There are three openings for PhD positions at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Utrecht University, in the area of magnetism and spintronics. It is the intention to fill these positions from early 2023 until September 2023. Interested applicants are invited to send their CV and motivation before November 15 to [ mailto:r.a.duine@uu.nl | r.a.duine@uu.nl ] with the subject line “PhD positions Spintronics/Condensed-Matter Theory”

A brief description of the positions is:

Theory for black holes on a chip: following our recent theoretical proposals for engineering, with spin current, black holes for spin waves, this PhD position is focused on developing the theoretical description for realistic materials and experiments. It will be carried out in close collaboration with the group Physics of Nanostructures at Eindhoven University and is funded through a collaborative project between Utrecht and Eindhoven. More info on the project is found here: [ https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nwo-enw-klein-grant-for-developing-black-hole-on-a-chip | https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nwo-enw-klein-grant-for-developing-black-hole-on-a-chip ]

Theory for Van der Waals magnets: this project focuses on magnons in Van der Waals magnets and, particularly, on topological magnonics and topologically-protected magnon spin transport. It is part of a large collaborative project that involves theory and experiment from Delft and Groningen. More info is found here: [ https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/twenty-one-innovative-research-projects-launched-through-open-competition-domain-science-xl | https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/twenty-one-innovative-research-projects-launched-through-open-competition-domain-science-xl ]

Theory for spin transport in complex magnets: this project focuses on spin transport in complex magnets with many magnetic interactions and ultimately aims at developing theory for spin transport by excitations that are more involved than conventional magnons or electrons. The project is part of the QuMAT consortium. More info here: [ https://www.uu.nl/en/news/over-40-million-for-research-into-living-cells-and-quantum-materials | https://www.uu.nl/en/news/over-40-million-for-research-into-living-cells-and-quantum-materials ]

General info on PhD positions in The Netherlands is found here: [ https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/phd-programmes | https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/phd-programmes ]

For more info, contact [ mailto:r.a.duine@uu.nl | r.a.duine@uu.nl ]