Juan P. Martínez Pastor

Marcel Claro’s research group at the University of Valencia is seeking candidates for PhD and postdoctoral opportunities in 2D oxide materials , combining experimental growth and computational modeling. The experimental track focuses on the growth and characterization of layered oxides using Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) and Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) . The group works on van der Waals epitaxy, thin-film synthesis, and the study of optical, thermal, magnetic, and electronic properties of 2D semiconductor materials and heterostructures. The computational track is a postdoctoral position in computational physics , developing neural-network-based methods for tight-binding models and molecular dynamics simulations applied to these materials. The broader research environment is interdisciplinary and international, with links to device fabrication, photoluminescence spectroscopy, photoconductivity measurements, and density functional theory. Funding mentioned in the post includes a PhD position via FPU scholarship and postdoctoral opportunities through Marie Curie and EMGENT Juan de la Cierva schemes. The post does not provide stipend amounts or exact deadline dates, but it notes that upcoming application deadlines are approaching. Applicants with interests in materials science , physics , computational physics , thin-film growth , and 2D semiconductors are encouraged to reach out for questions and prepare for the calls.