PhD Candidacy on Disorder and Interactions in Topological Lattices
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Description: We will theoretically investigate the physics of a highly excited Rydberg atom within a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC).The candidate will be expected to help guiding students in the group and survey or develop quantum mechanical methods for the numerical modelling of the system described above.
Requirements: Essential:
1. Ph.D. or post-doctoral experience in quantum theory.
2. Experience in numerical work / simulations.
3. Experience in writing published journal papers in English.
Desirable:
Quantum simulation is an exceptionally vivid field of research embracing several areas of physics, ranging from atomic, molecular, and optical physics, to condensed-matter, nuclear, gravitational and high-energy physics, as well as quantum information science. The goal of quantum simulation is to address important, yet unsolved quantum Hamiltonians by “synthesizing” them in experimental quantum systems so as to directly measure the properties of these models, otherwise very hard to be handled by classical computations.
We are establishing a new research institute headed by Martin Kliesch on quantum computing and related topics, see www.tuhh.de/quantum.
The Circuit QED Quantum Science group is a new experimental research group in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), led by Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Nathan Langford. A/Prof Langford has recently set up a new research direction for UTS in circuit quantum electrodynamics (circuit QED), establishing the brand new Millikelvin Quantum Science laboratory at UTS with state-of-the-art purpose-built facilities for experiments in circuit QED and microwave quantum optics.
The project is to carry out theoretical research on the physics of trapped Rydberg ions and atoms within the ERyQSenS-consortium (funded through the QuantERA call) which is formed by European experimental and theoretical research group.
The positions are in the group of Dimitris G. Angelakis (www.dimitrisangelakis.org). We are looking for highly motivated candidates with a strong research background and a PhD in theoretical quantum optics/physics and/or quantum information and/or quantum many-body physics/quantum condensed matter.
Host Institute: Heidelberg University
Project Supervisor: Prof Fred Jendrzejewski
Starting Date: As soon as possible
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