Postdoc in the Field of Dynamics of Quantum Materials

Postdoc in the Field of Dynamics of Quantum Materials

MBI - Max-Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy

Berlin, Germany

The Max-Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) conducts basic research in the field of nonlinear optics and ultrafast dynamics arising from the interaction of light with matter and pursues applications that emerge from this research. It develops and uses ultrafast and ultra-intense lasers and laser-riven short-pulse light sources in a broad spectral range in combination with methods of nonlinear spectroscopy. The spectral range includes in particular XUV radiation and soft x-rays, where experiments at in-house sources are complemented with the use of accelerator driven sources such as free electron x-ray lasers. With its research, MBI fulfils a national mission and is an integral part of the international scientific community.

The Max-Born-Institute invites applications for a Postdoc (m/f/d) in the field of Dynamics of quantum materials.

Job profile:

We seek applicants for a 1-years postdoctoral position working in the group of Prof. Dr. Sangeeta Sharma, “Dynamics of quantum materials”, at the Max Born Institute and Freie University (FU) Berlin. The work will be carried out together with Dr. J. Kay Dewhurst (at the Max Planck Institute Halle).

Requirements:

We are looking for highly motivated and talented candidates with a strong background in physics and a fascination for exploring the non-perturbative interaction of light and matter at the ultrashort times of attoseconds to femtoseconds. The project will involve working with first principles time dependent density function theory (TD-DFT, as implemented in the Elk code) [1-3]. A background including experience in coding and/or computation with ab-initio ELK software is sought for.