Vacancies

Postdoc and Ph.D. Student Positions

for the Atomic-Scale Design of Majorana States

In the framework of the ERC Advanced Grant “ADMIRE” (Atomic-scale Design of Majorana states and their Innovative Real-space Exploration), the University of Hamburg is seeking outstanding and enthusiastic young researchers with a strong record of creativity and achievements in the area of topological superconductivity and exotic states in artificially fabricated atomic-scale model systems. The project aims at the design of model-type platforms and their experimental realization by using scanning tunneling microscope (STM)-based single-atom manipulation in order to unambiguously detect and manipulate Majorana states as an elementary step toward novel concepts of topological quantum computation. Besides the fabrication of such platforms with atomic-scale precision, the determination of the structural, electronic, magnetic, and superconducting properties in real space down to the atomic level will form an important part of the project. Based on fundamental insight gained for hybrid systems consisting of linear magnetic chains of single-atom width on elemental superconducting substrates, more complex magnetic adatom arrangements will be designed and studied in view of non-trivial manipulations of Majorana states as predicted theoretically. If you are interested in working on challenging projects based on a world-wide unique infrastructure for atomic-scale fabrication and characterization, then you should not hesitate to send your application in the near future. Appointments are for three years for Ph.D. student positions and for one up to five years for Postdoc positions. Starting dates are negotiable, but some appointments can begin as soon as possible. Evaluation of applications will begin immediately. To apply, send a resume including a statement of research experience and interests, and a list of publications and presentations to:

Prof. Dr. Roland Wiesendanger
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center Hamburg
Department of Physics
University of Hamburg
Jungiusstrasse 11, D-20355 Hamburg, Germany, EU
Email: wiesendanger@physnet.uni-hamburg.de; web: www.nanoscience.de

The University of Hamburg is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. It aims at increasing the representation of women among the staff and therefore explicitly encourages applications from female scientists.Disabled persons are given priority over applicants of equal suitability, qualification, and degree of specialized knowledge.