PhD Opportunities in Condensed Matter Physics in Portugal

This PhD opening is part of a predoctoral research contract at the Autonomous University of Madrid , within the Faculty of Science and the Department of Condensed Matter Physics . The project is titled “Super-resolution visualization of ion dynamics in disordered solid-state electrolytes” and focuses on understanding how ions move inside disordered solid-state electrolyte materials. The successful candidate will join a research environment centered on condensed matter physics, nanoscience and bi...

This PhD project at Umeå University is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network SPARK and is hosted by the Department of Physics, which highlights research strengths in condensed matter physics, nanotechnology, photonics, ultrafast spectroscopy, and theoretical and computational physics. The doctoral project, Spatiotemporal Information Processing , explores new routes to ultrafast information processing beyond conventional electronic approaches. The work focuses on developing optical ...

The International Max Planck Research School for Chemistry and Physics of Quantum Materials (IMPRS-CPQM) is a joint PhD programme run by the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden together with Technische Universität Dresden and the University of St Andrews. The programme is designed for doctoral research in an interdisciplinary environment spanning solid-state chemistry and condensed matter physics . Students join a structured research school with tailored graduate train...

The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) – Quantum Dynamics and Control (QDC) is a doctoral programme based at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden, Germany, with partner institutions in Dresden, Prague, and Wroclaw. The school focuses on the study of dynamical manipulation of quantum systems. It brings together research themes in quantum dynamics and control, theoretical and computational chemistry, and theoretical and experimental condensed matter ...

This PhD project at Umeå University is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network SPARK and focuses on the fundamental physics of spatiotemporal hybrid light–matter states . The doctoral candidate will work on creating spatiotemporal polaritons through ultrafast light–matter interactions in engineered metamaterial systems, with the aim of controlling hybrid states on femtosecond timescales. The research combines nanophotonics , metamaterials , ultrafast optics , condensed matter physics...

The Bonn-Cologne Graduate School of Physics and Astronomy offers a PhD programme in Physics at the University of Cologne, in cooperation with the University of Bonn. This is a research-oriented doctoral programme in which candidates complete approximately three years of thesis work leading to a doctoral degree in physics. The programme’s scientific focus spans astrophysics, condensed matter physics and solid state theory, statistical and biological physics, mathematical physics, quantum informat...

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...

PhD Student Position in Quantum Hall Calorimetry of Quantum Materials at the University of Cologne The University of Cologne is advertising a PhD student position in the Bocquillon Working Group at the Institute of Physics II, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The project is part of an experimental condensed-matter physics programme focused on quantum transport in quantum materials and the development of a new ultra-sensitive quantum calorimeter. The successful candidate will work on ...

The International Max Planck Research School for Chemistry and Physics of Quantum Materials (IMPRS-CPQM) is offering multiple PhD positions in quantum materials research for 2027. This is a joint doctoral program involving the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, and the University of St Andrews. The program brings together research in solid-state chemistry and condensed matter physics within a highly collaborative, international environ...