At a Glance
- Tasks: Explore the quantum mechanics of ultracold molecules and their interactions.
- Company: Join Durham University’s innovative Chemistry Department with global research collaborations.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, supportive environment, and opportunities for international collaboration.
- Other info: Dynamic research group with excellent career development prospects.
- Why this job: Make groundbreaking contributions to quantum science and work with leading researchers.
- Qualifications: PhD in theoretical physics or related field, with strong analytical skills.
This post is based in the Durham University Chemistry Department but has close links to researchers in the Physics Department.
The Quantum Light and Matter group at Durham includes the research groups of Prof Simon Cornish, Prof Stuart Adams, Prof Ifan Hughes, Prof Matthew Jones, Dr Hannah Williams, Dr Philip Gregory, Dr Alex Guttridge, Prof Simon Gardiner and Prof Robert Potvliege. The group is part of the Durham-Newcastle Joint Quantum Centre (JQC) and has strong collaborations both within the UK and internationally.
Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Research Associates in theoretical atomic and molecular physics, to work in association with Prof Jeremy M Hutson, FRS, on the quantum mechanics involved in the formation and properties of ultracold molecules. The theoretical work is associated with EPSRC-funded research grants on:
- The grants are in collaboration with the experimental groups of Prof Simon Cornish (Durham) and Prof Michael Tarbutt (Imperial College London), together with many-body physicists in London and Birmingham.
- We also have active collaborations with leading experimental and theoretical groups around the world.
The UK experimental groups have already succeeded in forming ultracold polar RbCs and CaF molecules in their absolute ground states at temperatures around 1 microKelvin, and explored their interactions and collisions. We are now developing the use of these and other ultracold molecules for quantum science.
The successful applicants will work to understand the dynamics of ultracold collisions and the properties of ultracold molecules. They will develop quantum-mechanical scattering and bound-state methods and apply them to a variety of ultracold atomic and molecular systems.
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