Ref PAR 2023/604
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The Department of Physics at the University of Gothenburg is located on the main campus of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, with a total of some 80 employees. The communication routes are good both nationally and internationally. The researching focuses within the fields of Atom- and Molecular Physics, Condensed Matter Physics and Spintronics, and Complex Systems and Biophysics and is performed in an international environment with extensive national and international collaborations. The education programs at the Department include Bachelor- and Master programs in Physics, physics teacher-training programs, as well as outreach courses in Physics aimed for the general public. Gothenburg Physics Centre is a close collaboration with four other departments within the Faculty of Science and Chalmers University of Technology creates an innovative environment for all researchers and students at the department.
Information about research group:
One of the most successful research areas at the department is spintronics in Professor Johan Åkerman’s group with a particular focus on magnetodynamic phenomena in thin films and spintronic components. These are studied using magnetic, electrical and optical methods, and modeled using GPU-accelerated micromagnetic simulations. In recent years, the group has developed a new microscopy technique in which femtosecond laser pulses with a high repetition rate (GHz) — so-called frequency combs — are used to drive continuous spin waves and acoustic waves in various magnetic and non-magnetic materials and multilayers, and these waves are studied using Brillouin Light Scattering (BLS) microscopy. The department is therefore looking for a postdoctoral fellow in BLS microscopy of magnetic films, focusing on further developing the technology with femtosecond laser combs and understanding the underlying physics.
Job assignments
The main tasks are research. The tasks include studying spin waves and acoustic waves in magnetic thin films using Brillouin Light Scattering microscopy (BLS microscopy), where the waves are excited by femtosecond lasers with a very high repetition rate (GHz). You will work together with other doctoral students, postdocs, and researchers where your role will be to be responsible for further development of the BLS microscope and a better understanding of the various phenomena that occur when the magnetic thin films are excited in this way. You are expected to write scientific articles based on your results and also contribute to the scientific articles of others. You are also expected to present your results at scientific conferences.
Qualifications
We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated scientific skill in the subject areas of spin waves, acoustic waves, optical microscopic methods, and BLS microscopy. Documented experience with femtosecond lasers, frequency combs based on these, and BLS microscopy where such frequency combs are used is a requirement. Scientific prowess is mainly based on peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals as well as invited lectures at international conferences.
Eligibility
To qualify as a postdoctoral fellow, the applicant must have completed a Swedish doctoral degree or must have a foreign degree corresponding to a Swedish doctoral degree.
Preference will be given to candidates who have been awarded the degree no more than three years before the application deadline and who have not held a post-doc position within the same or similar subject area at the University of Gothenburg for more than one year. Applicants with a degree obtained earlier than the stipulated three years may be preferred if special reasons exists. Special reasons in this context include, but are not limited to, leave due to illness and parental leave.
Assessment
Regulations for the evaluation of qualifications for academic positions are given in Chapter 4, Section 3 – 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance.
Employment
Type of employment: Fixed-term employment, 2 years with the possibility of a third year extension
Extent: 100 %
Location: Department of Physics, Gothenburg
First day of employment: As soon as possible
Appointment procedure
Please apply online
The application shall include:
Cover letter with an explanation of why you apply for the position
CV including scientific publications
Copy of exam certificate
Two referees (name, telephone no, relation)
Information about the appointment procedure
For further information:
– Regarding the position please contact
Johan Åkerman, Professor, johan.akerman@physics.gu.se
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