Job offers
PhD position in experimental solid state physics
Environment
The excellence university TU Dresden offers a PhD position (salary group E13, 75%) and postdoc position (salary group E13, 100%) at the Institute for Solid State and Materials Physics. The scientific work is part of the ERC Consoldiator grant Ixtreme in the group Low Temperature Physics of Complex Electron Systems of Prof. Elena Hassinger.
Work will be carried out in a highly stimulating environment at the university and at the Max-Planck institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in close interaction with the excellence cluster ct.qmat.
Scientific topic: Investigating locally non-centrosymmetric systems in extreme conditions
Locally non-centrosymmetric crystal structures can lead to astonishing new phenomena in quantum matter such as the two superconducting states in CeRh2As2.
In the ERC project, we will investigate such states in different materials. Tune with hydrostatic and uniaxial pressure, high magnetic fields and low temperatures will bring insight into the stability of the emergent states that will be measured by magnetic and transport properties.
Tasks
• scientific research activity within the ERC project: “Ixtreme: Exotic quantum states by locallybroken
inversion symmetry in extreme conditions”
• development of new measurement methods and experimental investigations of transport
and thermodynamic quantities on quantum materials with novel properties at very low
temperatures down to 20 mK and in high hydrostatic or uniaxial pressures and high magnetic
fields
• close cooperation with the research group
• project-related co-supervision of theses at Bachelor, Master and PhD level
• publication of results in international journals and at international conferences
Requirements
• university degree in the field of physics
• PhD in solid-state physics
• extensive technical knowledge of experiments at very low temperatures
• ability to work in a team, good communication skills, openness and independence
We offer
• collaboration with a dynamic, innovative, international and inclusive research group at the
interface between superconductivity, topology and magnetism
• access to a state-of-the-art infrastructure and research environment
• opportunities for professional development, learning new methods, networking and
international collaborations
How to apply
We strongly encourage women and other minorities in the field to apply.
Please send your application files to Elena Hassinger (motivation letter, CV, university diploma and mark sheets). You can also write to this address if you need more information.
Please contact Elena Hassinger for more information on open PhD and Postdoc positions at the chair of Low-temperature physics of complex electron systems.