Research Assistant position in Ultrafast spin-lattice coupling in magnetic materials, TU, Berlin, Germany (Deadline: 06.03.2026)

We offer a position in experimental condensed matter physics, focusing on the investigation of ultrafast spin–lattice coupling and the exchange of energy and angular momentum between spins and phonons in magnetic materials. A central goal is to clarify the role of chiral phonons in demagnetization and their transport in heterostructures. The research will in particular address 2D van der Waals magnets, magnetic oxides, and rare-earth materials.The project is part of the Collaborative Research Center ‘Ultrafast Spin Dynamics’ (TRR 227) and employs a range of ultrafast experimental techniques, with femtosecond electron diffraction in our laboratories at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin-Dahlem serving as the primary method. The project will be carried out in the internationally oriented team of Dr. William Windsor within the group “Ultrafast Nanoscience” led by Prof. Ralph Ernstorfer.