Research Associate "cluster of Excellence 'cui: - Hamburg, Deutschland - Universität Hamburg

Universität Hamburg

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Hamburg, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

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Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

Research Associate "Cluster of Excellence '

CUI:
Advanced Imaging of Matter' - Theory of hidden phases close to the Mott transition" - 28 Subsection 1+3 HmbHG

InstitutionCluster of Excellence "Advanced Imaging of Matter" (photon and nanosciences)

Salary levelEGR. 13 TV-L
Start date or later, the initial fixed term is three years. (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]).
Application deadline
Scope of workpart-time
Weekly hours75 % of standard work hours per week
Responsibilities:

In the period from as soon as possible until research associates will be expected primarily to teach and conduct research.

The research associate will also have the opportunity to pursue further academic qualifications, in particular a doctoral dissertation. At least one-third of set working hours will be made available for the research associate's own academic work.

In the period from for the remaining time duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.

Teaching of 3 hours per week during teaching times in the period from as soon as possible until

Description of research project:
Mott insulators provide a unique platform to achieve light-induced control over functionalities in complex materials on ultrafast timescales.

A particularly elusive goal is the understanding of "hidden phases", i.e., non-equilibrium states that are long lived or even metastable, but nevertheless can be reached only with ultrashort excitations.

A promising regime to search for interesting hidden states is the vicinity of the Mott transition, where exotic phases such as unconventional superconductivity can emerge from the interaction of (photo-)doped electrons with local spin and orbital moments.

In many materials, the Mott transition is concomitant with a lattice distortion.

This fact, which is rarely taken into account in the theoretical modelling of the out of equilibrium dynamics, can potentially lead to metastability.

In this project, we aim to combine a theoretical treatment of correlated electrons based on non-equilibrium dynamical mean field theory with a description of the lattice dynamics, to explore non-thermal free energy landscapes of paradigmatic correlated systems (such as Cr-doped V2O3), and thus potentially reveal pathways for the switching to metastable states.

Profile:

A university degree in a relevant field.

The applicant should have a university degree in physics by the start of employment. Strong record in theoretical condensed matter physics, and expertise in numerical methods for quantum many body systems is preferable.

We offer

Reliable remuneration based on wage agreements
Continuing education opportunities
University pensions
Attractive location
Flexible working hours
Worklife balance opportunities
Health management
Educational leave
30 days of vacation per annum

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Severely disabled and disabled applicants with the same status will receive preference over equally qualified non-disabled applicants.

Instructions for applying

Contact

Prof. Dr. Martin Eckstein

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