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Job Responsibilities

We are looking for a prominent and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join the computational materials physics research group at KTH, Stockholm, Sweden.

The group is led by me, Professor Anna Delin (https://www.kth.se/profile/annadel (https://www.kth.se/profile/annadel)). The project focuses on fundamental research in the field of light-matter interaction and generally magnetization relaxation processes, using first-principles calculations.

This research is of great relevance for the future development of spin-based information technology, such as energy-efficient spintronics and neuromorphic computers, as well as topological magnetism.

The group's research is based on advanced electronic structure calculations, combined with atomistic spin Hamiltonians and/or phenomenological models to study fundamental magnetic and topological phenomena from a computational/theoretical perspective. Current research interests in the group include spin dynamics, flexomagnetism, topological magnetic structures, topological magnons, 2D magnetic materials, and femtosecond physics.

The work will be carried out in close collaboration with experimental researchers, computational physicists, and visualization experts in Uppsala, Örebro, and Norrköping.

We Offer

• An employment at a leading technical university that creates knowledge and competence for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues as well as a creative, international, and dynamic environment
• Work in Stockholm with proximity to nature

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Qualifications

Requirements

• PhD degree or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a PhD. This eligibility requirement must be fulfilled by the time the employment decision is made.

Meritorious

• At most three years since obtaining the PhD or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a PhD by the application deadline.
• Scientific expertise in time-dependent density functional theory and theoretical magnetism
• Pedagogical ability
• Awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality
• Ability to collaborate
• Independence

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Union Representatives

Contact information for union representatives (https://www.kth.se/om/work-at-kth/fackrepresentanter-1.500898).

Application

You apply via KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you have the primary responsibility for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.

• CV including relevant work experience and knowledge.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximum 2 pages long.

The application must be received by KTH no later than the application deadline at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the Employment

The employment is permanent, but for a maximum of three years.

A fixed-term qualification position (https://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/globalassets/arbetsgivarverket/avtal-och-skrifter/avtal/avtal-om-tidsbegransad-anstallning-som-postdoktor/avtal-om-tidsbegransad-anstallning-som-postdoktor-2021-11-19.pdf) with a primary focus on research intended as a first career step after the dissertation.

Other

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About KTH

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