A PhD position on “Theoretical attosecond dynamics in molecules” is available at IMDEA Nanociencias in the international CAMPUS research group led by F. Martín (https://campusys.es/), funded by the ACXIOM-CM Synergy Project from the Comunidad de Madrid. The PhD project seeks to explore the correlated electron-nuclear dynamics induced by attosecond laser pulses, XUV and X-Ray free electron lasers, in partnership with internationally recognized experimental groups in Ultrafast Science. The theory will be developed in collaboration with young senior scientists at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Prof. R. Bello and A. Palacios.
Position details: 36-month duration.
Candidates profile: Master’s Degree in Physics, Chemistry or related fields. Background on numerical methods and/or programming skills will be valued.
Starting date: PhD contract should start as soon possible, in any case, no later than September 1st, 2026.
Application: CV including the contact information of, at least, two references; brief motivation letter and records transcript.
Application Deadline: Position available until filled. Accepting applications now!
For application or more info, contact:
alicia.palacios@uam.es and fernando.martin@imdea.org
A few selected publications of our team on this research topic:
“Control of quantum entanglement and electronic coherence in attosecond molecular photoionization”, Koll et al., Nature (accepted 2026)
“Attosecond delays between dissociative and non-dissociative ionization of polyatomic molecules”, Gong et al., Nature Communications 14, 4402 (2023)
“Isolating attosecond electron dynamics in molecules were nuclei move fast”, Cattaneo et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 063001 (2022)
“Reconstruction of the time-dependent electronic wave packet arising from molecular autoionization”, R. Bello et al., Science Advances 4, eaat3962 (2018)
“Attosecond coupled electron and nuclear dynamics in H2”, Cattaneo et al., Nature Physics 14, 733 (2018)
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