CIC01: Master project on SYMMETRY MANIPULATION OF EXCHANGE INTERACTIONS IN ULTRATHIN MAGNETIC FILMS

The Nanoscience Cooperative Research Center, CIC nanoGUNE, located in Donostia / San Sebastian, Basque Country (Spain), is currently looking for a

Master Student

to work on

SYMMETRY MANIPULATION OF EXCHANGE INTERACTIONS IN ULTRATHIN MAGNETIC FILMS 

NanoGUNE is a research center devoted to conducting world-class nanoscience research for a competitive growth of the Basque Country. NanoGUNE is a member of the Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) and is recognized by the Spanish Research Agency as a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence.

The aim of the project is to design and fabricate nano-scale multilayer structures that allow for novel local and collective magnetic properties, while utilizing symmetry and topological material design strategies. In particular, designed structural symmetry modifications will be introduced into these materials on the nanometer length scale to change quantum mechanical exchange interactions and allow for effects that are symmetry prohibited in structurally uniform systems. Accordingly, the project also includes the structural and magnetic characterization of the associated complex quantum states and the thermodynamic properties that result from such designs.

The position is offered in the Nanomagnetism Group, led by Andreas Berger (a.berger@nanogune.eu) and co-led by Paolo Vavassori (p.vavassori@nanogune.eu) (. More information can be found at https://www.nanogune.eu/en/research/groups/nanomagnetism.


The position is expected to start in 01/09/2025 and for a total length of up to 10 months (01/09/2025 - 30/06/2026).


Candidates should apply by completing the form below and attaching the following documents:

a. A complete CV
b. Academic Record and Cover Letter grouped in a single PDF file

The deadline for applications is 22/06/2025.

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