Postdoc Position in Experimental Quantum Physics

Postdoc Position in Experimental Quantum Physics

UvA - University of Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Are you a eager to push optical atomic clocks and atom interferometers to new levels in a lively, international research group?

Our Strontium Quantum Gases Group is looking for a postdoc who wants to take part in leading the new Quantum Delta NL (QDNL) Ultracold Quantum Sensing Testbed.

What are you going to do?

• Working with our Rb-Sr team on alkali-alkaline-earth mixtures in optical lattices, exploring beyond Hubbard model many-body physics and ultracold RbSr molecules. We are currently expanding the experiment with species specific optical lattices and a high-resolution imaging system;
• Working with the QDNL KAT-1 neutral atom quantum computing/simulation team, which also comprises team members at TU/e. We are currently exploring many-body physics in fractal dimensions with Cristiane Morais Smith’s group at Utrecht, building a variational quantum eigensolver with Servaas Kokkelman’s group at Eindhoven and will in the future exploit the large nuclear spin of fermionic Sr as qudit;
• Working with the QDNL KAT-3 Ultracold Quantum Sensing team, which focusses on exploiting ultracold high-flux sources of Sr for clocks and atom interferometers. We are building continuous superradiant clocks, a zero-deadtime clock and continuous atom lasers. Together with partners we are building an optical time and frequency distribution network across the Netherlands. We are collaborating with industry, startups and ESA to render ultracold atom devices more compact, robust and cheaper.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• conducting research in ultracold quantum sensing, computing or simulation, resulting in academic publications in peer-reviewed international journals;
• actively contributing to and developing national and international research and industry partnerships and other forms of cooperation;
• representing our group at workshops, conferences, research schools, etc.;
• contributing to outreach activities of our group;
• supervising Bachelor, Master students and co-supervising PhD students;
• supporting Florian Schreck in pursuing external funding for research;
• helping with reporting duties (e.g. writing of EU deliverable reports).

What do you have to offer?

You are enthusiastic about experimental quantum physics and a good team worker. You take pride in designing and building complex research instruments. You love pushing into the unknown and reaching for results well beyond the state-of-the-art. You are open to collaboration with people of different background, e.g. industry engineers.

Your experience and profile:

• PhD in AMO physics;
• Committed researcher, demonstrated by publications in international refereed academic journals and academic publishers;
• Professional command of English.

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