Job Description

Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow

Job Id: 3534

School: School of Natural Sciences (SNS)

Department: Physics

Job Type: Contract

End Date: August 12, 2024




Post-Doctoral Fellow Department of Physics


Job Details


Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow

Job Id: 3534

School: School of Natural Sciences (SNS)

Department: Physics

Job Type: Contract

End Date: August 12, 2024




The Department- of Physics in the School of Natural Sciences at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, India, has a postdoctoral position in the "•Experimental Condensed Matter Physics•" field.


The current research activities of the research group include topics related to the field of "Quantum Materials" e.g. Frustrated magnet, Quantum criticality, Topological magnetic materials. The research group mainly discover and synthesize new quantum materials in polycrystalline and single-crystalline forms. Then, characterize the ground state by utilizing basic bulk techniques (magnetization, specific heat, resistivity, etc.) and then employ powerful microscopic techniques (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Muon Spin Relaxation/Rotation, Neutron scattering) to elucidate the static and dynamic properties of the complex ground state.


We offer researchers an opportunity to work in a dynamic and highly interactive environment. For more information about the research group, please visit:


https://sites.google.com/view/nmrmusrindia/home


Nature of work: The post-doctoral fellow (PDF) will primarily do research in one or more fields aligned with the research group's interests. The PDF will also academically support the ongoing projects of PhD and undergraduate students in the research group.


Essential Qualifications: Ph.D. in Physics in the research field related to quantum materials (broadly strongly correlated electron systems) from a reputed University or Research Institute and should have a Good Academic Track Record throughout her/his Career. Moreover, a very good knowledge on condensed matter physics (mainly magnetism) is mandatory.


(Excellent candidates who have submitted their Ph.D. Thesis and waiting for their Thesis Defence may also , and if chosen, will receive a Reduced Fellowship as per the norms of SN IoE, until they complete their Thesis Defence and receive the (provisional) degree.


Desired expertise: Experience in following area is desired:


(i) Experience in synthesizing new materials.


(ii) Experience in performing and analysing data of basic characterizing techniques (magnetization, specific heat, resistivity etc.)


(iii) Experience in performing and analysing data of more powerful techniques (e.g. neutron scattering, Muon Spin Relaxation/Rotation etc.)


Duration of the Project: Initially for 1 year which may be extended for another year upon satisfactory progress in research work.


Fellowship

? 65000- p.m. (Consolidated)


Eligible and interested candidates should submit their application with a complete CV (having personal details, academic qualifications, research experience, publications, a statement of research including future plans, and also the names, affiliations, and email addresses of two referees) and other relevant documents as attachments. Interested candidates may send these documents to Mr. Pankaj Kumar Manav (pankaj.manav@snu.edu.in) and a copy to Dr. Mayukh Majumder (mayukh.majumder@snu.edu.in) in a combined single PDF file. The subject line of the e-mail should be "Full name of the candidate | Application for Quantum materials postdoc position" .


(Please do not request your referees to send references at the first stage, i.e. while submitting the application. For shortlisted candidates, we will contact the referees you have mentioned on your CV. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed offline or online. Also, note that the final appointment is subject to verification of the relevant degree.)


Last date of Application: 12 th August 2024 .


About Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SN IoE)


•Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (www.snu.edu.in) is a student-centric, multidisciplinary and research-focused University offering a wide range of academic programs at the Undergraduate, Master's and Doctoral levels. The University was set up in 2011 by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, a philanthropic foundation established by Mr. Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL. The University is in the quest to become a globally acclaimed center for learning and innovation in the fields of Engineering, Natural Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Management. The core of the University consists of a select, world-class faculty with doctoral and postdoctoral experiences from ranked universities worldwide.•


•Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence has recently been selected as one of the ten private Institutions of Eminence by the Government. In the NIRF (Government's National Institutional Ranking Framework), the University has been the youngest institution in the 'top 100' Overall list. In NIRF-2022, it ranked 61 in the 'University' category. Shiv Nadar University has been accredited with a Grade 'A' by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), valid for five years from 26 November 2019. It is also among a select group of greenfield institutions in the country that was awarded the prestigious Atal Incubation Center grant by the NITI Aayog, Government of India, in the very first round in 2017.•


About the Physics Department at SN IoE


•The Department of Physics at the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIoE) thrives to integrate teaching with research to bring the excitement of discoveries to the classroom and to involve undergraduate students in the research from an early stage of their academic journey. The research topics in the department of physics span from few atoms to the beginning of the universe to the whole saga of materials of technological and societal importance. In particular, the department is committed to equip all the students, scholars, and faculty members to meet and solve the challenges that contemporary society faces in the area of energy, electronics, environment and economic developments via theoretical or computational or experimental research or a combination of them. The department also encourages active collaborations to pursue interdisciplinary research across the university and the globe. Detailed descriptions of research interests of Physics faculty members and other relevant information can be found at https://physics.snu.edu.in/about/department.•


•Experimental Facilities: •


•The Physics research laboratories are equipped with basic research facilities, which include clean room, thermal deposition, chemical vapor deposition, pulsed electron deposition, magnetron sputtering, spin coater, ball-milling, vacuum annealing, high temperature oven, high temperature split tube furnaces, hydraulic press, glove box, microwave furnace, fume hoods, bio-safety cabinets, cryostat, XRD, AFM, photoluminescence, Raman spectrometer, PPMS, ellipsometry, FE-SEM, UV-visible-IR spectrophotometers, I-V measurement system, polarization loop-tracer, polarization microscope, fluorescence microscope, surface profiler, viscometer, thermal conductivity, contact angle, and many other instruments within the school of natural sciences.•


•Computational Facilities: •


•Besides, the department can avail computational facilities that include a high-performance IBM cluster ("Magus") having 8064-Cores (57 Computer Nodes) with 4 GB Memory per Core (amounting to a total Memory of 29.2 TB) along with two GPU Nodes. It also has 12 High Memory Nodes with 16 GB Memory per Core for the High Memory Nodes amounting to a Total of 12.3 TB Memory. This delivers a theoretical peak performance of ~ 30TF. Physics faculty, students and research scholars have full and unlimited access to this facility for their computational research. Also, department has its own computational laboratory where 10 high performance workstations and 20 high-end desktops are available for conducting teaching and research. Several softwares for molecular modeling, molecular dynamics, quantum chemistry, statistical learning, bioinformatics, and cheminformatics, are also available.•


•Library & Journal Facilities: •


•Our central library is a modern 5-storey building and provides online access to the e-books, electronic journals and databases from APS, AIP, ACS, RSC, AMS, SIAM, IOP, Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, Nature, and others.•