Open Positions
We are always interested in high quality applications for research positions.
We offer PhD and Post-Doc positions, plus summer and Masters projects for undergraduates. We value a diverse group composition and thus applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged.
Information on currently advertised positions can be found here
Undergraduate and Masters projects
We offer a wide range of summer, semester and master thesis projects in our group ranging from hands-on lab work to theoretical projects. Applications should be sent to (or, in case of technical difficulties, to ).
Please include a Curriculum Vitae and indicate the period over which you would like to undertake the project. If possible (not required) include the contact address of one or two referees (past projects supervisors, tutors or lecturers). If you have specific interests feel free to indicated those.
Dear Master and Semester applicants,
we invite you to an information afternoon for students interested in doing a master thesis in the TIQI group. The event will take place on Tuesday, 30th of April at 3pm in HPF, room G6. Jonathan Home will first give an overview of the TIQI group. This will be followed by short presentations on potential master's projects by graduate students and postdocs in the group. Finally, you will have the opportunity to discuss the projects you are interested in with members of the group. Following the event, we invite you to visit the labs.
We have a number of open positions for experimental and theoretical Master's projects in the exciting field of ion trapping and quantum information processing.
Students interested in semester projects are also welcome to attend the event and discuss in person with PhD students and postdocs about the available projects.
We look forward to seeing you and hope you will enjoy the event!
Your TIQI team
PhD positions
Students with a keen interest in quantum mechanics, precision spectroscopy and precision control are encouraged to apply at any time (and can start at any point in the year). Please send a Curriculum Vitae to if interested. This should include information about prior education, previous research which you have performed, and the name and contact addresses of three referees.
Post-Doc positions
We welcome applications from motivated and capable researchers with a strong background in experimental research. Please send a Curriculum Vitae to if interested. This should include information about prior education, previous research which you have performed, and the name and contact addresses of three referees.
Valued research experience - PhD and Post-Doc
Our experiments require a high level of control of atomic systems. They involve sequences of >1000 precisely controlled laser pulses with phase and frequency control, voltage waveforms, and digital acquisition of data. Knowledge in one or many of the following areas would be highly valued.
- Quantum information experiments (any physical platform)
- Atomic physics - laser cooling, trapping, precision spectroscopy, etc.
- Simulation of quantum mechanics using Mathematica/Python/etc.
- Frequency and amplitude stabilisation of lasers
- Digital control, including FPGA programming
- Digital acquisition systems, programming for experimental control
- Digital/Analog electronics, design of circuits
- Micro-/Nanofabrication, including clean-room techniques, metal deposition by evaporation and electroplating, and photo-lithography
- Computer simulation using Finite-Element and Boundary-Element methods (Comsol, ANSYS HFSS)