Research Fellow

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822. Grade 7

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to September 2028 

UK and International travel may be required for this role.

To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within the field of theoretical condensed matter physics.

Applications are open for a research fellow position in the research group led by Bruno Bertini at the University of Birmingham. The duration is two years with the possibility of extension. The group’s research is operating in the area of quantum statistical physics with specific focus on non-equilibrium quantum many-body dynamics. Specific topics of interest include dynamics in quantum circuits and quantum cellular automata, many-body quantum chaos, quantum integrability, (generalised) hydrodynamics, quantum information scrambling, entanglement measures, tensor-network theory. The ideal candidate has either analytical or computational skills (exact diagonalisation or tensor network techniques) and research experience in either many-body quantum physics, statistical mechanics, statistical field theory, quantum-information theory, or quantum computing. 

The School of Physics and Astronomy is a world-leading physics department, excelling in both research and teaching. It hosts over 130 academic and research staff, around 50 technical and support staff, and over 130 graduate students. Our physics research was recently ranked top in the UK for 4-star-category research by the national Research Excellence Framework 2021 exercise. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Professor Mike Kosterlitz and Professor David Thouless jointly for their work into the discoveries of the properties of matter, work which started when they were at Birmingham together. The 2017 Prize was awarded for the detection of gravitational waves, in which Birmingham staff played a key role.

Please attach a CV and contact details for two referees to your application. 

Role Summary

• Carry out theoretical and/or computational research in quantum condensed matter theory and quantum computation, broadly understood 
• Communicate the outcomes of the research in the form of publications and seminars

Main Duties

The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.

• Carry out research 
• Disseminate research 
• Build research relationships 
• Support other group members
• Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture

Person Specification

• Ph.D. (or equivalent) in physics or mathematics or being near to completion 
• Ability to creatively apply relevant research approaches, models, techniques and methods
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information with clarity 

Informal enquiries to Bruno Bertini, email: b.bertini@bham.ac.uk

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