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The ICCUB, Unit of Excellence María de Maeztu, was awarded this recognition for the second time by the Spanish Government in 2020, as a center with a highly competitive strategic research programme in the frontiers of knowledge. Thanks to this recognition, we have the opportunity to offer a PhD grant funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by “ESF+”

 

Description:

The recent advances in the preparation and control of ultracold atomic gases have fostered the appearance of a specific subfield termed atomtronics, which is aimed at the development of technological applications based on atomic matter waves. Its first steps are mainly pursuing successfully-applied theories from the fields of quantum optics and electronics, but also exploiting the ability of degenerate quantum gases to simulate other complex quantum systems.

In the current project, we will work within the Bose-Hubbard framework to extend previous studies on tunneling dynamics with contact interacting atoms in small quantum circuits, to atoms with dipole-dipole interaction.

We will exploit the long range and anisotropic character of the dipolar interaction to propose atomtronic devices. We will start with the smallest unit circuit and extent the study to different coupling configurations. We will investigate the entanglement properties, dynamics, such as quantized vortices, as well as transport properties in dipolar quantum circuits.

The student will have two supervisors, Dr. Montserrat Guilleumas and Dr. Bruno Juliá Díaz

 

Requirements:

Applicants may be all those who are enrolled or admitted to a doctoral program for the 2022/2023 academic year, at the time of the application submission. Applicants may also be all those people who, even though at the time of the application submission are not enrolled or admitted to a doctoral program, they will be on the date the contract is formalized, in accordance with article 18.

Applications must be submitted online through this link of the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación from January 12th until January 26, 2023 at 2:00PM CET. To request the present research project please use the following reference: CEX2019-000918-M-20-2.

 

Employment conditions:

The minimum salary that researchers must receive will be €17,222 gross per year for the first
year, €18,452 for the second year and €23,065 for the third and fourth year. 

You will also get an additional funding of €6.860 that you will be able to spend on tuition or research visits, for example. More information, at the article 7.

 

The contract will be for a maximum of four years.

 

More information here: https://www.aei.gob.es/convocatorias/buscador-convocatorias/ayudas-contratos-predoctorales-formacion-doctores-2022-0

 

Contact:  Montserrat Guilleumas Morell (muntsa@icc.ub.edu)

 

About the Institute of Cosmos Sciences:

The ICCUB is an interdisciplinary center with more than 60 long term scientists, 20 engineers and 80 postdoctoral researchers (55% international) and PhD students (30%international) offering an international and multicultural environment. The ICCUB also hosts a vibrant fundamental research program in cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics, with a strong technology unit supporting our participation in international collaborations in observational astronomy and experimental particle physics.

As part of the University of Barcelona, the ICCUB is a recipient of the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R) Award, which recognises, among other achievements, respect for equal opportunities and the capacity to attract talent in a positive working environment that promotes the pursuit of successful research careers. The ICCUB respects the principles of open, transparent, merit-based selection. We strongly encourage women and underrepresented minorities in physical sciences to apply. For additional information, please see the Diversity, equity and inclusion Commission.

The ICCUB is located in Barcelona, considered the 8th World's Best Cities 2021: one with near-perfect weather year-round, miles and miles of beaches, iconic parks, striking architecture and colourful neighbourhoods that march to their own beat—artistic, sophisticated, bohemian. Moreover, it is a pole of attraction for the technology sector, a top choice to establish a company in this sector, and it hosts some of the world's major technological events, such as the Mobile World Congress and the Smart City Expo. In addition, Barcelona and its metropolitan area is a leading destination on the map of global technological ecosystems and has infrastructures such as science parks, universities and the 22@ district.