Job Information
Organisation/Company: COFUND QuanG
Research Field: Physics
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: PhD Positions
Application Deadline: 7 Sep 2026 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris)
Country: France
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Offer Starting Date: 1 Feb 2027
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Horizon Europe – COFUND
Reference Number: 101261699
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No
Offer Description
General Scope
Computer simulations play an increasingly important role in scientific research. The Monte Carlo methods developed in the past 50 years have revolutionized the field of Statistical Mechanics. Initially used to study simple spin models, the modern Monte Carlo techniques can now be applied to realistic magnetic models. The focus of this project is on the family of quasi two-dimensional Van der Waals magnets that are currently of great interest for spintronic applications. Because of their existence in a few atomic layers form, these materials are also of great fundamental interest as examples of ideal two dimensional spin systems. Another interesting magnetic system to be considered is a ferrimagnet in the vicinity of its compensation point, where new spin dynamical properties resembling both ferro and antiferromagnets are expected to arise.
PhD Subject
Theoretical understanding and modelling of spin dynamics is a long-standing problem in magnetism with direct relevance to a wide range of fundamental studies performed on neutron and synchrotron facilities as well as to spintronics applications. This PhD project will be devoted to combined and numerical and analytical investigation of selected topical problems in the field of spin dynamics. Specifically, the main focus will be on numerical simulations of the dynamical properties of magnetic systems at finite temperatures. The spin-precession equations for individual spins will be solved numerically on finite lattices and combined with the Monte Carlo calculations. This will allow us to study dynamic properties at arbitrary temperatures above and below possible magnetic transitions. Specific physical problems to be addressed in the framework of this approach are (i) emergence of high-energy “ghost” magnons in the paramagnetic state of layered magnetic systems and (ii) evolution of magnon dispersion across the compensation point in ferrimagnets.
Objectives
- Monte Carlo simulations of equilibrium thermodynamics and phase diagrams for selected spintronics materials
- Temperature evolution of spin dynamics in low-dimensional magnets
- Spin dynamics of ferrimagnets near the compensation point
Required Skills
- Master level courses in solid-state physics and magnetism
- Interest or experience with numerical methods in physics
Where to apply
Website: https://phdquantumgrenoble.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/phd-application/application-form-spring-2026
Requirements
Research Field: Physics
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Research Field: Physics » Solid state physics
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or an equivalent qualification by the application deadline and must not already hold a doctoral degree. Applicants must also comply with the MSCA mobility rule: they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months during the 36 months immediately preceding the application deadline. Applicants must not be current employees of the host laboratory. There are no nationality or age restrictions.
Selection process
Applications must be submitted through the QuanG2 online application platform by 7 September 2026 at 12:00 PM (Paris time). After the application deadline, all applications will first undergo an eligibility check. Eligible applications will then be reviewed during the pre-selection phase, scheduled for mid-October 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to online interviews at the end of October 2026. Candidates selected following this first interview stage will then be invited to in-person interviews in Grenoble in early December 2026, with the final selection taking place after these interviews. All candidates will be informed of the outcome of the selection process following the final stage.
Additional comments
About the QuanG2 PhD Call
This PhD position is offered as part of the QuanG2 PhD Call for Applications, a doctoral programme coordinated by Université Grenoble Alpes and dedicated to training the next generation of researchers in quantum science and technology. The programme offers fully funded three-year PhD positions within the Grenoble quantum research ecosystem, providing doctoral candidates with a high-level international research environment and dedicated funding for their research and training activities.
Website for additional job details: https://phdquantumgrenoble.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/sites/default/files/Mediatheque/default/PhD%20Topics%20-%20Autumn%202026/9.%20Zhitomirsky_2026_2ndcall.pdf
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: PHELIQS LABORATORY
Country: France
Contact
City: GRENOBLE
Website: https://phdquantumgrenoble.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
Street: 621 avenue centrale
Postal Code: 38400
E-Mail: quantum-grenoble-phd@listes.grenoble.cnrs.fr
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