Host: Advanced Photonics Lab, Lecce (Italy)
Position: PhD/postdoctoral candidate (experimental photonics)
Start date: flexible
Duration: 1–3 years
Deadline: until filled
Contact: Dr. Dimitrios Trypogeorgos — dimitrios.trypogeorgos@cnr.it
About the Advanced Photonics Lab
We are interested in the study of polariton quantum fluids of light, the investigation of frontier physics mainly related to the interactions and coupling of light with matter both from a macroscopic point of view as well as at the single particle level. We study collective coherent phenomena of condensates of Bose-Einstein in semiconductor materials, exploiting quasiparticles generated by the strong coupling between light and excited states of matter.
Interested in quantum optics experiments, hands-on lab work, and direct supervision from an active research group? Keep reading.
The Quantum Photonics Group at the Université de Moncton (the largest Francophone university in Canada outside Quebec), led by Dr. Lambert Giner, is looking for a motivated graduate student for an MSc in physics. The project focuses on developing new techniques to characterize quantum states without disturbing them — a fundamental and genuinely tricky problem that sits at the heart of modern quantum physics.
After tremendous endeavors, Nanophotonics has already departed from its infancy and stepped into an exciting era, where research ideas and theoretical concepts are being vigorously transferred into functional devices and real-life applications. The 8th edition of the NANOP conference identifies the successful development of Functional Nanophotonics over the last decades as well as outlines upcoming research directions and topics, offering a vibrant platform for scientists to discuss, share, and fantasize.
Applications are now open for the Summer School
“New Frontiers in Ultrafast Quantum Optics”
(Lake Como, July 27–31, 2026)
📍 Villa del Grumello, Lake Como, Italy
🎓 Maximum 40 participants – advanced students and researchers with a background in physics or engineering (MSc, PhD, postdocs, early-career researchers)
📅 Application deadline: 31 May 2026
Apply here: https://ufqp.lakecomoschool.org/application/
Area: Photonic quantum information processing
Duration: 1 year with possibility of extension up to 4 years (based on yearly reviews)
Start date: On or before January 2, 2026
Salary: $65,000 CAD per year plus employer benefits premiums, with additional $5,000 CAD research/travel allowance
The Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Science at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in Photonic quantum information processing
Postdoctoral Scholar position
Area: Quantum memories with vacancies in diamond
Duration: 1 year with possibility of extension up to 4 years (based on yearly reviews)
Start date: On or before January 2, 2026
Salary: $65,000 CAD per year plus employer benefits premiums, with additional $5,000 CAD research/travel allowance
PhD Position: Quantum-Enhanced Two-Photon Processes
University of Insubria (Como, Italy)
Supervisors: Prof. Lucia Caspani & Prof. Matteo Clerici (lucia.caspani@uninsubria.it, matteo.clerici@uninsubria.it)
Based at Insubria University, on the shore of Lake Como in Italy, the Quantum and Ultrafast Photonics (QUP) laboratory is at the forefront of research on quantum states of light, with over fifteen years of experience in quantum and nonlinear optics. Our expertise spans the generation of entangled photons in nonlinear media and their characterization, ultrafast nonlinear optics, innovative quantum imaging techniques, and advancements in integrated quantum photonics.
