The Cavendish Laboratory's Quantum Matter group is looking to appoint a postdoctoral Research Associate to investigate Fermi surface instabilities and quantum order at high pressure. The successful applicant will study the electronic structure of correlated electron systems near quantum phase transitions by examining quantum oscillations under applied hydrostatic pressure. Of particular interest are the vicinity of Mott metal-insulator transitions, spin density, charge density and structural quantum phase transitions, as well as topological order. Material classes to be investigated include narrow-band d- and f-electron intermetallics, pnictides, and transition metal oxides such as the ruthenates and cuprates. The group operates a wide range of crystal growth and characterisation equipment, including a mirror furnace, two rf-induction furnaces and a wide range of box and tube furnaces, a PPMS, two SQUID magnetometers and a VSM, and we have access to relevant x-ray facilities within the University. The group has developed key high pressure techniques relevant to this project, such as patterned high pressure anvils, microcoils within the anvil cell sample space, and rf tank circuitry for indirect resistivity measurements in anvil cells. The low temperature, high field work will be carried out mainly at the Cavendish lab, using our 18 Tesla/1mK cryomagnetic facility, with opportunities for further measurements at international high field facilities (e.g. US, France, Holland). Complementary high pressure lattice structure determination by x-ray diffraction will take place at the Diamond Light Source Synchrotron in the UK. Within this programme of research, you will be particularly responsible for low temperature, high magnetic field, high pressure measurement and technique development.

You should have a PhD in physics or in a related discipline, with a strong track record of research in the area of experimental correlated electron physics. You should have experience with at least one of the experimental techniques relevant to the project (high pressure measurements, high magnetic field measurements, measurements at cryogenic temperatures). Other skills which will be valued include: relevant computing skills, knowledge of the physics of strongly correlated electron systems, crystal growth.  A demonstrated ability to work independently is essential.

為防止簡歷投遞丟失請抄送一份至：boshijob@126.com（郵件標題格式：應(yīng)聘職位名稱+姓名+學歷+專業(yè)+中國博士人才網(wǎng)）