Postdoctoral Research Associate in Condensed Matter Theory

A fixed-term postdoctoral appointment is available for up to 24 months in the Condensed Matter Physics Institute, part of the Department of Physics, to work with the Quantum Transport and Spintronics team, on the Royal Society funded project “Spintronics in Two-Dimensional Layered Materials”. We are seeking an ambitious theoretical researcher who will be responsible for research on this project, developing novel insights into the wealth of quantum phenomena in atomically thin crystals and their heterostructures.

You will be embedded in the diverse and thriving environment offered by the York campus with ample opportunity to interact and collaborate with related theoretical and experimental groups. Your principal role will be to develop theoretical and/or computational approaches to uncover emergent interfacial magnetic phenomena, accounting for realistic effects of disorder and strain. The highly tunable properties of two-dimensional materials offer unprecedented opportunities for fundamental and applied research, including the theoretical discovery of topological quantum phases and the harnessing of chiral spin textures for practical applications in low-power information processing and quantum computing.

Role

You will work in collaboration with Dr Aires Ferreira and other project partners and members, including PhD students. Visits to project partners within the KITE network (www.quantum-kite.com) are envisaged.

Role holders will be required to undertake some or all of the duties below:

• To conduct individual and collaborative research projects.
• To provide guidance as required to research students, and any other students who may be assisting with the research; to assist with the development of student research skills, and be expected to contribute to the assessment of student knowledge in the context of supervision duties.
• To assist in the identification of potential areas of research, as well as manage and direct the project as opportunities allow.

Skills, experience and qualification needed

• A PhD in theoretical or computational condensed matter physics or a related subject is essential.
• You will be familiar and have experience of using numerical techniques or many-body/field-theoretical methods in the context of condensed matter physics.

The post is fixed term for a period of up to 24 months, and will be available from March 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter. Starting salary will be £32,817 per annum. It is a full-time position.

Interview date: 20th January 2020

Full details and applications online at: https://jobs.york.ac.uk  

For informal enquiries: please contact Aires Ferreira on aires.ferreira@york.ac.uk