Position Description
The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser of the Foundation for research and Technology Hellas (IESL-FORTH), in the framework of the project «Development of a Fibered Raman Combiner for Quantum Space Sensors»,RamanBC, is seeking to recruit One (1) research assistant for supporting the Space Optics laboratory.
Job Description
Technical Staff Position in Laser Maintenance
We are looking for a Research Assistant to take an important role in our ESA projects in space optics. The ideal candidate should be able to work indecently as well as in a team.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Physics or related discipline
- MSc in Physics or related discipline
- Proven skills in Linux, Fortran, Matlab,Labview
- Good knowledge of English
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience in working with and maintaining lasers
- Publication record
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than November 20, 2025, 23:59 local Greece time to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr), with cc to the scientific coordinator, Dr Wolf von Klitzing (wvk@iesl.forth.gr).
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Application Form (please download file from the job announcement webpage https://www.iesl.forth.gr/en/jobs-bids/jobs/job-positions)
- Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
- Scanned copies of academic titles
Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection
Appointment Duration
6 monthsPosition Description
The candidate will participate in the R&D activities of FORTH-IESL within the COLOURS project, working on the development of algorithms and software applications for data modelling, analysis, and visualisation. These applications will explore data acquired using imaging and spectroscopic techniques to provide information on the nature and light-induced changes of photosensitive materials in coloured artwork. However, the researcher will also be involved in the overall research activities of the COLOURS project, which aims to develop tools and services that are fully interoperable with the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage. These tools will provide high-precision analysis and simulate restoration results with perceptual accuracy, while supporting interdisciplinary collaboration through hybrid spaces that merge virtual and physical environments.
Required Qualifications
- Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Javascript, Python, R, HTML/CSS, SQL, MATLAB
- Proven experience in the design and implementation of web-based software and user interfaces UI
- Bachelor's in computer science, Physics, Maths or related field
- Ability to work with stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into effective information system solutions is required
Desirable Qualifications
- Knowledge of cloud-based systems, architecture, and web technologies
- Strong understanding of scientific (Imaging and spectroscopic) data structures for the development of algorithms and software
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than November 20, 2025, 23:59 local Greece time to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr), with cc to the Scientific Responsible, Prof. Sotiropoulou Sophia (sophiaso@iesl.forth.gr).
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Application Form (please download file from the job announcement webpage https://www.iesl.forth.gr/en/jobs-bids/jobs/job-positions)
- Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
- Scanned Copies of academic titles
Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection
Appointment Duration
12Position Description
The Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser of the Foundation for and Technology Hellas (IESL - FORTH), in the framework of the project “ALL2GaN - Affordable smart GaN IC solutions as enabler of greener applications”, (Call: HORIZON-KDT-JU- Chips J-2022-1-IA, GA 101111890) Funded under HORIZON-JU-IA - HORIZON JU Innovation Actions (HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space & HORIZON.2.4.2 - Key Digital Technologies Programs), is seeking to recruit two master students.
Job Description
Scholarships for master students in Computational Materials.
Required Qualifications
- Physics Degree
- Experience and/or diploma thesis on Computational Materials
- Active students in a masters degree program relevant to nanoelectronics or machine learning
Desirable Qualifications
- Proficient in Python
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than November 20, 2025, 23:59 local Greece time to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr), with cc to the Scientific Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Liverios Lymperakis (lymperakis@physics.uoc.gr).
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Application Form (please download file from the job announcement webpage https://www.iesl.forth.gr/en/jobs-bids/jobs/job-positions)
- Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
- Scanned Copies of academic titles
- Certificate for enrollment in master program in nanoelectronics
Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection
Appointment Duration
4Position Description
The candidate will participate in the R&D activities of FORTH-IESL within the COLOURS project, working on the development of algorithms and software applications for data modelling, analysis, and visualisation. These applications will explore data acquired using imaging and spectroscopic techniques to provide information on the nature and light-induced changes of photosensitive materials in coloured artwork. However, the researcher will also be involved in the overall research activities of the COLOURS project, which aims to develop tools and services that are fully interoperable with the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage. These tools will provide high-precision analysis and simulate restoration results with perceptual accuracy, while supporting interdisciplinary collaboration through hybrid spaces that merge virtual and physical environments.
Required Qualifications
- PhD in Physics, Engineering or Computer Science, with a focus on imaging, spectroscopy, optics, optical sensing.
- Proven skills in Software development for spectral data processing
- Experience with cultural heritage studies (object analysis, campaigns)
- Previous post-doctoral research experience and Previous work in RTD projects
Desirable Qualifications
- Relevant scientific publications
- Innovative, autonomous, well-organised and result-oriented thinking. Ability and motivation to perform independent research
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications, no later than November 20, 2025, 23:59 local Greece time to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr), with cc to the Scientific Responsible, Prof. S. Sotiropoulou (sophiaso@iesl.forth.gr).
In order to be considered, the application must include:
- Application Form (please download file from the job announcement webpage https://www.iesl.forth.gr/en/jobs-bids/jobs/job-positions)
- Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the candidate
- Scanned Copies of academic titles
Any application received after the deadline will not be considered for the selection
Appointment Duration
12
RIANA is a Horizon Europe funded project which supports curiosity-driven research in nanoscience with open research questions for long-term impact, and challenge-driven research in nanotechnology with targeted research questions for short- and mid-term impact.
At the core of the RIANA consortium is the ARIE network (Analytical Research Infrastructures in Europe) that comprises European networks with a focus on large-scale research infrastructures.
Coordinated by DESY, RIANA joins 7 European networks of top-level RIs to cover the most advanced techniques relevant to nanofabrication, processing/synthesis, characterization, and analysis as well as simulation capacity. Highly customized and efficient access to 69 infrastructures is coordinated via a single-entry point and enabled through comprehensive scientific and innovation service by senior scientists, facility experts, and highly trained junior scientists. This project encompasses both curiosity-driven research in nanoscience with open research questions for long-term impact, and challenge-driven research in nanotechnology with targeted research questions for short- and mid-term impact.
This core of RIANA is aligned to attract experienced and new users from academia or industry making their promising ideas a success and pushing them to higher TRL. Being flexible to upcoming emergent scientific topics and needs, together with stakeholders from the Nano-community, RIANA implements the opportunity to offer access to additional infrastructures in, and even outside of Europe and to adapt the scientific service via additionally specialized junior scientists. Based on the four years of experience, the RIANA consortium will develop a roadmap for the future of nanoscience and nanotechnology at European RIs.
To submit your proposal visit: https://riana-project.eu/user-access/
Lasers4EU is your go-to resource for navigating the vast network of 29 cutting-edge laser research infrastructures across Europe. Whether you are a researcher seeking specialised facilities for your scientific projects or an industry professional aiming to leverage state-of-the-art laser technology, Lasers4EU offers a streamlined platform to connect you with facility best suited to your needs.
Beyond access, we provide comprehensive training opportunities, equipping users with the skills and knowledge required to fully utilise these world-class infrastructures.
Lasers4EU is incorporating the major laser research infrastructures, in a large number of European member states, into a comprehensive virtual distributed laser research infrastructure that is offering to a broad user community, from academia and industry, access to an exceptional portfolio of technical and scientific capabilities.
To submit your proposal visit: https://lasers4.eu/become-a-user/how-to-access/
In this project, we intend to develop theoretically and demonstrate experimentally a novel platform for analog quantum computation with polaritonic qubits.
Exciton-polaritons are hybrid light-matter quasiparticles resulting from the strong coupling of semiconductor excitons and microcavity photons. In our system, a condensate of exciton-polaritons is confined by a spatially-patterned pump laser in an annular trap that supports counter-circulating vortex state of the polariton superfluid. The vortex states are coupled by the trap potential ellipticity and external control laser beam, and the qubit basis states correspond to the two orthogonal eigenstates of the system. By engineering the potential and control laser pulses, we will tune the energies of the qubit basis states, initialize the qubit in the desired state, and perform arbitrary single qubit operations.
We will next construct two- or more qubits on the same substrate and realize controllable interactions between such qubits to implement quantum gates and algorithms analogous to quantum computation with standard qubits. We will finally demonstrate scalability of this system to a larger number of qubits and characterize their coherences and controllability.
The project will be implemented by a very capable and dedicated team of senior and young researchers, while the results of the project will have significant scientific impact, attracting broad interest of academic community, as well as technological impact, advancing the development of quantum technologies and the accompanying instrumentation for precision control and sensitive measurements.
The main objectives of the QuComPol project are:
- to realize a polaritonic analog qubit with long coherence time;
- to realize arbitrary single qubit operations which amount to state rotations about the x,y, and z axes of the Bloch sphere;
- to realize two- or more such qubits with good reproducibility of the qubit properties – transition frequency, coherence time, state initialization and control;
- to develop and demonstrate controlled coupling and quantum gates – such as controlled-Z and iSWAP – between such qubits;
- to perform a proof-of-principle demonstration of an elementary quantum algorithm – e.g. Deutsch or Grover – with such qubits.
Principal Investigator
Students
- Theory and numerical simulations of the dynamics of a polaritonic qubit analog
- Experimental demonstration of qubit initialization and high-fidelity quantum gates
- Experimental realization of two coupled qubits and their controlled interaction
- Simulation of an elementary quantum algorithm with polaritonic qubits
Funding
To: 31/10/2025 14:00
This work has developed from recent research funded by the Netherlands Institute for Conservation Art and Science (NICAS) into the blackening of the decorative enamel on excavated Chinese porcelain, and specifically the porcelain recovered from the 1751 Geldermalsen shipwreck.
Initial comparative analysis of the composition and morphology of the blackened enamels using microscopy, x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive x-ray analysis and Raman spectroscopy determined that the green lead-copper enamels were particarly suceptible blackening and variaitons were related to the w% of the main chemical components: copper and lead. The blackening was determined to be a physicochemical change that occurs due to very specific anaerobic microbiological conditions in which the objects were buried resulting in a transformation to lead and copper sulfide and sulfate.
It was decided to undertake re-firing experiments to gain insight into the original firing process as well as see in how far it was possible to retrieve the origional green enamel colour, the decoration being an important factor in determining the historical context of such finds. During the re-firing experiments the initial colour changes that occurred with the green enamels at 600˚C, 700˚C and 800˚C were related to different forms of lead oxide that were formed. Between 850 and 900˚C the lead flux was seen to melt, and the enamels became again green. However, at this temperature the surrounding porcelain glaze was found to be adversely affected with the development of microscopic extrusions on the surface and localised changes to the glaze gloss.
The aim of the current project at IESL-FORTH is to find a less destructive and more sustainable method to restore the original colour and therefore the aesthetic value of blackened enamels by localised laser irradiation.
To: 30/10/2025 14:00
Quantum Optics focuses on diverse phenomena in light-matter interactions, where the quantum properties of light and matter play an important role. Quantum technology is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field, which bridges physics, computer science, and engineering. Over the past decades, quantum-optical systems have become key enablers and driving forces of quantum technology applications.
In this talk, I will present an accessible overview of my research activities in Quantum Optics and Quantum Technology, covering topics such as the interaction of free-electron-laser radiation with atoms, the engineering of quantum networks and reliable quantum-state transfer, quantum cryptography, and physical unclonable functions.
