Category: Opportunities
Post-doc position at FEMTO-ST (Besançon)
Post-doc position open at FEMTO-ST, OHMS (Oscillators, Clocks, Metrology and Systems) group
Subject: Microcell-based optical clocks
Duration: 1 year, with possibility of extension
Research Engineer at LPL
Fixed-term position for a research engineer in the Metrology, Molecules, and Fundamental Tests research group at the LPL. The candidate will work on experimental developments for precision measurements and ultra-stable signal transmission, with a strong focus on electronics. Applications are open on the CNRS job portal: link.
Doctoral positions within the QuRIOUS MSCA doctoral network on optical quantum clocks
Several PhD positions are available within the QuRIOUS MSCA doctoral network on optical quantum clocks: https://www.quriousclocks.eu/
Available projects
Position R2-UvA: Multi-ensemble, zero-deadtime, non-demolition readout Sr clock – University of Amsterdam, NL
Position R3-UoB: Compact vacuum chamber suitable for a transportable optical lattice clock operating at 5×10-18 – University of Birmingham, UK
Position R4-UoB: Field deployable optical lattice clock with performance better than 1 part in 1016 – University of Birmingham, UK
Position R5-CNRS: continuous superradiant emission on the 1S0 → 3P0 clock transition of ytterbium – FEMTO-ST, France
Position R6-CNRS: Continuous-wave superradiant lasing from a cold-atom beam – Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, France
Position R7-CNRS: QND measurements in strontium optical lattice clocks in the classical and quantum regimes, Laboratoire Temps-Espace, France
Position R8-UCPH: Testing the fundamental limits of superradiant lasers – University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Position R9-INRIM: Engineering quantum states and metrology in hybrid cavity lattice clock – INRIM, Italy
Position R10-UMK: Superradiant Sr clock with sequential loading – Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Position R11-TUW: Theory and numerical simulations for the development of continuously operating clocks – Technische Universität, Wien, Austria
Position R12-UIBK: Modeling and new operation modes of cavity enhanced optical clocks – University of Innsbruck, Austria
Position R13-MEN: Development and future maturation of optical clocks based on hot atomic vapors or atomic beams - Menlo Systems, Germany
Position R14-NKT: Tools for optical control of atomic clock transitions – NKT Photonics, Denmark
Position R15-QUBIG: Compact light conditioning modules for the visible spectrum – QUBIG, Germany
Requirements for all positions
– Starting date: between October 2025 and April 2026. (Discuss with us if you would like to join, but could start only somewhat later.)
– For the experimental PhD positions it is highly beneficial if the master thesis has been done in experimental atomic, molecular or optical physics.
- Any nationality.
FIRST-TF Call for projects 2025 #2 – Application Deadline: August 26th, 2025
The FIRST-TF 2025 Call for Projects #2 is now open. The deadline for submitting applications is August 26, 2025.
The text of the call for projects as well as the response form can be downloaded here:
=> Text of the call for projects.
For any questions or requests for information relating to this call for projects, please send a message to ao@first-tf.com.
Note: Applications sent on August 26 (before 11:59 p.m.) will be accepted.
Horizon Europe Call – Research and Innovation Actions
2 Postdoc positions at University of Colorado (Boulder, USA)
2 Postdoc positions at University of Colorado (Boulder, USA) on the activities of The Frequency Comb & Quantum Metrology lab of Professor Scott Diddams.
Two postions of Junior Professor soon available (at LKB – LAC – LPL laboratories)
Two postions of Junior Professor will soon be available:
– PRECISION – Precision Measurements for Fundamental Physics (at LAC or LKB or LPL)
– Quantum Sciences and Technologies (Laboratoire Kastler Brossel – LKB)
The PRECISION chair is available at Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (LKB), Laboratoire Aimé Cotton (LAC) and Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers (LPL)
You can find vacancies on the LKB website via the following link: https://www.lkb.fr/en/jobs/
FIRST-TF Call for projects 2025 – Application Deadline: March 18th, 2025
The FIRST-TF 2025 Call for Projects is now open. The deadline for submitting applications is March 18, 2025.
The text of the call for projects as well as the response form can be downloaded here:
=> Text of the call for projects.
For any questions or requests for information relating to this call for projects, please send a message to ao@first-tf.com.
Job offer at LPL, Villetaneuse (France)
“Maitre de Conference” position in section 63 at LPL, teaching at IUT de Villetaneuse.
Profile: Photonics, instrumentation, sensors
Job offer at LPL, Villetaneuse
Responsable de développements instrumentaux à dominante électronique H/F. Réservé aux agents CNRS (fonctionnaires et CDI) et aux fonctionnaires et CDI de droit public – Mobilité NOEMI. Laboratoire LPL à l’Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (Villetaneuse) => Plus d’informations