12 Months, Fixed Term Full-Time Post Position Summary Applications are invited for 2 Post-Doctoral positions in the School of Physics.
The ideal PDRA candidate will have a combination of specialized knowledge, skills and successful experience in several of the following research areas: Sub-Kelvin Refrigeration Concepts, operation and maintenance of sub-kelvin 3 He-refrigerators and 3 He-4 He dilution refrigerators, based on both liquid 4 He and cryofree cryostats.
Ultra-low Vibration Techniques Concepts, operation and maintenance of ultra-low vibration experiments, including control of mechanical, acoustic, cabling, vacuum-line, and cryogenic noise.
High-field Superconducting Magnets Concepts, operation and maintenance of persistent superconducting magnets at fields up to 20 Tesla.
Superconducting Quantum Inference Devices & Qubits Concepts and operation of Josephson junctions, SQUIDS and superconducting circuits and qubits.
High-frequency Data Acquisition and Control Electronics Concepts, operation and maintenance GHz bandwidth, high signal/noise data acquisition and storage.
Instrument Design and Fabrication Principles of, and experience with, scientific instrument design; project management, CAD tools, prototyping, machining, assembly, integration, testing and operation of custom-built instruments.
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Including Spectroscopic Imaging, Josephson and Andreev Modes Concepts, operation and maintenance of low temperature spectroscopic imaging STM including, quasiparticle interference imaging of correlated metals, topological states and superconductors.
Quantum Matter Theory Knowledge and experience of contemporary theory for topological superconductors, Bose condensates, topological heavy fermions, ferromagnetic topological insulators, Dirac and Weyl semimetals, magnetic monopole fluids, quantum spin liquids and exciton fluids.
Data Management, Analysis & Machine Learning Knowledge and experience in high volume image-array data acquisition and management, development of custom software and machine learning techniques for advanced image-array data analysis.
Achievement of the expected progression within Post Doc and Senior Post Doc is transferable between the Irish HEI's.
This can be reflected in the starting pay of a PD researcher.
Similarly, as the PD scheme is an intergenerational training scheme completion of PD1 or PD 2 levels in one HEI will normally render that researcher ineligible for appointment at a similar level in another Irish HEI Researcher Career Development Framework | Irish Universities Association Project Title: Macroscopic Quantum Science and Technology - MARQUIS Post Duration: 12 Months, Full-Time Post Salary: €46,805 - €53,391 p.a.
(IUA PD1 Salary Scale) For an information package including further details of the post see Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to J.
C.
Sémus Davis, Professor of Quantum Physics, School of Physics Tel: + ; Email: Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to quoting the job-title and project name.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Thursday 19th February 2026.
Interviews will be held online the week after the closing date for application No late applications will be accepted.
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