd.
35 Bungarim Wynd
Sydenham 3037
AUSTRALIA
+61 3 9449 7009 – voice
+61 3 9449 7009 – fax
+61 41 331 7749 – cell

www.innovationgroup.com.au
www.nanotechnology.com.au

Sales and
Support :

Dr. Shane Huntington, director@innovationgroup.com.au


Brazil

Amir Moshar
6310 Hollister Ave.
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
888-472-2795 – toll free
805-696-6467 ext. 250 – direct voice
805-696-6444 – fax

Sales and
Support :

Amir Moshar, amir@asylumresearch.com


Canada

Spectra Research Corporation
5805 Kennedy Road
Mississauga L4Z 2G3
Ontario, Canada
+11 905-890-0555 – voice
+11 905-890-1959 – fax
www.spectraresearch.ca

Sales and
Support :

Paul Greenwood, paulg@aca.ca


Chile

Tecnologia e Instrumentacion Dertec LTDA
José Ignacio Devilat R.
Av. Cristobal Colon 4695 of 502
Las Condes
Codigo Postal 7580386
Santiago, Chile
9332886 - 08/90302082 – voice
E-mail: i.devilat@dertec.cl


China

Grapes Hangzhou Technology Co., LTD
Room 2701, Unit 2, Building 15, JiangNan HaoYuan 
BinJiang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
China
310051
+86 013575736133 – voice
+86 0571-87039363 – voice
+86 0571-87114437 – fax
www.hzglp.com
E-mail: hzglp@hzglp.com

Sales:

Fengtao Xu, xusan@hzglp.com
George Jiang, georgehow@hzglp.com

 

Applications/
Support:
Yan Feng, yanfeng@hzglp.com
Leo Yu, leo@hzglp.com

Continental Europe

Atomic Force F&E GmbH
Hauptstrasse 161
DE-68259
Mannheim, Germany
+49-621-762117-0 – voice
+49-621-762117-11 – fax

www.atomicforce.de

In France
Rafaël Barbattini
+33 2 37 41 41 95 - voice
+33 9 72 19 28 85 - fax

Sales:

In France:

Ludger Weisser, weisser@atomicforce.de

Rafaël Barbattini, barbattini@AsylumResearch.fr

 

Applications:

Ann-Katrin Awizio, awizio@atomicforce.de
Florian Johann, johann@atomicforce.de

Support:

Friedhelm Freiss, freiss@atomicforce.de
support@atomicforce.de


Former Soviet Republics
Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia and Turkmenistan

Tim Kiernan (USA contact)
Intertech Corporation
3 Commerce Drive
Atkinson, NH 03811 USA
+1 603-893-9566 – voice
+1 603-553-6267 – cell
tkiernan@intertechcorp.net
www.intertech-corp.ru


India

Anarghya Innovations and Technology Pvt. Ltd.
# 32 (New), 7th 'A' Main Road
Muthyalanagar, Mathikere
Bangalore - 560 054, India
+91-80-23376488 – voice
+91-9845019130 – cell
+91-80-23475606 – fax
Skype: siddaram.shabadi
Web: www.anarghyainnotech.com

Sales:

Siddaram Shabadi, siddaram@anarghyainnotech.com

 

Support:

info@anarghyainnotech.com


Israel

Advanced Technological Solutions Ltd.
17 Mondrian Street
Kiryat Ata, 28263 Israel
+972-54-7766639 – cell
+972-9-8788712 – fax
Web: www.atsl.co.il

Sales:

Rony Shteinberg, ronys@atsl.co.il
Gil Amzalag, gila@atsl.co.il


Japan

Asylum Technology Co., Ltd.
102 Tsunashima No.2 Annex
Bldg. 20-12,Yushima 3-chome
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0034
JAPAN
+81-3-5812-9801 – voice
+81-(0)3-5812-9802 – fax
www.asylumtec.co.jp

Sales:

Haruo Takami, takami@asylumtec.co.jp


Korea

NanoWin Co. Ltd
No. 1726 Hyundai Venture Vill, 713 Suseo-Dong, Gangnam-Gu
Seoul, Korea 135-539
+82-2-2040-7713 – voice
+82-2-2040-7714 – voice
+82-11-842-2718 – cell
+82-2-2050-7715 – fax
www.inanowin.com

Sales:

Byungyoung Choi, bychoi@inanowin.com
Raehwan Cho, cho@inanowin.com
info@inanowin.com


Mexico, Central America, Argentina, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru

Micra Nanotecnologia
Av. Unidad Modelo No. 38
Col. Unidad Modelo Deleg. 
Iztapalapa, C.P. 09089 Mexico D.F.
+52 (55) 8502-5000 – voice
+52 (55) 8502-6000 – fax
www.micra.com.mx

Sales / Applications :

 

Carlos Segovia, csegovia@micra.com.mx

Administration:

 

Roberto Villaseñor, vroberto@micra.com.mx
Service: Miguel Urbano, miguel.urbano@micra.com.mx

Middle East

Asylum Research
an Oxford Instruments company
Halifax Rd 
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 3SE
UK
+44 (0)1494 479369 – voice
+44 (0)1296 301053 – fax
www.AsylumResearch.co.uk

Sales:

Dr. Chris Mulcahy, chris@AsylumResearch.co.uk
sales@AsylumResearch.co.uk


Singapore and Malaysia

Crest Technology Pte Ltd
4 Loyang Lane
#05-02
Singapore 508914
+65-6546 4811 – voice
+65-6546 4822 – fax

www.crest-technology.com

Sales:

Marcus Chia, marcus@crest-technology.com

 

Support:

techsupport@crest-technology.com

Taiwan

Asylum Research Technology Ltd.
3-4 Shaochuan Street
Kaohsiung City, 80441
Taiwan

+886 9 3837 4589 – voice
+886 2 2794 2757 – fax
www.AsylumResearch.com.tw

Sales:

Justin Wong, jwong@AsylumResearch.com.tw
Sales@AsylumResearch.com.tw
Info@AsylumResearch.com.tw


UK, Ireland and Scandinavia

Asylum Research
an Oxford Instruments company
Halifax Rd 
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 3SE
UK
+44 (0)1494 479369 – voice
+44 (0)1296 301053 – fax
www.AsylumResearch.co.uk

Sales:

Dr. Chris Mulcahy, chris@AsylumResearch.co.uk
sales@AsylumResearch.co.uk


Careers

Employment Opportunities

GUI Programmer

Technical Sales Engineer - Mannheim, Germany

Technical Sales Engineer - France

Applications Scientist

Industrial Postdoctoral Associate Positions

Oxford Instruments Career Website

Asylum Research Benefits


GUI Programmer
 
Location: Santa Barbara, CA

Asylum Research, an Oxford Instruments company and the technology leader in scanning probe/atomic probe microscopy, is seeking an experienced GUI Programmer to design and develop software interfaces in a flexible, fast-paced collaborative environment for this growing business. This business is part of a successful and rapidly expanding global company, Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research. Located in Santa Barbara, California, Asylum is dedicated to providing innovative instrumentation for nanoscience and nanotechnology customers worldwide.
 
The Role

We are currently seeking a GUI Programmer with a passion for contributing to our knowledge base and the efforts of our software team. As a key contributor, you will design interfaces which reflect the input of our staff scientists using Igor Pro.

In addition to customer demonstrations and training, you will be responsible for

  • Users and staff scientists for software use
  • Rapid lightweight interfaces
  • Responsive bug fixes for existing features

The successful candidate will have

  • Minimum 4 year science or technical degree, advanced degree preferred
  • Experience with long term software projects, preferably in an AFM (atomic force microscopy) or related scientific environment.
  • Experience in advanced GUI programming (Igor, Matlab, LabView, Origin) and Usability design.
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a small team, handling projects from inception through development and delivery.
  • Ability to function well in a fast paced and user focused environment
  • Excellent oral, written and presentation skills

We provide a competitive salary and excellent benefits program including medical, dental, vision and 401K programs.  To apply, visit the Career section on our website at www.oxinst.com or send resume to Marianne.gruber@oxinst.com along with cover letter and salary expectations.  For further information, watch our company informational video at www.youtube.com/oxinst or follow us at www.twitter.com/oxinst www.facebook.com/oxinst.  


Technical Sales Engineer – Mannheim, Germany

This is a great opportunity either for an experienced sales engineer or a recent graduate / post graduate looking for their first professional role.  Based in Germany, you will be selling Atomic Force Microscopes predominantly into the academic sector in Germany and Eastern Europe (including Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania), directly to the end user.  You will be involved in all aspects of technical sales and demonstration of the equipment across a wide variety of applications. The role will involve extensive travel in the region. We will provide you with the support and opportunity to develop your career in a rapidly growing, global technology company.
 
Asylum Research is an Oxford Instruments company and the technology leader in atomic force and scanning probe microscopy (AFM / SPM) for both materials and bioscience applications. This business is part of a successful and rapidly expanding global company, Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research. Asylum is dedicated to providing innovative instrumentation for nanoscience and nanotechnology customers worldwide. For more information, please have a look on www.asylumresearch.de

For the complete job description, download the role profile. To apply for the position or for further information, please contact Andrea Cravatzo at oxinst@cravatzo.de or +49 1520 4965879.


Technical Sales Engineer – France

This is a great opportunity either for an experienced sales engineer or a recent graduate / post graduate looking for their first professional role.  Based in France, you will be selling Atomic Force Microscopes predominantly into the academic sector in France and directly to the end user.  You will be involved in all aspects of technical sales and demonstration of the equipment across a wide variety of applications. The role will involve extensive travel in France and other European Countries from time to time. We will provide you with the support and opportunity to develop your career in a growing, global technology company.
 
Asylum Research is an Oxford Instruments company and the technology leader in atomic force and scanning probe microscopy (AFM / SPM) for both materials and bioscience applications. This business is part of a successful and rapidly expanding global company, Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research. Asylum is dedicated to providing innovative instrumentation for nanoscience and nanotechnology customers worldwide.

For the complete job description, download the role profile.  To apply for the position or for further information, please contact caroline.read@oxinst.com.


Applications Scientist
 
Asylum Research, an Oxford Instruments company and the technology leader in scanning probe/atomic probe microscopy, is seeking an experienced Applications Scientist to assist and advise our Marketing and Sales teams on technical and scientific matters for this  growing business.  This business is part of a successful and rapidly expanding global company, Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research.  Located in Santa Barbara, California, Asylum is dedicated to providing innovative instrumentation for nanoscience and nanotechnology customers worldwide.
 
The Role

We are currently seeking an Applications Specialist to provide pre and post sales technical support to customers on a global basis.  As a key member of our application team, you will run AFM demonstrations for prospective customers, provide expert technical support (phone, email and web forum) to customers as well as train customers on instrument operation as well as the art and science of AFM. This is a varied role that will involve you working closely with our sales team to insure our customers expectations are being met.

In addition to customer demonstrations and training, you will be responsible for

  • Fielding technical questions from prospective customers, interpreting technical claims by competitors, contributing to marketing materials, or simply educating non-technical staff on new applications or capabilities
  • Perform installations at customer sites
  • Present new application developments and data at conferences and workshops, and in webinars
  • Develop new applications and techniques
  • Author technical notes, application notes, and scientific journal articles
  • Help continually improve the software by suggesting new features and by reporting any bugs or user interface issues

The successful candidate will have

  • PhD or Masters degree in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or a related subject  and preferably 5 years experience in the field of AFM/SPM
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain customer relationships
  • Ability to function well in a fairly flat organization with a casual management style
  • Willingness to travel
  • Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
  • High level of organization with strong documentation skills  
  • Experience building technical credibility with customers    

We provide a competitive salary and excellent benefits program including medical, dental, vision and 401K programs.  To apply, visit the Career section on our website at www.oxinst.com or send resume to Marianne.gruber@oxinst.com along with cover letter and salary expectations.  For further information, watch our company informational video at www.youtube.com/oxinst or follow us at www.twitter.com/oxinst www.facebook.com/oxinst.  


Industrial Postdoctoral Associate Positions in Scanning Probe Microscopy

Asylum Research, an Oxford Instruments company, has two Postdoc positions immediately available for highly motivated and skilled experimentalists. Research includes applying Scanning Probe Microscopy to a variety of physical measurements problems including accurate nanomechanical characterization, energy production and storage, high resolution, fluid and biological imaging.

Principal Responsibilities/Projects

Ongoing projects will include SPM/AFM on samples used for a wide variety of topics including single atomic defect resolution, nanomechanics, nanoelectrical measurements, biology, and chemical measurements made on the nanometer level. The successful candidate will publish in peer-reviewed journals, work on projects for deployment to end-customers and participate in development of next-generation SPM technology.

Preferred Qualifications

The successful candidate should have a PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or a related discipline with a demonstrated publication and public speaking record. Industrial experience is desirable. A research background in scanning probe microscopy or related application areas such as energy research, polymers, physics, chemistry, etc. is required.  We have a highly collaborative workplace and are looking for creative, independent thinking candidates who are able to effectively work in an interdisciplinary setting.  

Additional Information

Asylum Research, an Oxford Instruments company, is the technology leader in SPM/AFM. Asylum Research offers a creative and casual work environment with flexible hours, and a chance to work with some of the most talented scientists and engineers in the field of SPM/AFM. The Post-doctoral Associate Positions have the potential to evolve into permanent staff scientist posts.

To Apply

To apply, please send your CV and include three references in PDF format to jobs@asylumresearch.com. Please include the job title "Postdoctoral Associate" in the subject line. CVs may also be faxed to 805-696-6444.


Asylum Research Benefits
Asylum Research offers a creative and casual work environment with flexible hours, and a chance to work with some of the most talented scientists and engineers in the field of AFM. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision/life insurance, long term disability, Cafe 125 plan, 401K, and a generous vacation plan. We are an equal opportunity employer.

To apply for a position, please send your resume in a PDF file to jobs@AsylumResearch.com and indicate the job position in the subject line. You may also fax it to 805-696-6444. Please note that all Word docs will be rejected. Please also include a cover letter, resume and salary requirements.

 


Asylum Research • 6310 Hollister Ave. • Santa Barbara, CA 93117 • 888-472-2795805-696-6466 voice • 805-696-6444 fax • info@AsylumResearch.com