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Please allow me to draw your attention the post-doctoral positions currently open in the BEC and MatterWaves Group at IESL-FORTH on Crete (Greece).

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Marie-Curie post-doctoral position in
Guided Atom Interferometry
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Quantum Mechanics is coming of age, with the first “real world” applications finally having reached the market. One of the most promising technologies is matter-wave interferometry, which can measure forces with unprecedented precision. Matter wave gravimeters might help in remote water and oil exploration and matter-wave Sagnac interferometers in inertial navigation. On the more scientific side there are tests of Einsteins equivalence principle and even gravitational wave detection — all subjects that our group is involved in.

As part of the EU-initial training network QTea and EU-STREP MatterWave we are currently developing guided matter-wave interferometers, which are designed to overcome one of the main limitations of matter-wave interferometry: the limited integration time due to earth’s gravitation. The successful application would work together with two PhD students towards realising a matter-wave interferometer based on time-averaged adiabatic potentials (TAAPs). He/She is expected to have completed a PhD in experimental atomic physics or a related topic. Cold atom experience would be beneficial, but is not essential. Female physicists are particularly encouraged to apply.

Gross salary: 49,757.76 Euro/year (53,357.76 Euro/year for researchers with a family), which corresponds to a monthly net stipend of approx. €2,350 (€2,650 for researchers with a family).

For more detail, please consult the website of our group: www.bec.gr
The QTea network: www.itnqtea.eu
The MatterWave network: www.matterwave.eu