There is an opening for a Postdoc position at Jozef Stefan Institute as a part of a funding program of the Slovenian Research Fund (ARRS). The candidate will focus on the nonequilibrium quantum dynamics to study problems at the interface of theoretical condensed matter physics, strongly correlated systems, and statistical physics within the Department of Theoretical physics. We will strongly encourage close collaboration with the experimental group of Prof. Dragan Mihailovic - Department of Complex Materials to apply the theoretical description to the state-of-the-art experimental techniques, like ultra-fast optical response and scanning tunneling microscopy.

The starting date is flexible (preferably at the beginning of 2021) without a particular deadline for the application. The appointment will initially be for two years, with the possibility of negotiable extensions.

The project involves the development of computational approaches to describe strongly correlated quantum materials out of equilibrium. The knowledge of the nonequilibrium field theory, in particular the Keldysh formalism, will be a plus. The detailed program will be discussed with the candidate and could include the following directions:

• Photo-doped states in strongly correlated systems (Mott insulators, quantum magnetism, excitonic insulators, etc. )

• Application of time-dependent many-body techniques (DMFT, GW) to realistic materials

• Dynamics in polaronic systems (Holstein and Peierls problems)

• Development of numerical tools for nonequilibrium field theory (Keldysh formalism) as a part of the open-source project NESSi [http://www.nessi.tuxfamily.org/index.html]

Candidates will be encouraged to collaborate with local theoretical (Prof. Peter Prelovšek, Dr. Rok Žitko, Dr. Jernej Mravlje) and the experimental group of Prof. Dragan Mihailović. Moreover, candidates will be embedded in the global research environment with envisioned collaborations including the Flatiron Institute (Prof. Antoine George and Prof. Andrew Millis), the University of Fribourg (Prof. Philipp Werner), and the University of Erlangen (Prof. Martin Eckstein).

Candidates should have a degree in Physics, as well as excellent skills in theoretical and computation physics (knowledge of C++ is a plus). Your application should include a curriculum vitae, a short statement about your research interests and publications (including the PhD thesis if available), and be sent by e-mail as a single pdf file attachment to Dr. Denis Golez ([email protected]). Further information is available at https://sites.google.com/view/dgolez/home or directly via [email protected].