Postdoc position in Atomic and Nanoscopic dynamics in quantum materials, Aarhus University, Denmark (Deadline: 01.05.2026)

We are looking for a candidate to lead our X-FEL and synchrotron-based experiments to study the dynamics of light-induced phase transitions on atomic and nanoscopic length-scales driven by optical and phononic excitation.

The focus will be on understanding how different excitation methods generate polarons and correlated materials in the cuprates and other quantum materials, building on our recent results in the vanadium dioxide (see Johnson et al. Nature Physics 20, 970 (2024)).

You will also work on expanding our coherent imaging methodology to look at dynamics and phase switching in materials at the nanoscale (Johnson et al. Nature Physics 19, 215 (2023)).

Work at these facilities will be combined with research in our state of the art femtosecond laser labs.