Position Description

The Tsung-Dao Lee Institute at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) are seeking a highly motivated and talented candidate for a joint postdoctoral position.

It is supposed that within the first 2 years, the postdoc will primarily perform instrument development and experimental measurements at JINR, Dubna. During this period, he/she will be fully paid by JINR. The work conditions can be found at https://www.jinr.ru/careers-en/postdoc_programme_en/ .

Over the next 2 years (years 3 and 4), the postdoc will move to TDLI, focusing mainly on further analysis and measurements of the samples obtained at JINR. It will shortly travel to Dubna to conduct radiation experiments. In this case, the postdoc will be enrolled full-time at TDLI and will be paid in accordance with SJTU standards (https://tdli.sjtu.edu.cn/en/post/14764).  

Responsibilities

The successful applicant will work with Prof. Vladimir Skuratov at JINR and Prof. Vadim Grinenko at TDLI.

Tasks at JINR:

The development of a unique experimental setup for in-situ transport measurements of various materials under high-energy ion irradiation (2-4 MeV/nucleon). The setup will operate in a broad temperature range, 20 – 400K and magnetic fields up to 2 T. At the current state, the cryogenic parts of the setup are finished, and the developments are needed to finalize the sample measurement unit, which is supposed to be capable of measuring electric and thermoelectric transport properties with focus on 2D materials and unconventional superconductors. During this period, the samples for research will be prepared at JINR as well as at TDLI. The superconducting properties of the selected samples after irradiation will be investigated down to 10mK at TDLI.     

Tasks at TDLI:

The postdoc will focus on advanced characterization of irradiated samples using experimental methods available at TDLI, including thermodynamic measurements, STM, ARPES, and scanning SQUID microscopy, in collaboration with TDLI staff.    

Both JINR and TDLI operate in an international environment, with English as the working language. In particular, TDLI aims to become a leading research institute in physics and astronomy.

Application

Applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV (including a publication list), and a research statement, and arrange for three reference letters to be sent directly to Prof. Vadim Grinenko (vadim.grinenko@sjtu.edu.cn). The applicants are encouraged to provide supporting documents to substantiate their qualifications.