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02.05.2013

Technical Sales : Physical Sciences

Coherent Scientific is Australia’s leading supplier of scientific lasers, microscopes, spectroscopy systems and related products. Our customers include university and government research laboratories, medical research institutes and manufacturers throughout Australia and New Zealand.

We are seeking an energetic individual to take responsibility for a range of technically advanced equipment including lasers, spectrometers and a variety of test and measurement equipment. The position is based in our Adelaide office.

You will receive thorough training and support and will have ample opportunity to advance your career within the company, according to your capabilities and interests.

If you believe you have the capabilities to fill this role, then please send your CV and an application letter addressing the selection criteria to Teresa Rosenzweig. Applications close Friday 24 May 2013.

Job description

The principal responsibility is to generate sales of the following products:

• Scientific lasers
• Spectroscopy systems
• Scientific CCD cameras
• Test and measurement equipment

The specific product responsibilities will be determined according to the capabilities and interests of the successful candidate. 

Specific duties include : 

• Responding to customer enquiries
• Understanding customer’s requirements in detail and proposing solutions
• Visiting customers as required
• Assisting customers to arrive at a purchasing decision
• Providing pre and post-sale technical and applications support
• Identifying and pursuing opportunities for new business
• Assisting with marketing activities such as conference attendance, preparation of newsletter items etc
• Undertaking technical training as required

Comprehensive training will be provided by Coherent Scientific and by the manufacturers of the relevant products.

Regular interstate and occasional overseas travel will be required.

Selection criteria

Candidates will be assessed on their ability to meet the following criteria:

Essential criteria 

• A Bachelors or higher level degree in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline
• The ability to relate to research scientists in a variety of disciplines
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
• An ability to take initiative and to work autonomously
• Energy and commitment

 Criteria that will be highly regarded

•  Higher degree in a relevant discipline
• Experience in sales or other commercial activities, preferably in a technical capacity
• Practical experience as a user of relevant equipment
• Business qualifications

02.04.2013

We will soon be receiving a high-performance spectroscopy system from Princeton Instruments, for demonstrations to Australian and New Zealand researchers.

The system includes Princeton’s prize-winning Isoplane imaging spectrograph, which improves on traditional Czerny-Turner spectrographs by eliminating astigmatism and greatly reducing coma. The result is sharper images and sharper spectral lines with constant width across the focal plane, giving improved signal to noise ratio and dynamic range.

The detector is Princeton’s Pixis 400BRX which provides the following outstanding performance:

• Quantum efficiency >90% throughout the visible and near-infrared
• Deep thermoelectric cooling
• Extremely low readout noise
• No etalon effect

The system is controlled by Princeton’s new Lightfield software which combines complete control over Princeton Instruments’ cameras and spectrometers with easy-to-use tools for experimental setup, data acquisition and post-processing.

The system will be available for demonstrations from early May. Please contact us if you wish to arrange a demonstration in your lab!

14.03.2013

Coherent Scientific is now distributing the range of ultrafast fibre lasers and fibre amplifier solutions from Calmar Laser.

Since 1996 Calmar Laser (then Calmar Optcom) has been established as a leading supplier and reliable OEM partner for advanced high-speed test and measurement applications, optical communications, component characterisation, materials diagnosis, transmission, biomedicine and micromaching.

27.02.2013

Semrock, Inc. has announced the release of the 2013 Master Catalog. The new 116-page, full-color, catalog of optical filters and related products, contains new Technical and Product Notes along with a large selection of new products recently introduced.  With this release Semrock has introduced over 30 new thin-film filters for fluorescence microscopy and measurements, Raman spectroscopy, and other laser analytical instrumentation applications. 

Among the standouts of this print edition is the expansion of the EdgeBasic™ product family.  These long-pass edge filters are designed to provide deep blocking at the laser wavelength at a value price, and now cover 23 laser wavelengths.  Coming in Q2 is the Semrock Fresco™ tunable filter system, which utilises VersaChrome technology to provide continuous spectral tunability over the visible range.   

The PulseLine™ product family is specifically designed for femtosecond pulsed laser applications, and Semrock now offer a line of low-dispersion beamsplitters with four different splitting ratios and for either s- or p-polarized light.  These beamsplitters, similar to the high reflectivity mirrors previously released, operate over the tuning range of a Ti:S ultrafast laser (650 – 1100nm).

Exceptional Semrock services highlighted in the catalog include our same-day shipping policy, 2-day custom-sizing, and a 30-day no-hassle return policy.  All Semrock filters are covered under the company’s five-year warranty.  

07.06.2012

The 20th Australian Institute of Physics Congress (AIP2012) is being held from 9-13 December 2012 at the University of New South Wales will be the biggest and most diverse scientific meeting on the Australian physics calendar. This year the Congress is co-located with the 37th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. Coherent Scientific will be attending this meeting.

28.02.2012

Edinburgh Photonics has appointed Coherent Scientific as its distributor for Australia and New Zealand.

Edinburgh designs and manufactures steady state fluorescence spectrometers, dedicated fluorescence lifetime spectrometers and laser flash photolysis spectrometers covering the vacuum UV to the near infrared with outstanding sensitivity. They have pioneered the technique of Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC), permitting lifetime measurements down to 5ps to be made quickly and easily. Edinburgh's spectrometers are highly modular, allowing systems to be configured for a wide variety of applications or to be upgraded as research priorities change.

Edinburgh's products are used across a wide range of applications including photophysics, photochemistry, semiconductor physics and biophysics.