Research Fellow (Quantum Materials Physics)
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The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is one of the founding Schools of Nanyang Technological University. Built on a culture of excellence the School is renowned for its high academic standards and research. With over 3000 undergraduates students and 2000 graduate students it is one of the largest EEE schools in the world and ranks 4th in the field of Electrical & Electronic Engineering in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subjects.
Today the School has become one of the worlds largest engineering schools that nurtures competent engineers and researchers. Each year the School graduates over a thousand students who are ready to take on great ambitions and challenges.
The Belopolski Research Group (QuantumX Labs) is hiring ambitious & creative Research Fellows to explore topological quantum materials. Our group aims to discover new topological quantum phases of matter explore their physics and apply them to address challenges in electronics photonics quantum computing catalysis and biology. We use molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) to synthesize atomically precise crystals we integrate them with two-dimensional exfoliated materials and we characterize them using transport and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). We have immediate need for enthusiastic postdocs to synthesize novel quantum anomalous Hall phases by MBE characterize altermagnets and p-wave magnets by ARPES pursue scalable wafer-scale moiré epitaxy develop epitaxial superconductors for quantum computing and integrate machine learning for automated high-throughput MBE. We are particularly excited to recruit postdocs with experience in optics two-dimensional materials and a strong theoretical background. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in quantum physics electrical engineering or a related field.
Key Responsibilities:
The Research Fellow will pursue scientific research broadly on topological quantum materials at QuantumX Labs the research group of Prof. Ilya Belopolski . Researchers will have the opportunity to
Synthesize atomically precise thin films of new topological materials using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)
Develop innovative approaches to accelerate MBE materials development using in situ characterization & machine learning
Integrate epitaxial synthesis with exfoliated two-dimensional materials & devices
Characterize resistivity Hall response non-linear transport and magnetization
Explore electronic structure with angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) at synchrotrons such as Diamond Light Source in the UK or the Advanced Light Source in the USA
Develop theoretical models of topological materials to understand & interpret experimental data
Leverage nanofabrication facilities & collaborate with other leading research groups at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) and the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences (SPMS) at Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Collaborate worldwide to identify new candidate materials perform ab initio calculations and complement our results with additional experimental techniques
Build out additional in-house experimental capabilities in optics microwaves and quantum sensing
The researcher is also encouraged to bring in physics & techniques from their Ph.D. which augment or resonate with the interests of our group & the community at NTU.
Job Requirements:
Ph.D. in quantum physics electrical engineering or a related discipline; familiarity with superconductivity magnetic skyrmions topological insulators Mott insulators and/or quantum spin liquids
Technical experience with experimental synthesis transport & optics techniques such as:
Low-temperature transport & characterization by PPMS MPMS and/or dilution fridge
Second harmonic generation photoluminescence Raman spectroscopy & other optical techniques
Materials synthesis by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) pulsed laser deposition (PLD) etc.
Exfoliation & device fabrication of two-dimensional materials such as graphene & chalcogenides
Strong theoretical & mathematical background
Interest in leading scientific breakthroughs as well as working closely with a team to deepen our understanding of emergent phenomena in quantum physics and pioneer applications to electronics photonics quantum computing catalysis and biology
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Hiring Institution: NTU
Key Skills
- Bioinformatics
- Genetics
- R
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
- Flow Cytometry
- Microscopy
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Nanyang Technological University is one of the top universities in Singapore offering undergraduate and postgraduate education in engineering, business, science, humanities, arts, social sciences, education and medicine.
