There is an opening for a Ph.D. and/or Postdoc positions at Jozef Stefan Institute as a part of a funding program of Slovenian Research Fund (ARRS). The candidate will focus on the nonequilibrium quantum dynamics to study problems at the interface of theoretical condensed matter physics, numerical method development, and experiments within the Department of Theoretical physics.

The candidate will primarily work with Denis Golež, as well as other members of the department (R. Žitko, J. Mravlje, P. Prelovsek). 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 tunnelling microscopy.

The starting date is flexible and preferably at the beginning of 2022. There is no deadline for the application; however, the positions will be filled as soon as suitable candidates are found. The appointment is initially for 3.5 years for the PhD position and 2 years for the postdoc position.

The research program will include:

• Developing theoretical proposals to utilize driving to find new functionalities of correlated materials.

• Manipulation of ordered states by light (Mott or excitonic insulators, quantum magnetism, etc. ).

• Realistic simulations of qubit setups.

• Development of data compression techniques for nonequilibrium field theory as part of the open- source project NESSi.

Moreover, candidates will be embedded in the global research environment with envisioned collaborations including the Flatiron Institute (Prof. Antoine George and Prof. Andrew Millis), University of Fribourg (Prof. Philipp Werner), and University of Erlangen (Prof. Martin Eckstein).

Interested applicants should send an email, including CV and the names of two or more references, to Denis Golež ([email protected]).