Postdoctoral Fellow Positions at the Simulation of Physical Systems Division, CSRC

PI: Prof. Stefano Chesi (CSRC)
Title: JOINT CSRC-CEFEMA POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN CONDENSED MATTER THEORY

Description:

The Beijing Computational Science Research Center (CSRC) and the Center of Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials (CeFEMA-IST) invites applications for a joint postdoctoral position on Nonequilibrium Quantum Matter.

The successful applicant will develop a joint project with Prof. Stefano Chesi (CSRC) and Prof. Pedro Ribeiro (CeFEMA-IST) on aspects of quantum systems away from equilibrium. The research work shall be distributed between CSRC (Beijing, China) and in CeFEMA/IST (Lisbon, Portugal) for similar periods of time.

The appointment is for two years, renewable for one additional year. The starting salary is competitive and shall be adjusted based on experience. The salary for the second and third years can be increased based on performance evaluation.

Number of Position: 1 postdoctoral position is available.
Requirements:

Candidates are expected to hold a PhD in Physics in the areas of Condensed Matter Physics and/or Quantum Information. Experience in quantum dynamics and open quantum systems is preferable.

Applications shall include:

(a) curriculum vitae;

(b) list of publications;

(c) brief research statement (no more than one page);

Elements (a-c) should be sent to: stefano.chesi@csrc.ac.cn and ribeiro.pedro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt with title CSRC-CeFEMA Postdoc Application - “Name of the Candidate”.

(d) Applicants considered further will be asked to provide at least two recommendation letters sent by the reference of the candidate directly to the email addresses above.

To receive full consideration, all applications should be submitted by December 31, 2020. However, applications will be considered after this deadline until the position is filled.

PI: Prof. Hai-Qing Lin (CSRC)
Description: Our research generally focuses on many-body systems and develops computational methodology. Currently research activities include: (1) study superconductivity and magnetism in organic superconductors; (2) study cuparates properties such as pseudogap and neutron scattering resonance; (3) study relation between quantum phase transition and entanglement; (4) explore metallic phases in hydrogen-rich materials; (5) simulate optical properties in nanostructures; (6) study cold atom systems; and (7) study multi-orbital systems.
Number of Positions: 2~3 postdoctoral positions are available.
Requirement: The candidate should have research experience in relevant fields within 5 years of PhD degree with good analytical and numerical skills. Application of Tensor Network algorithm, such as MERA  to condense matters. A working knowledge of C++ is preferred. The person is expected to be honest and hard working. Personal interview is necessary. Applications, including detailed curriculum vitae, list of publications, a brief statement of research plans, and at least two letters of recommendation, should be sent directly to haiqing0@csrc.ac.cn

PI: Prof. Wen Yang (CSRC)
Project Title: Quantum sensing and metrology 
Project Description: Ultrasensitve sensing at the nanoscale is important to science and technology. This project will explore the applications of quantum coherence and decoherence to ultrasensitive sensing and metrology based on photons and electron/hole/nuclear spins in the solid state. A distinguishing feature of this study is the combination of quantum metrology techniques and various coherence control techniques to enhance the sensitivity.
Number of Positions: 1~2 postdoctoral positions are available.
Requirements: (1) A solid background in quantum mechanics. (2) Good training in analytical derivations or programming. (3) PhD degree in one of the following fields: theoretical condensed matter physics, quantum optics, semiconductor physics, spintronics, quantum computation. Applications, including detailed curriculum vitae, list of publications, a brief statement of research plan and at least two letters of recommendation, should be sent to: wenyang@csrc.ac.cn

PI: Prof. Rubem Mondaini (CSRC) & Prof. Shi-Jie Hu (CSRC)
Description: Beijing Computational Science Research Center (CSRC) invites applications for the post-doctoral associate positions on Condensed Matter Physics and Computational physics to study dynamics and new phases of interacting quantum many-body systems either in equilibrium or out-of-equilibrium. Specifically, we seek successful applicants in one of the following areas,

• Quantum dynamics after quench or driven by external forces,

• Interplay of interactions and non-trivial topology in 2D fermions,

• Thermalization in isolated fermionic systems,

• Many-body localization phenomenon in strongly correlated systems,

• Fractional excitations in spin-liquids.

Number of Positions: 2 postdoctoral positions are available. 
Requirements: The successful applicant will

1) be no more than 35 years old at the time of application and should have obtained their PhD after 2012.

2) possess either a PhD in Physics with a solid knowledge in the many-body formalism or a PhD in Software Engineering with willingness to broaden its research to Computational Physics and related applications.

3) work closely with

• Rubem Mondaini, https://www.csrc.ac.cn/en/people/faculty/28.html   and

• Shi-Jie Hu, http://www.csrc.ac.cn/en/people/faculty/185.html,

and collaborate with other division members.

4) have a strong background in one of the programming languages, e.g. Fortran, C, C++, Python, and numerical skills in general, with desirable experience in intensive and parallel computing.

Applicants having experiences or backgrounds in one of the following techniques,

• Quantum Monte Carlo (either DQMC, PQMC, DCA, SSE, etc),

• DMRG, TMRG or tensor-like algorithms,

• Exact Diagonalization (with and without symmetries),

• Kernel Polynomial methods,

• Software Engineering,

will be preferably considered.

Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications, a brief statement of research plan to either rmondaini@csrc.ac.cn or shijiehu@csrc.ac.cn. Additionally, two letters of recommendation are a pre-requisite, and should be sent directly by referees. Review of applications will begin on October 1^st, 2020 and continue until the positions are filled.

The Division also has several projects listed below in collaborations with CSRC Associate Members:

Number of Positions: 8 postdoctoral positions are available.

Applications, including detailed curriculum vitae, list of publications, a brief statement of research plan and two letters of recommendation, should be sent to: weiliu@csrc.ac.cn

List of Projects