Open Positions

Postdoc positions

New: We have a postdoctoral position available starting September 2025

If you are enthusiastic about the general direction of our research topics, have just finished your Ph.D. or will be graduating soon, and are interested in joining our team, please write with the usual documents (including a CV, grades, publication list, contact details of your PhD thesis adviser, and a link to an electronic version of your PhD thesis) to Klaus Hornberger.

The position is for two years, with the possibility of extension towards a habilitation. It involves some teaching responsibilities.

PhD positions

There is currently no dedicated PhD position available, but you can always ask.

If you are excited about doing research in the field of molecular quantum optics, nanoscale quantum mechanics, or open quantum systems, please send a cover letter, preferably by email, to Klaus Hornberger with the usual documents attached (including a CV with year of birth, grades, the topic of your master or diploma thesis, contact details of thesis adviser), and a link to an electronic version of your master thesis (preferably in English, French, Spanish, Italian, or German).

Please note: Our PhD program consists of pure research work over a period of 3 years, and it does not require attendance of any courses. It is therefore important that candidates have already proven their ability to do research by having written a substantial master thesis (or by currently writing a thesis) covering one year of research in Theoretical Physics.

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