- JOB
- Poland
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- Department
- Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology
- Research Field
- Physics
- Researcher Profile
- Other Profession
- Positions
- PhD Positions
- Country
- Poland
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Other
- Type of Contract Extra Information
- Postdoctoral Researcher
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 40
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by a EU programme
- Reference Number
- I02W11D11/24/2024
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Scope of work
The successful PhD candidate will be part of the group created by dr Jacek Herbrych (https://herbrychjacek.bitbucket.io/) within project NCN SONATA BIS 13 2023/50/E/ST3/00033 entitled “Properties of low-dimensional quantum systems with charge, spin, and orbital degrees of freedom.” The project's scientific goal is to investigate the novel phenomena of multi-orbital systems, i.e., in systems with many local degrees of freedom (orbital, spin, and charge). A prominent example of the phenomena unique to the multi-orbital system is the so-called orbital-selective Mott phase (OSMP). Competing interactions can lead to the selective localization of electrons on some orbitals. Such insulating bands coexist with the metallic band (or bands) with itinerant electrons. The dispersion relation (the momentum dependence) of the latter is routinely measured using spectroscopic tools (e.g., single-particle spectral function measured by the angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, dynamical spin structure factor measured by inelastic neutron scattering, or other tools like resonant inelastic X-ray scattering spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, or reflection/transmission measurements). However, due to the enormous Hilbert space of multi-orbital systems, the theoretical analysis of the dynamical properties of such systems is mostly missing (especially the momentum-resolved quantities). The main scientific aim of this proposal is to investigate properties (and discover novel exotic phases) of the models with many competing energy scales originating from spin, charge, and orbital degrees of freedom, i.e., to investigate multi-orbital Hubbard model, generalized Kondo-Heisenberg model, spin-orbital model, and effective models which describe the physics mentioned above (i.e., spin systems with RKKY-like interaction). The theoretical analysis of such idealized Hamiltonians will motivate crystal growers and provide theoretical guidance for experimentalists to discover new multi-orbital-based low-dimensional compounds that may display highly unusual physics.
Where to apply
- jacek.herbrych@pwr.edu.pl
Requirements
- Research Field
- Physics
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- The candidate must hold a Ph.D. degree in physics (or a closely related discipline) with a specialization in strongly correlated quantum systems.
- Experience (supported by peer-reviewed publications) with models and analytical or numerical methods/theories such as: quantum mechanics, solid state physics, lattice models of interacting spins, fermions, or bosons, strongly-correlated systems, low-dimensional many-body quantum systems, nonequilibrium physics, state of the art diagonalization techniques.
- Knowledge of a programming language such as C/C++, Fortran, and/or Python.
- Soft skills in the context of scientific writing and presentation, including knowledge of the typesetting language LaTeX.
- The candidate has to be fluent in spoken and written English.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
Additional Information
Benefits
Conditions of employment
- Position Name: postdoctoral researcher
- Field: condensed matter theoretical physics
- Discipline: Physics
- Place of work: Wrocław
- Type of contract: full employment contract, 24 months
- Faculty Unit/Organizational unit: Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- Deadline for submitting applications: October 1, 2024
- Competition end date: November 1, 2024
- Planned employment date: January 1, 2025
- Salary: scholarship PLN 11666/month (before taxes)
Selection process
Required documents
- CV including scientific achievements (publications, internships, conferences, training)
- Motivational letter
- Two reference letters (sent to jacek.herbrych@pwr.edu.pl)
- Copy of PhD degree diploma or confirmed information about graduation (at the moment of employment).
- Consent to the processing of personal data for the purposes of the competition (template below)
Additional comments
- Research group webpage https://herbrychjacek.bitbucket.io/
- The application should be sent to the email address jacek.herbrych@pwr.edu.pl
- Candidates will be selected in a two-stage process. In the second stage, the candidates will be invited to the interview.
- PhD diploma obtained from the instiutions outside European Union will have to be nostrificated. This procedure can (in principle) delay the date of emplyoment.
- The competition will be decided by a recruitment committee appointed by the project manager, following the National Science Center (NCN) regulations. Recruitment will be carried out according to NCN requirements. We reserve the right not to award the scholarship or renew the competition if the recruitment criteria are unmet.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- Country
- Poland
- Geofield
Contact
- State/Province
- dolnośląskie
- City
- Wroclaw
- Website
- Street
- Stanisława Wyspiańskiego 27
- Postal Code
- 50-370
- Phone
- 713202217