Job Ref: PhD1-QNANOLAB

PhD Candidate: Novel semiconductor single photon sources

Main Tasks and responsibilities:

The applicant will join the Information and Communication Technologies Department at IMN-CSIC and the European project SEQUME: Single and Entangled Photon Sources for Quantum Metrology to develop an experimental PhD in novel single photon sources based on patented designs.

He or She will use and develop cutting-edge cryogenic quantum optics experiments to assess the brightness, purity and indistinguishability of the sources.

Requirements:

Education:

• Master degree in Physics or Electronic Engineering (date 2020 or later)
• Candidates finishing their Master this year will be considered as well.

Academic Background:

• Optics/Photonics
• Solid State Physics/Condensed Matter
• Semiconductors: Optical and Electronic Properties

Other skills positively considered:

• Laboratory skills: optical spectroscopy and/or cryogenics
• Programming skills: matlab, python, visual basic

Job Conditions:

• Work location in IMN-CSIC (Tres Cantos, Madrid)
• One year contract extendable
• Social benefits and health insurance according to Spanish law
• 37.5 working hours/week
• Annual Gross Salary ~ 24 000 €

Application process:

Send your updated CV and motivation letter to the address below before the deadline. Please include a copy of your master degree and academic transcript indicating the job reference and your name as the subject of the email.

Deadline: 

October 10th 2022

Contact:

Dr. Benito Alén (phd1@qnanolab.com)