Postdoc of Quantum Optomechanics

The Project
Our group experiments with nano- and micro-mechanical devices whose unprecedented coherence enables new applications as sensors, memories and transducers.

Currently, we are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to support our research on optomechanical crystals (OMCs), in which photonic and phononic excitations are co-localized in a nanoscale volume, enabling strong optomechanical coupling. The goal of the project is to implement a quantum memory for light in such a device held at low temperatures.

This project is supported by the Danish National Research Foundation.

The postdoc’s duties will include research within experimental optomechanics as well as teaching. The post may also include performance of other duties.

Further information on the Department is linked at www.nbi.ku.dk Inquiries about the position can be made to albert.schliesser@nbi.ku.dk

The position is open from 1 August 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is for two years.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Terms of employment
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Salary, pension and other conditions of employment are set in accordance with the Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) or other relevant organisation. Currently, the monthly salary starts at 38,700 DKK/approx. 5,100 EUR (April 2025 level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 17,10% to your pension fund.

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

• Curriculum vitae
• Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
• Research plan – description of current and future research plans
• Complete publication list
• Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

The deadline for applications is 15 May 2025, 23:59 GMT +2. (Summertime extends in Denmark from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.

You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.