About this position
- Job Summary:
- The winning candidate will work as a PostDoc at the Institute of Physics of the Polish
- Academy of Sciences, CoolPhon Group in frame of the NCN Sonata Bis 9 project
- (UMO-2019/34/E/ST3/00432).
- Job Description:
- In our group we are building and testing pioneering low temperature functional
- nanostructures with a special emphasis on superconducting devices. Our expertise
- involves fast time-resolved thermometry of nanostructures based on the probing of
- Josephson junctions with short current pulses, which we call the switching thermometry
- [1, 2]. It allows us to trace the thermal transients with a temporal resolution of a single
- nanosecond, which appear in the response to a local dissipation. We can directly
- investigate the dynamics of various energy relaxation channels at the nanoscale. Our
- second field of interest is vortex electronics. It involves building nanodevices for
- controlling and manipulating of superconducting vortices to present new functionalities
- e.g. memory cells and logical elements for application in quantum computing [3, 4].
- [1] M. Zgirski, et al., Phys. Rev. Applied 10, 044068 (2018).
- [2] M. Zgirski, et al., Phys. Rev. Applied 14, 044024 (2020).
- [3] M. Foltyn, et al., Phys. Rev. Applied 19, 044073 (2023).
- [4] M. Foltyn, et al., Science Advances 10, eado4032 (2024).
- The main objective of the PostDoc is to conduct experimental research on the dynamics
- of single vortex in superconducting nanostructures including the design and fabrication
- of samples using electron-beam nanolithography and performing the corresponding
- simulations using the Ginzburg–Landau method.
- The salary is expected to be paid until 30 March 2027.
Requirements:
- A PhD degree in Physics or in related fields,
- RESPONSIBILITY for the individually defined project,
- Strong interest in the proposed research (please verify on our webpage http://coolphongroup.ifpan.edu.pl whether our research profile matches your scientific interest),
- Good soft skills: The candidate should work in harmony with the rest of the researchers,
- Good manual skills,
- Prior experience with Ginzburg-Landau simulations of superconductivity will be of an advantage.
- Main research field: Physics
- Sub Research Field: Solid State Physics, Nanotechnology, Superconductivity
- Career Stage: Postdoctoral Researcher
- Research Profile (details): Recognised Researcher (R2)
- Type of Contract: Full-time salary
- Status: Full-time employee
- Salary: Approximately 14 500 PLN per month gross (before approximately 25% taxes and
- applicable social security contributions)
- Contact
- More information can be obtained from
- dr hab. Maciej Zgirski, prof. IFPAN (e-mail: zgirski@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl ).
Requirements
Research Field
Physics
Education Level
PhD or equivalent
Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good
Research Field
Physics
Years of Research Experience
4 - 10
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- Prepare your SOP, CV, transcripts and referees before the deadline.
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