We are looking for highly motivated candidates who have a strong research background in theoretical quantum optics, quantum information theory and/or condensed matter theory. The research to be undertaken will be in the interface of quantum optics and QIP with emphasis in the simulation of quantum many body effects. More specifically among others we would like to study how efficiently coupled cavity arrays, where each cavity is strongly interacting with atoms, can simulate quantum many-body effects usually occuring in condensed matter systems.

The salary will be between 60K and 90K Singapore dollars (roughly 30K to 45K Euros) and will depend on experience. The positions are available from 1st of February 2009 and we accept applications from now until a suitable candidate is found. Applications and inquiries should be sent by email to dimitris.angelakis@googlemail.com and kwekleongchuan@nus.edu.sg Applications should contain a one page (max 800 words) summary of their past research, a CV (including a list of publications) and the contact details (email) of two referees. The candidates should ask the referees to email their references within a week of submitting their application. Interviews for short-listed candidates satisfying the required criteria will be sometime in January 2009 and could be on the form of a visit to Singapore or a telephone interview.

Details of research to be undertaken:

The research to be undertaken will be in the interface of quantum optics and QIP with emphasis in the simulation of quantum many body effects. More specifically among others we would like to study how efficiently coupled cavity arrays, where each cavity is strongly interacting with atoms, can simulate quantum many-body effects usually occuring in condensed matter systems. One research direction would be to study the range of many body Hamiltonians possible to simulate in this system. We would also like to explore the specifics of possible implementations in technologies like Circuit QED, NV centers in diamond and photonic crystals structures.

Duties will involve, carrying our cutting edge research, support in the supervision of a PhD student on this project, presenting the research results at national and international meetings etc.

A PhD in physics is required and a strong background in theoretical quantum optics, quantum information science and/or condensed matter theory is essential. The ideal candidate should have knowledge and/or experience in cavity QED, the numerical simulation of such systems as well as quantum-many body systems and basic aspects of quantum information. The candidate should posses programming skills in some of the following Fortran, MatLab, C and Mathematica.