Alexander Huck May 3, 2018

Deadline: 2018-05-15

Location: Lyngby, Denmark

External link: http://www.fysik.dtu.dk/om-dtu-fysik/ledige_stillinger/job?id=8e616e52-5842-4f7d-ac64-1beed21a98f2

Type: PhD student

We are seeking a highly talented PhD candidate in the field of Quantum Magnetometry.

We are an international research team of more than 30 students and staff with diverse backgrounds. We have a dynamic research environment with close and daily interaction among all members, and strong collaborations with many academic and industrial partners. We are hosting a center of excellence (www.bigQ.dk) and are located just north of Copenhagen at the Lyngby campus of DTU, one of the leading technical universities in Europe.

In this project, we will utilize nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond for sensing magnetic fields with very high sensitivity and spatial resolution at room temperature. These properties open up fully novel ways of characterizing bio-physical processes. The successful applicant will join a multi-disciplinary team involving physicists, biomedical engineers and neuroscientists to work on implementing next generation measurement methods for in-vitro recordings. The main task of the candidate is to develop an experimental platform for the mapping of bio-physical processes such as neural activity of a brain with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity using optical measurement techniques and sensing protocols.

Responsibilities and tasks
The successful candidate will be part of a team dedicated to the design and development of platforms for quantum sensing with defect centers in diamond.

  • You will plan, design and implement an optical setup dedicated for imaging of magnetic fields with high sensitivity and spatial resolution.
  • In close collaboration with our electronic engineer, you will design low noise and high-speed components for fast data acquisition and processing.
  • We expect you to carry out numerical simulations and data analysis, as well as programming of experimental control software preferably in Python.
  • You are willing to travel and work on tasks together with our international partners. We also expect you to supervise a limited amount of MSc and BSc student projects.

The project is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and besides DTU Physics involves partners from DTU Elektro, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University, Ulm University/Germany and Leipzig University/Germany. The entire project will involve 4 PhD students, 4 postdocs and permanent staff members from five different institutions. Moreover, the project will make use of the internal DTU network – QuantumDTU.

Qualifications
Candidates should have a master’s degree in physics, engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master’s degree.

The candidate should be highly motivated, creative and dedicated to carry out research of highest standards. A background in experimental physics or engineering and experience in one or more of the following methods is an advantage:

  • confocal and/or wide-field microscopy,
  • photon counting and spectroscopy,
  • radio frequency and microwave electronics,
  • molecular bio-physics, and
  • Python programming.

The candidate should be fluent both in written and spoken English.

For more information and to apply online please follow the external link.