Our group is located in the University of Queensland, which has a high concentration of world-class researchers in the area of quantum technology and excellent research infrastructure. The university is located in Brisbane, a vibrant city of 2M population with access to a wonderful sub-tropical outdoors environment; including the great barrier reef, the gold and sunshine coasts, hiking, and tropical rainforests.
We currently have a number of open research opportunities, as listed below. If you are interested or have any questions, please email Dr. Warwick Bowen.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Postdoctoral Fellows are available through a number of programmes, including:
- Internal Fellowships: As grant funding becomes available, positions will be advertised at levels ranging from junior postdoctoral positions, through to senior research fellowships.
- University of Queensland Postdoctoral Fellowships: Applications due to University of Queensland around May. We are happy to assist qualified applicants in preparing a suitable application, provided we are contacted well in advance. More information may be found at the Office of Research and Posgraduate Studies website.
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Fellowships: Fellowships are available at three levels: Australian Postdoctoral Fellow (3 years), Australian Research Fellow / Queen Elizabeth II Fellow (5 years), Australian Professorial Fellow (5 years). Applications typically must be submitted by the beginning of February, in order to meet internal (University) deadlines. We are happy to assist qualified applicants throughout the application process, provided we are contacted well in advance. More information may be found at the ARC website.
PhD project in integrated optical microresonator based quantum opto-mechanical systems
A PhD project in optical microresonator based quantum opto-mechanical systems is available at the UQ Quantum Optics lab. This project will experimentally investigate macroscopic mechanical systems in the never-before-observed quantum regime. These systems have the potential to test our understanding of quantum physics and the physical world; to provide new quantum technologies applicable to advanced computing and communication systems; and to enable ultrasensitive sensing technologies. The key breakthrough which will allow the quantum regime to be reached is the development of ultrahigh quality integrated optical microresonators. Our laboratory is one of only a few worldwide capable of fabricating these resonators.
PhD project in ultrasensitive integrated optical microresonator based biosensing
A PhD project is available in the UQ Quantum Optics Lab in the area of advanced single molecule biosensing and biomechanics. This PhD project will focus primarily on developing a new ultrasensitive technique to monitor single small biomolecules in real time. This technique will be applied to study molecular dynamics of biologically relevant kinetic molecules. Ultrahigh quality integrated optical microresonators offer, in principle, a far more sensitive method to monitor such systems than any currently available. Our laboratory is one of only a few worldwide capable of fabricating these resonators.
PhD project in universal quantum imaging systems
Quantum imaging offers the potential to both advance our fundamental understanding of multimode non-classical systems, and facilitate advanced imaging systems applicable in a wide range of areas including communications, nanotechnology, and the biological sciences. This project will aim to develop new quantum imaging techniques with the versatility to be applied to a wide range of applications. Quantum limited optical tweezers based particle tracking will be investigated as a proof-of-principle system. Optical tweezers have many applications, including for example fundamental studies of molecular motion and forces, cell sorting, and nano-engineering. The enhanced resolution and flexibility provided by quantum imaging techniques, offers the potential to enhance many of these applications.