15 PhD positions in the MSCA Doctoral Network QUEST - Educating tomorrow’s European researchers in silicon quantum electrodynamics at the deep nanoscale.

Doctorat / PhD Profil chercheur : First Stage Researcher (R1) Type de contrat : To be defined Date limite de candidature : 30 Jun 2027 - 23:59 (Europe/Copenhagen) Programme UE : Horizon Europe - MSCA Département : Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering Domaine : Engineering

15 PhD positions in the MSCA Doctoral Network QUEST Join the next generation of European quantum technology researchers in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network QUEST – Quantum Electrodynamics with Silicon Nanotechnology. Grant Agreement No. 101312406 QUEST brings together leading European universities, research institutes, and innovative companies to advance quantum technologies through silicon nanotechnology. Within this doctoral network, you will be one of 15 doctoral candidates working on complementary research projects spanning semiconductor materials, nanofabrication, quantum photonics, quantum electrodynamics, advanced characterization, and theoretical modeling. We will design and fabricate optical nanocavities with extreme light confinement and embedded color centers for electronic interactions as well as designable vibrations and controllable tuning via electromechanical actuation. In combination with advanced experimental techniques, we will leverage this material platform for next-generation quantum technology based on silicon quantum electrodynamics at the deep nanoscale. The 15 positions are distributed among the QUEST beneficiaries as follows: DC 1 – Johannes Kepler University (JKU) – Dr. Moritz Brehm: Epitaxial Si-based materials for the deep nanoscale. Work on high-purity silicon epitaxy and hybrid epitaxy for localized ion implantation. DC 2 – Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) – Dr. Yonder Berencen: Isotopic Engineering and Photonic Integration of C-centers in Silicon. Work on isotopic engineering of colour centres as deterministic and scalable single-photon and spin-controlled emitters. DC 3 – Lizard Photonics APS (Lizard) – Dr. Ali Nawaz Babar: Spatio-spectral Alignment of Quantum Emitters to Nanoelectromechanically Tunable Bowtie Cavities. Work with extreme nanofabrication of quantum light sources based on spectral and spatial alignment of colour centres to silicon bowtie cavities. DC 4 – Lizard Photonics APS (Lizard) – Dr. Ali Nawaz Babar: Impact of Surfaces on Deep-Nanoscale Optomechanics. Work on novel surface passivation strategies and the use of surface forces for nanoscale self-assembly. DC 5 – Max Planck Society (MPI) – Dr. Claus Ropers: Electron-Light Interaction in Silicon Photonic Nanostructures. Work on enhancing electron-light interactions in tailored nanostructures using flexible geometries and variable beam energies. DC 6 – Max Planck Society (MPI) – Dr. Claus Ropers: Electron-Light Interaction in Silicon Photonic Nanostructures. Work on exploration of hybrid devices that couple local quantum states to electron beams DC 7 – Universite Paris 13 (USPN) – Dr. Gabriel Dutier: Casimir Polder force measurement in silicon nanostructures. Work on diffraction-based high-accuracy Casimir-Polder force measurements. DC 8 – Universite Paris 13 (USPN) – Dr. Athanasios Laliotis: Interfacing molecular gases with silicon photonic platforms: Precision Casimir-Polder and cavity QED experiments. Work on interfacing molecular gases with silicon nanostructures for fundamental tests of quantum physics DC 9 – University of Barcelona (UB) – Dr- Daniel Navarro-Urrios: Nonlinear Casimir-Optomechanics with silicon nanophotonic cavities. Work on mechanical nonlinearities for dynamical coupling in cavity optomechanics. DC 10 – European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS) – Dr. Costanza Toninelli: Experimental engineering of the phononic degree of freedom of single quantum emitters . Work on experimental engineering of mechanical degrees of freedom in single quantum emitters, using organic molecules embedded in molecular nanocrystals. DC 11 – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – Dr. Søren Stobbe: Quantum optical measurements of extreme light-matter interaction. Work on extreme light-matter interaction of emitters confined in cavities with deep-subwavelength confinement of light. DC 12 – Humboldt University of Berlin (HU) – Dr. Kurt Busch: Numerical time-domain simulations of particles in electromagnetic fields. Work on modelling and simulation of individual multilevel emitters interacting with complex and deep nanoscale silicon structures. DC 13 – Humboldt University of Berlin (HU) – Dr. Francesco Intravaia: Theory of fluctuation induced phenomena in silicon nanostructures. Work on numerical and analytical methods to describe fluctuation-induced phenomena with atoms or molecules at the deep nanoscale. DC 14 – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – Dr. Philip Kristensen: Silicon quantum electrodynamics at the deep nanoscale Work on quantum optical models for light-matter interaction in optical cavities with deep subwavelength. DC 15 – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – Dr. Philip Kristensen: Silicon optomechanics and light-matter interaction at the deep nanoscale. Work on theory, design, and modelling of dissipative nanomechanical resonators and apply it to understand the physics and inform the design of nanoscale optomechanical systems. How to apply: Links to the individual job ads can be found on the project website at https://quest.dtu.dk . The deadline for each position will vary - refer to the individual job ads for this information.

15 PhD positions in the MSCA Doctoral Network QUEST

Join the next generation of European quantum technology researchers in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network QUEST – Quantum Electrodynamics with Silicon Nanotechnology.

Grant Agreement No. 101312406

QUEST brings together leading European universities, research institutes, and innovative companies to advance quantum technologies through silicon nanotechnology. Within this doctoral network, you will be one of 15 doctoral candidates working on complementary research projects spanning semiconductor materials, nanofabrication, quantum photonics, quantum electrodynamics, advanced characterization, and theoretical modeling.

We will design and fabricate optical nanocavities with extreme light confinement and embedded color centers for electronic interactions as well as designable vibrations and controllable tuning via electromechanical actuation. In combination with advanced experimental techniques, we will leverage this material platform for next-generation quantum technology based on silicon quantum electrodynamics at the deep nanoscale.

The 15 positions are distributed among the QUEST beneficiaries as follows:

DC 1 – Johannes Kepler University (JKU) – Dr. Moritz Brehm: Epitaxial Si-based materials for the deep nanoscale. Work on high-purity silicon epitaxy and hybrid epitaxy for localized ion implantation.

DC 2 – Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) – Dr. Yonder Berencen: Isotopic Engineering and Photonic Integration of C-centers in Silicon. Work on isotopic engineering of colour centres as deterministic and scalable single-photon and spin-controlled emitters.

DC 3 – Lizard Photonics APS (Lizard) – Dr. Ali Nawaz Babar: Spatio-spectral Alignment of Quantum Emitters to Nanoelectromechanically Tunable Bowtie Cavities. Work with extreme nanofabrication of quantum light sources based on spectral and spatial alignment of colour centres to silicon bowtie cavities.

DC 4 – Lizard Photonics APS (Lizard) – Dr. Ali Nawaz Babar: Impact of Surfaces on Deep-Nanoscale Optomechanics. Work on novel surface passivation strategies and the use of surface forces for nanoscale self-assembly.

DC 5 – Max Planck Society (MPI) – Dr. Claus Ropers: Electron-Light Interaction in Silicon Photonic Nanostructures. Work on enhancing electron-light interactions in tailored nanostructures using flexible geometries and variable beam energies.

DC 6 – Max Planck Society (MPI) – Dr. Claus Ropers: Electron-Light Interaction in Silicon Photonic Nanostructures. Work on exploration of hybrid devices that couple local quantum states to electron beams

DC 7 – Universite Paris 13 (USPN) – Dr. Gabriel Dutier: Casimir Polder force measurement in silicon nanostructures. Work on diffraction-based high-accuracy Casimir-Polder force measurements.

DC 8 – Universite Paris 13 (USPN) – Dr. Athanasios Laliotis: Interfacing molecular gases with silicon photonic platforms: Precision Casimir-Polder and cavity QED experiments. Work on interfacing molecular gases with silicon nanostructures for fundamental tests of quantum physics

DC 9 – University of Barcelona (UB) – Dr- Daniel Navarro-Urrios: Nonlinear Casimir-Optomechanics with silicon nanophotonic cavities. Work on mechanical nonlinearities for dynamical coupling in cavity optomechanics.

DC 10 – European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS) – Dr. Costanza Toninelli: Experimental engineering of the phononic degree of freedom of single quantum emitters . Work on experimental engineering of mechanical degrees of freedom in single quantum emitters, using organic molecules embedded in molecular nanocrystals.

DC 11 – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – Dr. Søren Stobbe: Quantum optical measurements of extreme light-matter interaction. Work on extreme light-matter interaction of emitters confined in cavities with deep-subwavelength confinement of light.

DC 12 – Humboldt University of Berlin (HU) – Dr. Kurt Busch: Numerical time-domain simulations of particles in electromagnetic fields. Work on modelling and simulation of individual multilevel emitters interacting with complex and deep nanoscale silicon structures.

DC 13 – Humboldt University of Berlin (HU) – Dr. Francesco Intravaia: Theory of fluctuation induced phenomena in silicon nanostructures. Work on numerical and analytical methods to describe fluctuation-induced phenomena with atoms or molecules at the deep nanoscale.

DC 14 – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – Dr. Philip Kristensen: Silicon quantum electrodynamics…