Posted: 26-Aug-23

Location: Houston, TX, United States,

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Internal Number: 2543

Position Summary

The W. M. Keck program has a position available for a Postdoctoral Fellow who will research developing ultrafast optical measurements to probe macroscopic quantum squeezing in materials.

Materials with magnetic orders can contain massively quantum entangled states, but the entanglement is usually difficult to observe. Recent theory and experiment by the team have found possible methods for optically extracting such entanglement, or two-mode squeezing, in the ground state of an ultrastrongly coupled spin-magnon system.

The Keck Fellow will work in a multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Hanyu Zhu (Materials Science), Junichiro Kono (Electrical and Computer Engineering), and Kaden Hazzard (Physics).

We are seeking candidates who have demonstrated ability to lead and/or work collaboratively in teams comprised of individuals of diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or other doctoral degree in Physics, Applied Physics, or Engineering
• No experience required
• Skills Required
  • Experimental knowledge in any of the following fields: ultrafast spectroscopy experiments in condensed matter, quantitative terahertz spectroscopy, quantum measurements of magnons/phonons, or quantum spin metrology in condensed matter/atomic systems
  • Proficiency in presenting research results to high-level conferences
  • Ability to learn and implement new experimental techniques and data processing methods for precise measurements
  • Ability to work independently and coordinate an interdisciplinary team effort.

Essential Functions

• Conducts research in creating ultrafast optical measurements to probe macroscopic quantum squeezing in materials
• Engage in the development of magneto-optical spectroscopy methods leveraging knowledge both from condensed matter physics and quantum optics
• Work closely with a theoretical postdoctoral research fellow to search for the optimum conditions for maximizing the coupling strength and the squeezing parameter while mentoring PhD students in various aspects of materials characterization

Candidates are required to submit a complete updated CV, together with a cover letter, addressing Prof. Zhu and Prof. Kono to describe their previous experience in relation with the above-described project.

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