One PhD position is available in the group of Prof. Dr. Daria Gorelova at the University of Hamburg, The Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, I. Institute for Theoretical Physics.

Conditions: Starting date October, 1st 2020 or later. The working contract for 3 years. The salary 65% of TVoeD 13 (German salary grade).

Specific duties:

The candidate will work within the project "Seeing excitons in motion" funded by the Volkswagen Foundation https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/foundation/about-us. The goal of the project "Seeing excitons in motion" is to invent methods to follow motion of excitons in photovoltaic materials by means of ultrashort light pulses. A quantum-mechanical analysis will be employed to obtain tools to extract the details of exciton dynamics with sub-femtosecond temporal and sub-nanometer spatial resolution.

The successful candidate will describe the interaction of attosecond x-ray pulses with excitons in crystalline structures. This task will involve a theoretical analysis using quantum electrodynamics, simulations using ab initio simulation packages and development of codes for computations.

Requirements:

Applicants should have or be expecting to achieve a Master Degree or equivalent in physics or in a related field. Good English skills, spoken and written, are mandatory. Previous research experience in theoretical physics or in theoretical chemistry is highly desirable. Experience in solving quantum-mechanical problems analytically and/or code development to describe quantum-mechanical processes is a plus.

For further information, please consult the website at https://www1.physik.uni-hamburg.de/en/th1/ag-daria-gorelova/forschung.html or https://www.desy.de/~dpopova/.

Please find all details on how to apply at https://www.uni-hamburg.de/uhh/stellenangebote/wissenschaftliches-personal/fakultaet-mathematik-informatik-und-naturwissenschaften/13-09-20-310-en.pdf