************************************ * QUANTUM OPTICS AND ATOM OPTICS * * IN AUSTRALASIA * * * * * * * * MONTHLY NEWSLETTER * * VOL VII, NO 3 * * * * March 1998 * * * * ISSN 1325-6467 * * * Edited by: Bill Munro * \ | / * Physics, University of Queensland, * \__|__/ * QLD 4072, Australia. * | * email: billm@physics.uq.edu.au * | * phone: +61 7 3365 2422 * | * fax: +61 7 3365 1242 Available on WWW at: http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/people/billm/qo.html +6------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS 0. PROBLEMS 1. ABSTRACTS 2. CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS 3. WANTED TO BUY/SELL 4. SITUATIONS VACANT 5. MISC NEWS ______________________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************************* 0. EDITORIAL NOTE Welcome to the third newsletter of the new year. For postgraduate students in optics, electro-optics, lasers, photonics, and related areas: IEEE LEOS has announced fellowships worth US$ 5,000 pa + $1,000 travel grant. For more information, please look at the attached web page. http://www.ieee.org/leos ******************************************************************************* 1. ABSTRACTS Sorry none submitted this month. ******************************************************************************* 2. CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT *********************** Bose-Einstein Condensation: atomic physics to quantum liquids. The ANU 13th Physics Summer School. January 17-28, 2000 A two week school aimed at PhD students. Contact: Craig Savage, Physics, Faculties, ANU, ACT 0200 http://rsphysse.anu.edu.au/~ss0105/ss2000.html ****************************************************************************** 4. SITUATIONS VACANT POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THEORETICAL CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS. ADVERTISEMENT A vacancy exists for a Research Associate, to work with Professor G.J. Milburn on the project "Strongly coupled mesoscopic electronic systems for quantum computation" . The project will form part of a collaboration with the Semiconductor Nanofabrication Facility at the University of New South Wales to fabricate a solid state nuclear spin, quantum computer. The successful applicant must have a PhD in theoretical condensed matter physics with particular skills in the theory of mesoscopic electronics, or postdoctoral experience in this area. Salary is in the range A$41,199 - A$42,769. Appointment will be for an initial period of two years with a possible extension for a further two years. Applications, with two letters of reference, should be sent to Professor G.J. Milburn, Centre for Laser Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4067, by May 1. Further details, including selection criteria, may be obtained from milburn@physics.uq.edu.au. SELECTION CRITERIA. The successful applicant must have - A PhD in theoretical condensed matter physics or a related field. - Demonstrated research record in mesoscopic electronics including the following: quantum transport, many-body fermionic systems, single electronics, Landauer-Buttiker theory, quantum dots. - A good publication record in these or related areas. A record of successful collaboration with experimentalists is desirable but not essential. DUTY STATEMENT. The successful applicant will - work under the supervision of Professor Gerard Milburn in support of the project to investigate mesoscopic quantum systems and coupled quantum dots for quantum computing. The project involves a collaboration between The University of Queensland, The University of New South Wales (Sydney) and The University of Melbourne. Travel between Brisbane and Sydney will be required. - be a member of the Centre for Laser Science in the Department of Physics at the university of Queensland and will be expected to participate in the supervision of postgraduate students in the centre. - be expected to give regular seminars on his/her research. Contact Details: Gerard J. Milburn Head, Department of Physics Director, Centre for Laser Science. The University of Queensland St Lucia 4072 Australia TEL: +61-(0)7-33653405 FAX: +61-(0)7-33651242 EMAIL: milburn@physics.uq.edu.au WWW: http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/people/milburn/ _________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS University of St Andrews - School of Physics & Astronomy, St Andrews, Fife, UK (Academic) Salary will be at the appropriate point between #15,735 to approximately #35,000 depending on experience and level of application. Applications are invited for a post in Theoretical Physics at Lectureship, Readership or Professional level, tenable from 1 September 1999 or as soon as possible thereafter. You must have an excellent research record in Theoretical Physics, and must be able to make a significant contribution to the teaching of Theoretical Physics to B.Sc. and M.Sci. students at the honours level. With the principal aim of enhancing the relationship between the School's theoretical studies and the established experimental physics programmes, preference will be given to candidates who can interact effectively with their experimental colleagues. Drawing on the existing expertise in quantum field theory in the theoretical physics research group, the appointment is intended to broaden the group's activity into one of the following two areas: (1) fundamental aspects of light (including laser inter- actions with materials), or (2) condensed matter theory (with particular relevance to magnetism, superconductivity, or semiconductors). We regret applications cannot be made by email. Completed applications accompanied by a CV and letter of application should be returned to arrive not later than 5 April 1999. The University operates Equal Opportunities and No Smoking policies. Contact details Reference Number: SK087/APA0/99 Contact Name: Personnel Services Jobline@st-andrews.ac.uk 01334 462571 (24 hrs) 01334 462570 University of St Andrews College Gate North Street St Andrews Fife _________________________________________________________________________ POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS University of Cambridge, Optoelectronics Group, Cavendish Laboratory., Cambridge, UK (Academic) Organic Semiconductor Devices. Applicants are invited for 4 postdoctoral positions for research in the physics of electronic devices based on semiconducting polymers, available from 1 June 1999. The sucessful applicants will have a Ph.D. in physics or a related field. (i) Thin-Film Transistos. Fabrication, measurement and modelling of FETs made with a polymer semiconductors (1 position). A background in semiconductor device fabrication or measurement is desirable. (ii) Modelling and measurement of polymer light-emitting diodes Development of detailed models of electrical and optical operation. A background in semiconductor device modelling (1 position) and measurement of polymer semiconductors (1 position for one year only) is desirable. (iii) Electro-optical mesurements of polymer diode structures (1 position). A background in Semiconductor measurement is desirable. Appointments will be made for two years in the first instance unless otherwise stated and the posts may, subject to the availability of funding, be renewed for a further period or periods. The salary is in the range #15,735 to #23,651 per annum and is pensionable. Further application details are available from the web site. Closing date: 31 March 1999 The University follows an equal opportunities policy. Contact details Web Page: http://www-oe.phy.cam.ac.uk/OE Contact Name: Mrs P Blench pob1001@cam.ac.uk +44 1223 353397 Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HE _________________________________________________________________ EXPERIMENTAL POST-DOCTORAL POSITION IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, The Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics, Germany (Academic) EU Nationals, excluding German citizens, are invited to apply for an immediately available experimental physics post-doctoral position, BAT II scale, focusing on the interaction of intense femtosecond laser pulses with matter. Candidiates should have a strong research interest in at least one of the following areas: laser-plasma interaction, femtosecond lasers, x-ray spectroscopy, high-field physics. Contact details http://www.physik.uni-jena.de/ Contact Name: Dr Ronald Sauerbrey or Dr. Wolfgang Theobald theobald@qe.physik.uni-jena.de _________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH STAFF POSITIONS National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland (Academic) Applications are invited for the following vacant academic and research staff positions. (1) Lecturer/Programme Director in Applied Physics (2) Research Lecturer in Information Science (3) Visiting Lecturer in Physics (4) Senior Research Associate/Research Associate positions in Optoelectronics The National University of Ireland - University College Cork (UCC), founded in 1845, is the second largest University in Ireland, with excellent traditions in high quality teaching and research. Its major strengths include microelectronics, optoelectronics, biology and food science. The Department of Physics has established research groups in astrophysics, gravitation, laser spectroscopy, Mossbauer spectroscopy, optoelectronics and nonlinear optics, plasma reactor studies, electronic structure/solid state theory. The Institute for Nonlinear Science (INS) is a new inter-disciplinary centre of excellence in the synergistic intersection and applications of physics, mathematics, computer science. (1) and (2) are contract Lectureships equivalent in rank to Assistant/Associate Professor in the USA. They are tenable for an initial period of at least one year and possibly three years, with the possibility of further renewal. Duties and opportunities include research and advanced teaching, establishing or joining a research group, supervising research students, interacting with industry, securing research funds. (1) includes the task of managing and teaching in the postgraduate Applied Physics programme, which consists of two related postgraduate degrees with concentrations in optoelectronics, microelectronics, medical physics, computational physics, data storage and information science. (3)is a visiting Lectureship for one year, which may be extended to a second year in exceptional cases. It would be particularly suitable for a sabbatical leave or long term research visit. Duties include teaching undergraduates and participating in research activities already underway. (4)refers to two postdoctoral positions, in (a) vertical cavity/microcavity semiconductor lasers, and (b) development of in-situ diagnostics for photo- refractive eye surgery. One- or two-year contracts will be offered. Both projects will involve collaboration with international project teams. Candidates for all positions should possess a PhD in Physics or cognate subject, with strong evidence of achievement in research. Teaching experience is highly desirable for all lectureships. Contact details Web Page: www.ucc.ie. Applicants should send a resume and publication list and arrange for three references to be sent to the address below indicating which position is of interest, to arrive no later than 15 April 1999. Contact Name: Professor John McInerney, Head of Department mcinerney@ucc.ie +353 21 90 24 68 +353 21 27 69 49 Department of Physics/Institute for Nonlinear Science, National University of Ireland, University College, Cork, Ireland ****************************************************************************** 5. MISC NEWS ******************************************************************************