Postdocoral researcher on spectroscopies of quantum spin liquids (M/F)

Job Description

Missions

The successful candidate will conduct experimental studies using NMR and muSR spectroscopies on frustrated magnetic compounds that are candidates for quantum spin liquid physics. The goal is to determine the nature of the ground state of these systems and their excitations in order to compare them with current theoretical models.

Activity

- Conducting NMR experiments
- Writing experimental proposals for large-scale facilities and performing muon spectroscopy experiments
- Data analysis and modeling. Managing collaboration on advanced theoretical modeling
- Dissemination of results: writing papers, participating in conferences

Your Profil

Skills

- expertise in NMR and muon spectroscopy techniques
- proficiency in experimental environments: high magnetic fields, cryogenics, high pressure

Your Work Environment

The successful candidate will join the team 'Spectroscopies of Quantum Materials' at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides as part of the 'ULTIMAT' project, which focuses on quantum spin liquids, their fundamental states, the role of impurities, and the nature of their excitations.
The Laboratoire de Physique des Solides is a joint research unit (UMR 8502) of Paris-Saclay University and the CNRS. It is affiliated with the CNRS Institute of Physics and the 28th Section of the National Council of Universities. The LPS is a member of the Friedel-Jacquinot Federation, the coordinating structure for physics on the Moulon Plateau in Orsay (Île-de-France).
It brings together about 100 researchers and faculty members, including experimentalists and theorists, and its research activities are supported by approximately 60 engineers, technicians, and administrative staff.
Each year, the laboratory welcomes a large number of undergraduate and graduate students, including many doctoral candidates, as well as postdoctoral researchers and visiting scientists. The laboratory covers a wider range of topics than its name suggests, and aims to address the full diversity of condensed matter physics. Research activity is organized around three main axes, each involving roughly the same number of scientists:
• New electronic states of matter
• Physical phenomena at the nanoscale
• Soft matter and the physics-biology interface
The first research axis encompasses both experimental and theoretical studies concerning the properties of systems in which electronic correlations are generally strong and which exhibit remarkable properties and unconventional electronic states such as superconductivity, magnetism, metal-insulator transitions, etc.
The second axis encompasses activities falling under “nanosciences” in the broadest sense. These are approached here from the perspective of fundamental properties, when an object's dimensions become as small as certain characteristic distances (coherence length, mean free path, etc.).
The third axis extends the concept of “soft matter” to biological systems. The topics thus range from complex systems to living tissues, from liquid crystals to foams, including polymers and granular systems. These physical studies lie at the interface between physical chemistry and biology.

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

From €3131.32 gross per month depending on experience

Annual leave and RTT

44 jours

Remote Working practice and compensation

Pratique et indemnisation du TT

Transport

Prise en charge à 75% du coût et forfait mobilité durable jusqu’à 300€

About the offer

About the CNRS

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