Oferty pracy w projektach finansowanych przez NCN

Nazwa jednostki: Institute of Theoretical Physics Wrocław University of Science and Technology – Wrocław, Inne oferty z tego miasta »
Nazwa stanowiska: Postdoctoral Researcher
Wymagania:

- The candidate must hold a Ph.D. degree in physics (or a closely related discipline) with a specialization in strongly correlated quantum systems, obtained in the year of employment in the project or within the 7 years preceding the year of employment.
- Experience (supported by peer-reviewed publications) with models and analytical or numerical methods/theories such as quantum mechanics, solid state physics, lattice models of interacting spins, fermions, or bosons, strongly correlated systems, low-dimensional many-body quantum systems, nonequilibrium physics, state-of-the-art diagonalization techniques, and MPS-based methods.
- Knowledge of a programming language such as C/C++, Fortran, Python, Julia.
- Soft skills in the context of scientific writing and presentation, including knowledge of the typesetting language LaTeX.
- The candidate must be fluent in spoken and written English.
- CV including scientific achievements (publications, internships, conferences, training)
- Motivational letter
- Two reference letters (sent to jacek.herbrych@pwr.edu.pl)
- Consent to the processing of personal data for the purposes of the competition https://wppt.pwr.edu.pl/pracownicy/konkursy/wymagane-dokumenty-konkursowe
- (At the moment of employment) Copy of PhD degree diploma or confirmed information about graduation

Opis zadań:

The successful candidate will be part of the group of Dr. Jacek Herbrych (https://jacekherbrych.github.io) within the project NCN SONATA BIS 13 2023/50/E/ST3/00033 entitled “Properties of low-dimensional quantum systems with charge, spin, and orbital degrees of freedom.” The project's scientific goal is to investigate novel phenomena in multi-orbital systems, i.e., systems with many local degrees of freedom (orbital, spin, and charge). A prominent example of the phenomena unique to the multi-orbital system is the so-called orbital-selective Mott phase (OSMP). Competing interactions can lead to the selective localization of electrons on some orbitals. Such insulating bands coexist with the metallic band (or bands) with itinerant electrons. The dispersion relation (the momentum dependence) of the latter is routinely measured using spectroscopic tools (e.g., single-particle spectral function measured by the angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, dynamical spin structure factor measured by inelastic neutron scattering, or other tools like resonant inelastic X-ray scattering spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, or reflection/transmission measurements). However, due to the enormous Hilbert space of multi-orbital systems, theoretical analysis of their dynamical properties is largely lacking (especially momentum-resolved quantities). The main scientific aim of this proposal is to investigate properties (and discover novel exotic phases) of the models with many competing energy scales originating from spin, charge, and orbital degrees of freedom, i.e., to investigate the multi-orbital Hubbard model, the generalized Kondo-Heisenberg model, the spin-orbital model, and effective models that describe the physics mentioned above (i.e., spin systems with RKKY-like interaction). The theoretical analysis of such idealized Hamiltonians will motivate crystal growers and provide experimentalists with theoretical guidance to discover new multi-orbital low-dimensional compounds that may exhibit highly unusual physics.

Typ konkursu NCN: SONATA BIS – ST
Termin składania ofert: 1 sierpnia 2026, 00:00
Forma składania ofert: email
Warunki zatrudnienia:

- Position Name: postdoctoral researcher
- Number of positions: 1
- Field: condensed matter theoretical physics
- Discipline: Physics
- Type of contract: full employment contract, 24 months
- Deadline for submitting applications: August 1, 2026
- Planned competition results: October 1, 2026

Dodatkowe informacje:

- Research group webpage https://jacekherbrych.github.io
- The application should be sent to the email address jacek.herbrych@pwr.edu.pl
- Candidates will be selected through a two-stage process. During the first stage, the submitted documents will be evaluated; during the second stage, shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview.
- PhD diplomas obtained from institutions outside the European Union must undergo the process of nostrification. Such a procedure can (in principle) delay the date of employment.
- The competition will be decided by a recruitment committee appointed by the project manager, following the National Science Center (NCN) regulations. Recruitment will be carried out in accordance with NCN requirements. We reserve the right not to award the scholarship or to renew the competition if the recruitment criteria are not met.

Data dodania ogłoszenia: 2026-04-17 18:38:19