Postdoctoral Researcher

Join HFML-FELIX as a Postdoctoral Researcher

If you are interested in discovering how light can control magnetic ordering, we might just have a great opportunity for you! HFML-FELIX currently has an open position for a Postdoctoral Researcher with a specialisation in magnetism (or a closely related subject).

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will work towards resolving how circularly-polarised phonons driven at resonance can induce ultrafast switching of magnetisation. This project is conducted at the HFML-FELIX facility and involves the development of novel laser-based experimental techniques and, subsequently, measuring how chiral phonons can ultimately drive magnetic switching.

Discovering how to control magnetisation at the highest possible speed while dissipating the least possible energy is crucial for the development of next-generation data-storage technologies. State-of-the-art theoretical proposals suggest that microscopic chiral vibrations of the lattice offer a powerful means to affect macroscopic magnetic order in a wide variety of systems. The goal of this project is to experimentally explore how magnetisation can be reversed using circularly-polarised optical phonons driven at resonance.

This project will involve close collaboration with PhD candidates from the Condensed Matter Physics Group at FELIX, with the possibility to supervise both PhD projects and undergraduate/graduate internships.

Profile

• You should hold a PhD degree in Condensed Matter Physics or equivalent, with a specialisation in magnetism (or a closely related subject).
• You have an affinity for experimental physics and optics.
• Demonstrable experience using ultrafast lasers, pump-probe techniques and/or large-scale research facilities is a plus.
• You have excellent proficiency in oral and written English.
• You are enthusiastic about teamwork and collaboration with researchers (both local and from abroad).