Position Description

Measurement of the optical rotation from chiral gas, liquid, and thin film samples using a sensitive cavity-based polarimeter.

For the full announcement, follow the link "Related Documents"

Related Project

ULTRACHIRAL - Ultrasensitive chiral detection by signal-reversing cavity polarimetry: applications to in-situ proteomics, single-molecule chirality, HPLC analysis, medical diagnostics, and atmospheric studies [6]

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in physics, with grade above 7/10 
• M.S. degree in physics, with grade above 9/10 
• Research experience in laser spectroscopy, with CW and pulsed lasers, and optical cavities 
• Significant experience in computing, with Mathematica, Labview, and Python 
• Excellent knowledge of English language

Application Procedure

Interested candidates who meet the aforementioned requirements are kindly asked to submit their applications to the address (hr@iesl.forth.gr [7]), with cc to Prof. Peter Rakitzis (ptr@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 [8])
• Brief CV
• Scanned copy of academic title

Appointment Duration

2,5 months