PhD Student Physics (m/f/d)

Overview

TUD Dresden University of Technology invites applications for a position as Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x) in the Faculty Physics, Institute of Solid State and Materials Physics, Chair of Physics of Quantum Materials. The position is subject to personal qualification and employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L. The appointment starts at the earliest possible date and is limited to three years, with the possibility of extension, entailing 75% of the full-time weekly hours. The period of employment is governed by the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (WissZeitVG). The position offers the chance to obtain further academic qualification (usually PhD).

The position is aimed at conducting research in the area of elastic tuning of collective states in Kagome quantum materials and includes access to unique experimental facilities within the Cluster of Excellence "Complexity, Topology and Dynamics in Quantum Matter" (ctd.qmat).

Responsibilities

The Chair of "Physics of Quantum Materials" seeks a motivated researcher to explore the elastic tuning of collective states in Kagome quantum materials. The successful candidate will employ high-resolution X-ray diffraction in combination with electrical resistivity measurements to identify and characterize these states, with experiments performed as a function of temperature and uniaxial stress. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations can complement the experimental work. The candidate will work as part of a collaborative research hub jointly run by TU Dresden and the University of Würzburg.

You will work in a team-oriented environment, contribute to creative problem solving, and push the boundaries of experimental solid-state physics.

Qualification profile

• a very good university degree in physics (Master or Diploma)
• a strong interest in quantum materials research
• a solid foundation in condensed matter physics
• hands-on experience in the relevant experimental methodology
• fluency in English
• The ideal candidate is creative, self-driven, and motivated to carry out practical experimental work, while also being eager to integrate into the existing team and take on responsibility.

Benefits

• intensive mentoring in an attractive scientific environment combined with an excellent infrastructure
• the project promotes collaboration in an established, interdisciplinary team of experimental physicists and theorists
• various opportunities for collaboration with other working groups
• 30 days of vacation per year (based on a 5-day workweek)
• flexible working hours and mobile working within the framework of the TUD\'s service agreements
• annual bonus payment
• Job ticket/Deutschlandticket
• health care and sports facilities at the TUD
• a family-friendly working environment in a city of science and culture surrounded by unique countryside.