The Gen-Q doctoral programme’s second call offers 20 doctoral positions. Please note that a limited number of positions may become unavailable during the first weeks of the call due to ongoing processes related to the first Gen-Q call. If this is the case, candidates who have applied for these positions will be informed and will be able to resubmit a new application for a different position before the end of the call.
Candidates may apply for up to 2 topics. They have to clearly indicate their priority.
Their application will only be evaluated on the basis of the first choice. The second choice will only be taken into consideration at the end of the evaluation process in case:
- The candidate is not selected for her/his first choice
- And her/his second choice is not filled by another candidate
If both conditions apply, the application would then be presented to the selection committee of the second choice.
You are allowed to contact your potential supervisors for more information about the topics you wish to apply to before preparing an application only. Supervisors have no role in the recruitment process or decision making.
Available topics and supervisors
- Mitigating undesired parametric processes in quantum-limited amplifiers (5A)
Supervisor: Anja Metelmann – Host Institution: KIT - Dynamic control of non-stationary noise processes in engineered quantum systems (6A)
Supervisor: Anja Metelmann – Host Institution: KIT - Coherent spectroscopy of organic molecules (68A)
Supervisor: Frank Stienkemeier – Host Institution: University of Freiburg
- Quantum spin arrays on superconductors (20B)
Supervisor: Ernst Meyer – Host Institution: University of Basel - Compact Rubidium cold beam for testing and sensing Matter-wave diffraction in 2-3D (27B)
Supervisor: Philippe Bouyer – Host Institution: University of Amsterdam - Heterospin molecular systems for two-qubit gates (53B)
Supervisor: Athanassios K. Boudalis – Host Institution: University of Strasbourg
- Cavity-enhanced spin-photon interface for SnV centers in diamond (1C)
Supervisor: David Hunger – Host Institution: KIT - Synthetic Engineering of the Hilbert Space of Lanthanide Complexes for Quantum Gates and Algorithms (8C)
Supervisor: Mario Ruben – Host Institution: KIT - Optimizing the spin qubit control in novel industrial semiconductor spin qubit devices (9C)
Supervisor: Wolfgang Wernsdorfer – Host Institution: KIT - Hybrid quantum architecture for single spin readout with a superconducting qubit (10C)
Supervisor: Wolfgang Wernsdorfer – Host Institution: KIT - Nuclear qudits in single molecular magnets manipulated with STM (11C)
Supervisor: Wulf Wulfhekel – Host Institution: KIT - A diamond-based spin-photon interface (22C)
Supervisors: Patrick Maletinsky and Richard Warburton – Host Institution: University of Basel - Rb-Sr mixtures (26C)
Supervisor: Klaasjan van Druten – Host Institution: University of Amsterdam - Graphene nanoribbons as atomically controlled quantum light Sources (32C)
Supervisor: Guillaume Schull – Host Institution: University of Strasbourg - Light-matter quantum dynamical interplay in CQED with ultracold gases (36C)
Supervisor: Tom Bienaimé – Host Institution: University of Strasbourg - Quantum calorimetry and sensing in the levitated regime (37C)
Supervisor: Cyriaque Genet – Host Institution: University of Strasbourg - Precise spin detection and manipulation of a single molecule magnet (38C)
Supervisor: Laurent Limot – Host Institution: University of Strasbourg
- Entanglement-optimized quantum circuit simulations (42D)
Supervisor: Johannes Schachenmayer – Host Institution: University of Strasbourg - Quantum error correcting codes and models of phase transitions (52D)
Supervisor: Jérôme Dubail – Host Institution: University of Strasbourg - Hybrid quantum-inspired optimization to solve home health care nurse allocation, routing, and scheduling problems (64D)
Supervisor: Lhassane Idoumghar – Host Institution: University of Haute-Alsace