Reference Number: #JOB25/2026
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No
Offer Description
The winning candidate will work as a scholarship recipient at the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, CoolPhon Group in frame of the NCN Sonata Bis 9 project (UMO-2019/34/E/ST3/00432).
Job Description
In our group we are building and testing pioneering low temperature functional nanostructures with a special emphasis on superconducting devices. Our expertise involves fast time-resolved thermometry of nanostructures based on the probing of Josephson junctions with short current pulses, which we call the switching thermometry [1, 2]. It allows us to trace the thermal transients with a temporal resolution of a single nanosecond, which appear in the response to a local dissipation. We can directly investigate the dynamics of various energy relaxation channels at the nanoscale. Our second field of interest is vortex electronics. It involves building nanodevices for controlling and manipulating of superconducting vortices to present new functionalities e.g. memory cells and logical elements for application in quantum computing [3, 4].
[1] M. Zgirski, et al., Phys. Rev. Applied 10, 044068 (2018).
[2] M. Zgirski, et al., Phys. Rev. Applied 14, 044024 (2020).
[3] M. Foltyn, et al., Phys. Rev. Applied 19, 044073 (2023).
[4] M. Foltyn, et al., Science Advances 10, eado4032 (2024).
The main objective of the scholarship is to conduct experimental research on the dynamics of single vortex in superconducting nanostructures including the design and fabrication of samples using electron-beam nanolithography.
The scholarship is expected to be paid until 30 March 2027.
Requirements
- The scholarship is intended for Physics students (if awarded a scholarship, confirmation of student status will be required),
- RESPONSIBILITY for the individually defined project,
- Strong interest in the proposed research (please verify on our webpage http://coolphongroup.ifpan.edu.pl whether our research profile matches your scientific interest),
- Good soft skills: The candidate should work in harmony with the rest of the researchers,
- Good manual skills.
Main research field: Physics
Sub Research Field: Solid State Physics, Nanotechnology, Superconductivity
Career Stage: Physics student
Research Profile (details): First Stage Researchers (R1)
Type of Contract: NCN Scholarship
Status: Scholarship holder
Salary: 5000 PLN per month (project costs), untaxed NCN scholarship.
Contact
More information can be obtained from dr hab. Maciej Zgirski, prof. IFPAN (e-mail: zgirski@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl).
Where to apply
E-mail: rekrutacja@ifpan.edu.pl
Requirements
- Research Field: Physics
- Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
- Languages: ENGLISH
- Level: Good
- Research Field: Physics
- Years of Research Experience: None
Additional Information
Selection process
Application details
Application deadline: 27.08.2026 Later applications will be not considered.
Final decision announcement: 31.08.2026.
Required materials:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Consent to process your personal data
All materials should be submitted in electronic form to the address: rekrutacja@ifpan.edu.pl with Job ID in the subject.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
- Country: Poland
- City: Warsaw
- Postal Code: 02-668 Warsaw
- Street: al. Lotników 32/46
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