Come and work with us!

The Schröter lab at the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics in Halle, Germany, is looking for motivated Postdocs and PhD students to lead our efforts in developing new chiral quantum materials that will enable future quantum technologies, such as

• Structurally chiral crystals as sources of spin- and orbital-angular momentum for memory and logic applications
• Chiral heterostructures involving twisted 2D materials for electronic and magnetic quantum devices
• Chiral and topological superconductors for scalable quantum computers

For a targeted design of these new materials and electronic interfaces, we will employ a range of techniques that prospective PhD students and postdocs will be trained in and that are available at our institute

• Angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES) with ultimate energy-, momentum-, spatial-, spin-, depth-, and time-resolution
• Scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM, STS) 
• Structural characterization (XRD, LEED, RHEED, TEM)
• Thin film growth (MBE, PLD, sputtering) and fabrication of 2D materials
• Optical characterization (Kerr, FMR, SNOM) in collaboration with partners from Max Planck and Martin Luther University

To complement these in-house facilities, we regularly travel to use synchrotrons around the world. 

Applications are considered for work in any of these areas. For more information, please send your CV and (if applicable) publication list, as well as contact details of two scientists that can provide references, to Dr Niels Schröter recruitment-schroeterlab@mpi-halle.mpg.de .

Conditions of employment

The positions are available immediately, although the start date can be negotiated. They are fully funded and contain a competitive salary and social benefits package. The initial contract duration is 36 months for the PhD and 24 months for the postdoc position, but extensions are possible.

Requirements

For the PhD position: MSc degree (or equivalent, e.g. 4 years Bachelors) in physics, materials science, or related fields, including a final thesis project. For postdocs a PhD in physics, materials science, or related fields is a requirement. Candidates with prior experience of ARPES, surface science techniques, thin-film growth, or 2D materials will be preferred.

Employer

The Max Planck Society is Germany's premier research organization dedicated to basic research and to supporting and developing early career scientists. It offers an excellent infrastructure and a very international environment that enables research at the highest level. The Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.

 

If you are interested to learn more about our recent work, please consult the selected publications on our main webpage.