PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Quantum Optics in United Kingdom

Positions in quantum optics in united kingdom

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Universities with open positions in quantum optics in the United Kingdom include University of Bath, Durham University and University of Sheffield.

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Kristina Rusimova

University of Bath

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The University of Bath is offering two exciting PhD opportunities in quantum science within Kristina Rusimova’s established and well-funded NanoBioPhotonics Research Group. The projects explore how light can be used to control individual molecules and investigate their quantum behaviour. Project 1: Loading the Quantum Dice: Controlling Matter One Molecule at a Time . Project 2: A Photon and a Molecule Walk into a Tunnel Junction: Quantum Optics Meets Single-Molecule Science . The opportunities a...

Chemistry
Experimental Physics
Materials Science
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3 days ago

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Durham University

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Durham University’s Department of Physics is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in the Quantum Light and Matter research section. The project, “Quantum networking at telecom wavelengths with Yb qubits” , is led by Dr Tobias Franzen and funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) . The research sits at the intersection of AMO physics , quantum optics , cavity QED , optical tweezers , cold atoms, and quantum networking. The team is developing a modu...

Quantum Optics
Physics

1 week ago

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University of Sheffield

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PhD opportunity at the University of Sheffield in topological quantum photonics and 2D materials . The project explores how topologically protected light states can be created through strong light-matter interaction with chip-integrated monolayer semiconductors (van der Waals semiconductors). The goal is to develop efficient and robust quantum optical processing and compact quantum photonic devices. The student will work across the research groups of Prof. Dmitriy Krizhanovskii and Prof. Alexand...

Electrical Engineering
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2 weeks ago

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Durham University

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Durham University’s Department of Physics is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate for a project on quantum networking at telecom wavelengths with Yb qubits . The work is led by Dr Tobias Franzen and funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) . The project aims to develop enabling technologies for future quantum networks by combining ytterbium atom qubits , quantum optics , AMO physics , compact laser systems, modular tweezer-array platforms, and cavity-enhan...

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Electrical Engineering
Quantum Computing
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2 weeks ago

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Imperial College London

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Research Associate in Optimal Quantum Control at Imperial College London , Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences. This is a postdoctoral research associate opening focused on quantum information , quantum technologies , optimal control , and trapped-ion quantum gates . The successful candidate will work on the collaborative QuantERA project FALCON , designing optimised driving schemes that help the experimental partner in Innsbruck (UIBK & AQT) implement high-fidelity entangling gat...

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Electrical Engineering
Optimal Control
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2 weeks ago

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Durham University

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Durham University’s Department of Physics is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the project “Quantum networking at telecom wavelengths with Yb qubits” . The work sits at the intersection of physics , quantum optics , AMO physics , and emerging quantum networking technologies. The project is led by EPSRC Quantum Technology Fellow Dr Tobias Franzen and is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) . Research goals include developing a modular ytterbium t...

Computer Science
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Quantum Computing
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2 weeks ago

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University of Southampton

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PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences on engineering quantum photonic simulators for complex open quantum systems . The project is supervised by Professor Marian Florescu and focuses on quantum photonics, open quantum systems, quantum mechanics, quantum transport, decoherence, non-Markovian dynamics, and nanophotonic reservoir engineering. You will develop theoretical and computational frameworks for quantum emitters coupled to struc...

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3 weeks ago

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University of Birmingham

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[Fully funded for domestic (UK) candidates; options exist to support exceptional overseas candidates.] This PhD studentship at the University of Birmingham offers an exciting opportunity to explore the frontiers of quantum engineering and dimensionality tuning in exotic 2D materials. The project is embedded within the School of Physics and Astronomy, a recognized Institute of Physics Juno Champion and Athena SWAN Silver Award holder, reflecting its commitment to diversity, equality, and an inclu...

Materials Science
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9 months ago

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Marcos H.D. Guimarães

University of Cambridge

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Marcos H.D. Guimarães, Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, is looking for outstanding PhD students to join the Opto-Spintronics of Quantum Materials group at the Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics. The research focuses on opto-spintronics in van der Waals heterostructures , using time-resolved magneto-optics , photocurrent spectroscopy , and other optical and electrical techniques to study magnonics , spin and orbital torques , and spin/valley-polarised excitons in 2D ma...

Electrical Engineering
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Quantum Materials
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1 month ago

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Aston University

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Applications are invited for a funded PhD project at Aston University in the Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AiPT) , working with Dr Mingming Tan on Next-Generation Optical Signal Processing Using Nonlinear Fourier Methods . This project sits at the intersection of optical physics , photonics , optical communications , and nonlinear signal processing . The research explores how the nonlinear Fourier spectrum can be used to better describe and control light in nonlinear systems, with a ...

Electrical Engineering
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Living costs in United Kingdom

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University Accommodation

On-campus student housing per year

£5.1k

$6,500/yr

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Clothing

Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year

£948

$1,200/yr

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Books & Academic Supplies

Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year

£474

$600/yr

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Utilities & Connectivity

Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year

£758

$960/yr

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University of Southampton

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University Of Strathclyde

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University Of Strathclyde

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The University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

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