About this position
- Postdoctoral Researcher: Computational Design of Quantum Sensing
- Materials
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- TU Berlin, Semiconductors and Microelectronic Systems. Five years.
- Ref. IV-359/26. Applications are reviewed as they arrive. The current
- deadline of 2 October 2026 will be extended into late October.
- Today’s quantum sensors were found rather than designed. Most operate
- well below what their host materials would allow, because the
- properties that decide sensor performance are expensive to calculate.
- Therefore, promising candidates are still identified one at a time,
- and largely by trial.
- This project sets out to change that. In it, you would develop a
- platform that predicts sensor performance directly from atomic
- structure, covering coherence, relaxation, optical readout contrast
- and charge-state stability. You would build that workflow in two
- stages. The first is a high-throughput layer, driven by machine
- learning and foundation models, that screens large numbers of
- host-defect candidates. The second is a first-principles pipeline,
- that computes the spin and excited-state properties governing sensor
- performance, for candidates that survive screening. We would then use
- this workflow to identify novel host-defect combinations.
The appointment runs for five years and is intended to prepare you for
applications to independent group leader or faculty positions.
What it takes:
- PhD in a relevant field,
- Deep command of quantum mechanics,
- Strong, independent expertise in first-principles materials science.
- Beyond that, we are looking for research experience in at least two of four areas: spin physics of point defects, machine learning for materials discovery, multi-scale simulation methods, and excited-state quantum chemistry.
- For more details, please visit https://pjadaun.com/open-positions/.
- Please send applications to personal@tmp.tu-berlin.de, quoting
- reference IV-359/26.
How to apply
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- Prepare your SOP, CV, transcripts and referees before the deadline.
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