For informal enquiries, please contact Geetha Balakrishnan (Professor) at G.Balakrishnan@warwick.ac.uk.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Superconductivity and Magnetism Group within the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick. We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to work on a range of materials, in particular the production of single crystals of topological magnets in a new EPSRC Funded project on “Controlling the formation and properties of topological magnetic phenomena” in partnership with the University of Durham. The work will focus on the production of high-quality crystals of materials which have previously been identified as topological magnets including various low dimensional materials, frustrated magnets and skyrmion materials, as well as exploring new materials that exhibit this behaviour. The crystals will be grown using various techniques such as the floating zone method using optical mirror furnaces, the Czochralski method using a tetra-arc furnace, the Bridgman, flux growth and chemical vapour transport techniques. Other techniques will also be employed as required.

In addition to crystal growth, the work will also involve the characterisation of the crystals produced through measurements of their structural, magnetic and transport properties. Extensive laboratory based powder and single crystal x-ray diffraction work will be required. There will be scope for taking part in experiments at international facilities using neutron and x-ray scattering, as well as muon techniques.

About You

You should be trained in experimental solid state synthesis, synthesis of intermetallics and have experience of crystal growth and low-temperature experimental techniques.

You will be an excellent communicator capable of working effectively both independently and as part of a lively research team. You will possess excellent planning and time management skills to ensure your research objectives are achieved effectively.

The project follows on from the Warwick group’s successful involvement in the recently concluded UK Skyrmion Project (EP/N032128/1).

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description in the link.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure.

About the Department

Superconductivity and Magnetism Group

The project on “Controlling the formation and properties of topological magnetic phenomena” takes place in the context of an exciting wider programme of materials investigation currently underway within the Superconductivity and Magnetism Group. The group studies highly correlated electron systems including magnetic and exotic superconductors, intermetallic heavy fermions, topological materials, frustrated magnets and 2D materials grown as single crystals using a range of techniques. We make extensive use of neutron, synchrotron and muon sources worldwide, high magnetic field facilities, as well as in-house magnetometry, transport and related measurements. The above project follows on from the Warwick group’s involvement as one of five consortium universities in the very successful EPSRC funded UK Skyrmion Project (EP/N032128/1).

The candidate will work with all the members of the Superconductivity and Magnetism group and our project partners in the University of Durham, and benefit from association with other ongoing projects. The group has an international reputation for its continued excellence in the long running EPSRC funded programme on “Single Crystal Growth at Warwick”. For further information about the Superconductivity and Magnetism Group, please visit our website at: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/condensedmatt/supermag/

For informal enquiries, please contact Maksym Myronov (Associate Professor - Reader) at m.myronov@warwick.ac.uk.

The Semiconductor Research Group (https://www.warwick.ac.uk/silicon) in the Department of Physics seeks to appoint a Research Fellow to support world class research and development activities on SiGe epitaxial materials for realization of quantum computer processor. Quantum computers promise to be one of the main technical advances of the forthcoming decades. As a member of the group, you will be responsible for epitaxial materials characterization and support of epitaxial growth research activities.

About You

You will have outstanding knowledge of the group-IV epitaxial semiconductor materials and devices physics and technologies. You will have, at least a few years, hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge of structural and electrical characterization of the group-IV semiconductor materials, including SiGe, and devices using TEM, SEM, AFM, XRD, XRR, FTIR, SE, Hall effect and resistivity, C-V and I-V characterisation techniques. You will be an excellent communicator capable of working effectively both independently and as part of a research team. You will possess excellent planning and time management skills to ensure your research objectives are achieved effectively. You will be responsible for defining milestones and timelines and ensuring timely projects executions. You will contribute to the group’s strategy, report your scientific findings internally to colleagues and collaborators, and disseminate them via journal publications and conference presentations. With your talent, passion and expertise, you will become part of a team that makes the impossible possible and broaden scientific knowledge.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description in the link.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure.

For informal enquiries, please contact Geetha Balakrishnan (Professor) at G.Balakrishnan@warwick.ac.uk.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Superconductivity and Magnetism Group within the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick.

We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to work on a range of projects on the single crystal growth of materials in a new EPSRC Funded project on “Single Crystal Growth at Warwick”. The work focus on the production of high-quality crystals of a wide range of oxides, borides, chalcogenides and intermetallic materials. These include superconductors, various low dimensional materials, frustrated magnets, skyrmion and topological materials. The crystals will be grown using various techniques such as the floating zone method using optical mirror furnaces, the Czochralski method using a tetra-arc furnace, the Bridgman, flux growth and the chemical vapour transport techniques. Other techniques will also be used as required.

In addition to crystal growth, the work will also involve the characterisation of the crystals produced through measurements of their structural, magnetic, transport, and superconducting properties. Extensive laboratory-based powder and single crystal x-ray diffraction work will be required. There will be scope for taking part in experiments at international facilities using neutron and x-ray scattering, as well as muon techniques.

About You

You should be trained in experimental solid-state synthesis, synthesis of inter-metallics and have experience of crystal growth techniques and low-temperature experimental techniques. You will be an excellent communicator capable of working effectively both independently and as part of a lively research team. You will possess excellent planning and time management skills to ensure your research objectives are achieved effectively.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description in the link.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure.