Post-doctoral position in THz magnetic near field probes development

The Nanooptics group at the CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian, Spain) is looking for a post-doctoral researcher to work on the development of THz magnetic near field probes and their validation in THz near field microscope.

The contract will be within the framework of the H2020-FETOPEN-2016-2017-Plasmon Enhanced Terahertz Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (PETER) project, that aims to establish Plasmon-enhanced Terahertz Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy and scanning microscopy, as a unique Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) platform for high-sensitivity local analysis of paramagnetic organic and inorganic species and materials. Extending to the THz region enables effective utilization of plasmonic structures resulting in a radical improvement of EPR sensitivity (about four orders of magnitude) and spatial resolution going beyond the diffraction limit, and thus introduce a scanning probe microscopic regime into this field. Such a significant enhancement of the EPR performance will open new ways in magnetic sensing technologies enabling for instance to study in situ functional centres in a wide variety of materials, and, generally, set a new direction in the development of the EPR-employing industry.

Requirements:

• Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in physics. Experience in THz spectroscopy, THz plasmonics and THz scattering type scanning near field microscopy. 
• Experience in design and assembly of experimental set ups (light source and detectors).
• The candidate should have experience in software packages of data analysis and simulation such as Mathematica, Matlab, COMSOL.
• Availability to start immediately
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is compulsory.

We Offer:

• Full time 1 year post-doctoral position. Envisaged starting date: July 2018.
• Stimulating, interdisciplinary research and high quality international scientific environment.

Interested applicants should fill the form below and attach their CV and a cover letter.

Deadline: 20/06/2018