Jobbtitel: Postdoctor in Atomic Physics/Optics

Arbetsbeskrivning:

Lunds universitet grundades 1666 och rankas återkommande bland ett av världens 100 främsta lärosäten. Här finns 41 000 studenter och 7 500 medarbetare i Lund, Helsingborg och Malmö. Vi förenas i vår strävan att förstå, förklara och förbättra vår värld och människors villkor.

LTH forms the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University, with approximately 9 000 students. The research carried out at LTH is of a high international standard and we are continuously developing our teaching methods and adapting our courses to current needs.

The Department of Physics is with a staff of about 350 scientists and educators one of the largest departments within Lund University. There are seven research divisions and a number of research centra within the department. The research activities at the department cover a broad spectrum of modern physics. www.fysik.lu.se/english.

The research at the Division of Atomic Physics is centered around different applications of optics and lasers, including materials science, attosecond physics, high-intensity laser-plasma physics, quantum information, and biophotonics.

The Division operates the Lund High-Power Laser Facility, including a state-of-the-art 10 Hz multi-terawatt laser system. It is a central part of a major interdisciplinary research environment within the Lund University, the Lund Laser Centre, LLC. The division is also heavily involved in undergraduate education, especially within the "Photonics programme".

At the Lund Attosecond Science Center, research is performed on the generation and application of extremely short light pulses, in the attosecond and extreme ultraviolet range. The activities span from ultrafast optics with advanced laser systems e.g. based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification to attosecond engineering, with design and optimization of attosecond sources (with variable pulse structure, central photon energy, repetition rate and pulse energy) and utilization for various applications in atomic/molecular and condensed matter physics.

Subject description

The project consists in in developing high-order harmonic and attosecond pulse generation using two different laser systems. The first system is a 1 kHz, tunable Ti:sapphire laser and the second a Pharos laser with a variable repetition rate between 5 and 200 kHz. Both lasers are used to pump optical parametric amplifiers to convert the light to longer wavelengths before the high-order harmonic generation. The project includes both attosecond pump-probe experiments and XUV spectroscopy.

Work duties

The main duty involved in the postdoctoral position is to conduct research. Teaching can also be included, but not up to more than 20% of working hours. The position includes the opportunity for five weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning.

The job assignments will include running and improving the TOPAS and the attosecond interferometer at the 1 kHz system. It will also involve development of a new attosecond source to be used with the Pharos laser. Experiments proposed by the candidate are encouraged. Some of the projects will involve collaboration with groups in particular in Europe and USA. The job will also include supervision of both master and PhD students.

Qualification requirement

Appointment to a postdoctoral position requires that the applicant has a PhD, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a PhD, within the subject of the position, completed no more than three years before the last date for applications. Under special circumstances, the doctoral degree can have been completed earlier.

Additional requirements:

- Very good oral and written proficiency in English.

Timmar per vecka:
100%. Tillträde: As soon as possible Visstidsanställning

Arbetsgivare Namn:
Lunds universitet, Lunds Tekniska Högskola, Fysiska institutionen

Arbetsgivare adress: Professorsgatan 1 22100 Lund

Form av kontakt:
Johan Mauritsson, University lecturer titel : telefon 1: +4646 222 7654() telefon 2: () mobil: e-post:

Jobb kort beskrivning: University and higher education teachers

Land: Sweden

Område: Skåne län

Avtalstid: Permanent

Typ av kontrakt: Full time

Källa till jobberbjudande: Public Employment Service of Sweden(AMS)

Hur man ansöker: Other - see free text