Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physicist (PhD)

Cavity QED: Jaynes-Cummings, dark states, open-system steady states: Cavity quantum electrodynamics, Jaynes-Cummings interaction, bright and dark atomic states, Lindblad master equations, spontaneous emission into free space, coherent states of the radiation field, steady states of open quantum systems, photon-number coherences and decoherence. 7.

Few-body physics: Efimov effect, hyperspherical methods, zero-range universality: Efimov effect, hyperspherical coordinates and hyperangular channel functions, zero-range Bethe-Peierls boundary conditions, discrete scale invariance in the three-body problem, bosonic permutation symmetrization, universality at large scattering length, wave-function overlap integrals.

Methods we expect to find in your own publications You should be able to point to your own papers demonstrating at least one of the following families: Light-matter: high-harmonic generation, angular momentum conservation selection rules, strong-field light-matter interaction, AC Stark shift and atomic polarizability Trap and oscillator dynamics: optical tweezers, Gaussian beam propagation, rigid-body rotational dynamics, harmonic quantization of small oscillations, beam-splitter coupling Hamiltonians Open quantum systems: Lindblad master equations, spontaneous emission into free space, photon-number coherences and decoherence Precision QED: non-relativistic perturbation theory, dipole approximation, self-energy subtraction, radiative frequency shifts Lattice and few-body: Wannier function formalism, s-wave contact pseudopotential, hyperspherical coordinates, zero-range boundary conditions Who we are looking for A PhD in atomic, molecular or optical physics or a closely related field.

This is a hard requirement. Postdoctoral researchers, research scientists and junior faculty are the strongest fit. Senior PhD students with a strong first-author record are welcome to apply. Published work on the specific phenomenon above, not the adjacent one. This is the single most common reason we decline otherwise excellent physicists. Command of the methods is not enough if you have not published on the phenomenon itself. A verifiable publication record.

Three to five representative papers with arXiv IDs or DOIs, ideally from the last five years. First author strongly preferred. Every paper you list will be checked against the public record. Working proficiency with LaTeX, Python, SymPy and Jupyter. Some familiarity with an agentic coding extension in VS Code is useful. Gaps here are acceptable if you declare them honestly. English at B2 or above, including written reasoning. A large part of the value you add is how clearly you set out your argument.

Application steps Apply and complete the attached form. Basic information, education, research experience, your method self-attestation, and up to five of the areas above that you are the best fit for. For each area you select, give an arXiv ID or DOI of your own paper as proof, with your author position and the methods it demonstrates. A selection without proof is not scored. We verify your papers and authorship against the public record. Then one of two things happens.

Either we onboard you directly, or we invite you to a short live alignment call to agree the area and the assignment with you. A brief 30 to 45 minute assessment may be added, but only where we need it. Most applicants will not see one. Commitment and rate 10 hours per week, sustained across an 8 to 10 week window, starting immediately. Remote and asynchronous with no fixed hours. $80 to $110 per hour, set by depth of subdomain match.