Professor Rosario González-Férez, from the Department of Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics & Institute Carlos I for Theoretical and Computational Physics atthe University of Granada, welcomes postdoctoral candidates interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) in 2023 at this University. Please note that applicants must comply with the Mobility Rule (for more information about the 2023 call, please consult:(http://sl.ugr.es/0d7F)

Brief description of the institution:

The University of Granada (UGR) was founded in 1531 and is one of the largest and most important universities in Spain. With over 51,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and almost 3,000 members of staff, the UGR offers over 90 undergraduate degrees, 160 master’s degrees (8 of which are international double degrees) and 28 doctoral programmes via its 124 departments and nearly 50 centers. Accordingly, the UGR offers one of the most extensive and diverse ranges of higher education programmes in Spain.

The UGR has been awarded with the "Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R)", which reflects the institution’s commitment to continuously improving its human resource policies in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The UGR is also internationally renowned for its excellence in diverse research fields and ranked among the top Spanish universities in a variety of ranking criteria, such as national R&D projects, fellowships awarded, publications, and international funding.

The UGR is one of the few Spanish Universities listed in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The 2022 edition of the ARWU places the UGR in 201-300th position in the world and as the 2-5 highest ranked universities in Spain (http://sl.ugr.es/0d7D), reaffirming its position as an institution at the forefront of national and international research. The UGR stands out in the specialties of Library & Information Science (position 38); Food Science & Technology (30) and Hospitality & Tourism Management (51-75), according to the latest edition of this prestigious ranking by specialties (http://sl.ugr.es/0bSp). A little lower in the ranking, the UGR also stands out in Mathematics (76-100).

Additionally, the UGR has 9 researchers who are at the top of the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list (http://sl.ugr.es/0d7E), most of these related to the area of Computer Science. It is also well recognized for its web presence (http://sl.ugr.es/0a6i), being positioned at 42th place in the top 200 Universities in Europe.

Internationally, the University of Granada is firmly committed to its participation in the calls of the Framework Programme of the European Union. For the duration of the last Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, the UGR obtained a total 120 projects with a total funding of around 29,4 million euros.  For the current Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, the UGR has obtained 38 projects, so far, with total funding around 11 € million.

Brief description of the Centre/Research Group:

We are theoretical research group in atomic and molecular physics devoted to investigating the structure, interaction, and dynamics of cold and ultracold atoms and molecules in external fields. Our research activity covers many areas of atomic and molecular physics, including several research lines related to the physics of cold atoms, such as control of collisions of ultracold atoms by electromagnetic fields, ultracold Rydberg atoms in optical lattices, atomic mixtures based in ultracold Rydberg atoms either to create ultralong-range Rydberg molecules or to manipulate collision dynamics of ultracold atoms. We have studied the impact of combined electric and laser fields in the rotational dynamics of polar molecules, including the interaction with the nuclear spin. Our theoretical results have shown that the mixed-field orientation of molecules is a nonadiabatic process, we have provided the experimental conditions to reach the adiabatic limit, and provided the interpretation of different experimental observations. We have also proposed different experimental routines either to create ultracold molecules, or to manipulate and control the interactions between atoms and in hybrid systems formed by atoms and molecules. The group as several collaboration with renowned international experimental and theoretical groups.

Project description:

The project will consider hybrid systems formed from Rydberg atoms combined with diatomic molecules or even more complicated species. The aim is to explore the structure, spectroscopy, and dynamics of these exotic systems, as well as their potential technological applications. In collaboration with experimental groups, we will investigate the conditions to create these systems in the laboratory and for their experimental observation.

Research Area:

• Physics (PHY)

For a correct evaluation of your candidature, please send the documents below to Professor Rosario González-Férez (rogonzal@ugr.es):

• CV
• Letter of recommendation (optional)