PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Experimental Physics in Australia

The Reinhart Group at Penn State University is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to work on AI/ML for autonomous materials discovery through the new LATTICE Programmable Cloud Laboratory Test Bed. The project contributes to a national network of AI-orchestrated laboratories focused on materials discovery for electronics, photonics, and quantum technologies . The postdoctoral researcher will help develop and apply domain-specific machine-learning models that support agentic operations on material...

This PhD project in experimental physics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam asks how the first antimatter molecule could be made by studying the fundamental collision between a proton and a hydrogen atom. The research sits in the NWO Vidi project SAMURAI and focuses on one of the simplest yet most important atomic processes: whether the pair can bind and emit a photon to form H 2 + , a key reaction connected to molecule formation in the early universe and to proposed routes toward antimatter chemis...

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Middle Tennessee State University is offering a full-time postdoctoral research fellowship in quantum sensing . The project focuses on experimental quantum sensing and metrology, with emphasis on squeezed light and whispering gallery mode (WGM) systems. The successful fellow will contribute to research in quantum optical experiments and WGM-based platforms within the department’s research environment at Middle Tennessee State University. The post is a t...

The nuclear physics group of Prof. M. Boër at Virginia Tech is seeking a postdoctoral research associate or senior research associate to join an experimental nuclear physics program centered on future measurements of Double Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering at Jefferson Lab . The project focuses on detector and experiment development for measurements in Hall A with the SoLID spectrometer and in Hall C using a dedicated setup. The group is actively developing GEANT4 simulations and physics projec...

The IFAE Theory Division in Barcelona is seeking one to two PhD researchers to work on the theoretical development of searches for high-frequency gravitational waves in cavities and other laboratory devices. The project is part of GravNet , an ERC-funded network dedicated to optimizing the search for high-frequency gravitational waves using electromagnetic cavities and alternative experimental set-ups. The PhD researchers will contribute to the theoretical backbone of the initiative, with work s...

Uppsala University is recruiting a full-time postdoctoral researcher in fast-neutron dosimetry and reference neutron fields at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Division of Applied Nuclear Physics, in Uppsala, Sweden. The postdoc will work within the NESSA team on a Swedish Radiation Safety Authority-funded project establishing and characterising a variable-energy reference neutron field. Research will use the 14 MeV NESSA neutron facility and charged-particle-induced neutron fields at th...

Harvard University’s Lukin group is seeking one or more postdoctoral fellows in quantum physics, with appointments expected to begin in November or December 2025. The research focuses on the use of atomic cavities and atomic arrays for quantum computing , offering an opportunity to work in quantum information science and related experimental physics. The position is based in the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Applicants must have compl...

The Bonn-Cologne Graduate School of Physics and Astronomy (BCGS) at the University of Bonn , in cooperation with the University of Cologne , offers a PhD in Physics within a structured, research-oriented doctoral programme. This programme is centred on three years of thesis research leading to a doctoral degree in physics. The school’s scientific interests span applied and quantum optics , nuclear and particle physics , condensed matter physics , statistical physics , astroparticle physics , and...

The Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW Dresden) is offering a PhD position in the Institute of Solid State Research, within the Research Team Magnetic Properties . The project is titled “Self-Assembled Rolled-Up Microcoils for Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy” and starts as soon as possible. The doctoral research combines experimental condensed matter physics, magnetic resonance methods, and microfabrication. The central idea is to use self-a...