Postgraduate research & PhD opportunities
Physics
Take a look at our postgraduate research and PhD opportunities we have on offer at the University of Strathclyde.
3-D nanoscale structural analysis in the scanning electron microscope through application of direct electron detectors
Opens:1 January 2017
This project is focused on developing and applying next generation detectors for the scanning electron microscopy techniques of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and electron channelling contrast imaging (ECCI).
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
A new super-resolution optical microscopy method for live cell imaging
Opens:1 April 2017
A project to develop and use a new super-resolution optical microscope to obtain very high spatial resolution images of fluorescently labelled live cells.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Beam-driven plasma wakefield acceleration at Strathclyde/SLAC/UCLA/RadiaBeam
Opens:1 March 2017
Motivated PhD candidates, ideally with a background in laser and/or beam driven plasma wakefield acceleration are required to help lay the foundations in the quest towards 5th generation light sources and ultra-compact electron accelerators - the time-resolved microscopes of the 21st century.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Structured Light Lasers
Opens:1 January 2017
In this PhD project – funded by the Leverhulme Trust and in collaboration with Dr. Sonja Franke-Arnold at the University of Glasgow – you will demonstrate storage and processing of OAM information in a rubidium vapour.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Yu Chen, Energy Transfer at the Nanoscale
Opens:27 July 2017
PhD position available to undertake frontier research in nanotechnology of noble metal nanoparticles.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UK, International, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Quantum Information Theory
Opens:1 January 2017
An EPSRC funded studentship in theoretical quantum information, specifically the relationship between decoherence, non-classicality, and the efficacy of quantum information tasks.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Super-resolution imaging of biological organisms: seeing below the classical limits
Opens:1 March 2017
This PhD project aims to develop a comprehensive suite of tools and techniques that will enable superresolution imaging of nanodiamonds in living tissue, with a particular emphasis on imaging neurons.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
Physics, Pharmacy and biomedical sciencesMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Theory and simulation of generation of frequency combs in micro-resonators
Opens:1 January 2017
The project develops, optimises, and strategically compares accurate mathematical models for the generation of frequency combs in micro-resonators in a close connection with the experiments performed at NPL in Dr Del'Haye's laboratory.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Ultra-intense laser-plasma interactions: High field physics and ion acceleration in the radiation-dominated regime
Opens:1 January 2017
A fully-funded PhD studentship is available in high power laser-plasma physics, working within a vibrant team of experimentalists and theoreticians, to investigate the onset of a new regime of high-field relativistic plasmas.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Studies of the interaction of intense laser pulses with plasma as ultra-compact accelerators, plasma-based laser amplifiers, and coherent and incoherent attosecond x-ray sources
Opens:1 January 2017
PhDs are available in an exciting and challenging research area, with a vibrant group of experimentalists and theoreticians developing and applying ultra-compact accelerators and x-ray sources based on laser-plasma interactions.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Ultrahigh Gain Thin Films
Opens:26 July 2018
The project will study the properties of amplifying and nonlinear films both analytically and numerically. Collaboration with an experimental team at the University of Glasgow will also be exploited.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Microscopic mapping and spectroscopy of III-nitride semiconductors and devices
Opens:1 August 2017
This project involves different microscopic techniques to investigate semiconductor heterostructures and light-emitting diode devices, performed on our suite of scanning electron microscopes, providing information on material properties at length scales ranging from nanometres to centimetres.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UK, International, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Laser cooling and Bose-Einstein condensation
Opens:1 August 2017
This PhD will investigate novel ways to laser cool two-electron atoms all the way to Bose-Einstein condensation – to provide new insight into the formation of condensates, and potential applications in precision measurements.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UK, International, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Ultra-precise Atomic Magnetometry for Unshielded Measurements
Opens:1 June 2020
A fully-funded position to undertake research in the ground-breaking field of quantum sensing and measurement, after the first year specialising in Magnetometry.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Quantum Technologies: Atomic Clocks
Opens:1 June 2020
A fully-funded position to undertake research in the ground-breaking field of quantum sensing and measurement, after the first year specialising in Atomic Clocks.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Quantum Technologies: Atom Interferometry
Opens:1 June 2020
A fully-funded position to undertake research in the ground-breaking field of quantum sensing and measurement, after the first year specialising in Atom Interferometry.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Quantum nonlinearities in dielectric nanoparticles
Opens:28 November 2017
We focus on new nonlinear regimes with input powers so low that they enable all-optical processing and the exploitation of the fundamental advantages of quantum technologies at the nanoscale.
Fee status
Subject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Nanoscale 3D transfer printing for hybrid photonic device fabrication
Opens:4 December 2017
This project will develop chip scale optoelectronic systems through the 3-dimensional printing of nanoscale building block components such as nanolasers and thin film electronics.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
Electronic and electrical engineering, PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Diamond for laser engineering: lasers for manufacturing and sensing
Opens:4 December 2017
Diamond is an exciting and enabling material of laser engineering. This project will aim to exploit diamond directly as a laser gain material so as to fully exploit its excellent thermal and mechanical properties.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Multiscale neural imaging - from synapse to whole organism
Opens:12 February 2018
Advances in microscopy allow imaging on scales ranging from single molecules to whole organism. This project involves developing a microscope that will allow images of whole invertebrates (likely C. Elegans nematode worms) be correlated with nanoscopic (super-reolution) images of sub-cellular regions within them.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendUltracold fermions in a quantum gas microscope
Opens:7 March 2018
We invite outstanding and motivated students to join our team, for research on ultracold atoms in optical lattices. We use a quantum-gas microscope to measure the dynamics of ultracold fermions at the single atom level.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendAdvanced image analysis of semiconductor structures
Opens:23 March 2018
This project is focussed on advanced modern image analysis and pattern recognition methods to study the microscopy and spectroscopy of semiconductor structures and devices. Developing automated and robust methods to look at images and video will revolutionise this area.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendTheory and simulation of micro-resonator devices for quantum technologies
Opens:24 April 2018
We explore nonlinear quantum regimes of the coupling between light and matter for ultra-low power micro and nano-lasers. These are promising candidates to achieve high efficiency, high speed, and a small footprint.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendTheoretical and numerical studies of high intensity laser-plasma interaction and applications
Opens:13 August 2018
Two PhD positions for UK and EU students are available funded by University of Strathclyde and collaboration partners to work on laser-plasma based particle accelerators and plasma photonics for high power lasers via theory and large scale of numerical simulation.
Fee status
Subject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendQuantum Dot Spin State Tailoring for Scalable On-Chip Quantum Information Processing
Opens:31 January 2019
In this project we will investigate various approaches for on-demand engineering of trapped spin states in charged quantum dots through a series of coherent control experiments that will explore how the different approaches affect the performance of all optically operated universal single qubit gates.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Jamming-free quantum lidar
Opens:29 April 2019
This project in quantum optics will analyse practical quantum radar and lidar scenarios with realistic detectors in a jamming/spoofing environment.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendProbing Quantum States With Silicon Carbide Nanoelectronics
Opens:26 June 2019
This project focuses on the realisation of quantum phenomena in commercially-compatible electronic devices, such as transistors and diodes in silicon carbide. The main goal is to couple electron spins to electromagnetic radiation, in order to manipulate and read quantum states.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendCharacterisation of Ga2O3 materials for ultraviolet optoelectronic devices
Opens:18 November 2019
Gallium oxide is an emerging semiconductor offering promises for applications in ultraviolet optical devices. The project aims to improve our understanding of the material, elucidate the mechanisms leading to its optical properties, and exploit the findings to produce better devices.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendPhase transitions in open quantum systems
Opens:15 January 2020
This project will develop new numerical techniques for studying many-body quantum systems far from equilibrium, exploring the possible phase transitions which can be realised.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendRemote gas quantum sensing systems using chip-scale deep ultraviolet LEDs and single photon detectors
Deadline:31 May 2021 Opens:17 December 2020
This project will develop remote Raman spectroscopy systems based on digitally interfaced Gallium Nitride light-emitting diodes and silicon single-photon avalanche diodes.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UK, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendQuantum properties of integrated frequency combs for applications in computing, communications and sensing
Opens:18 November 2020
This experimental project will investigate the quantum properties of the frequency combs generated via parametric processes in integrated platforms (waveguides and microresonators). The student will work on the generation, characterisation and applications of highly entangled cluster states.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UK, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendTheory and simulations of frequency combs in micro-ring resonators
Opens:1 April 2020
Modelling of laser light propagating in micro-ring resonators in collaboration with experiments performed at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen (Germany). Applications of these devices are in atomic clocks, quantum technologies, telecommunication, GPS and integrated photonic circuits.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UK, International, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full Time, Part TimeFunding
International fee, Home fee, Equipment costs, Travel costs, StipendFuture Free Electron Laser light sources
Opens:6 April 2020
Free-Electron Lasers (FELs) use electron beams produced by particle accelerators to generate intense electromagnetic radiation from microwaves into the hard X-ray, which is of particular interest to a wide range of users. This project will look at developing new types of FEL output further enhancing their applications.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UK, International, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Photoconduction of wide bandgap semiconductor materials and devices
Opens:11 November 2020
Wide bandgap semiconductors are vital materials for applications in ultraviolet optoelectronic devices. The project will investigate the photoconduction properties of several wide bandgap semiconductors, with a particular focus on corundum phase alpha Gallium Oxide (α-Ga2O3).
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UK, International, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full Time, Part TimeFunding
Integrated Control Electronics for Semiconductor Quantum Devices
Opens:30 November 2020
The advance of integrated electronics for the control and readout of semiconductor quantum devices will be the focus of this experimental project. The student will develop both classical and quantum hardware and will characterise it at cryogenic temperatures.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), EU, Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, Travel costs, StipendQuantum Enhanced Imaging with Micro-LED Ultrafast Electronic Visual Display Technology
Deadline:31 May 2021 Opens:9 December 2020
Micro-LED technology offers high-resolution displays with an unprecedented nanosecond time response. In this project, we will develop sophisticated pattern-projection systems based on custom micro-LED displays and explore their applications in quantum-enhanced imaging using single-photon detection.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UK, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendPhotonic Technologies for Ultrafast Neuromorphic Information Processing
Deadline:31 May 2021 Opens:30 November 2020
This PhD project will develop neuromorphic (brain-like) photonic systems built from semiconductor lasers and other advanced optical components, capable of performing complex data processing tasks at ultrafast speeds, for use in Artificial Intelligence functionalities (e.g. image processing, pattern recognition).
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UK, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendVisible light photonic circuits for quantum technology applications
Deadline:31 May 2021 Opens:11 December 2020
Design, micro-fabrication and characterisation of on-chip optical circuits in the visible spectral region. Efficient photon generation and manipulation targeting quantum optical applications.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UK, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendNanoscale assembly methods for manufacturing of quantum photonic systems
Deadline:31 May 2021 Opens:11 December 2020
The student will design and fabricate nanoscale systems for quantum applications using state-of-the-art 3D assembly tools, nano-accurate microscopy and will measure the devices in optical laboratories.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UK, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendIndustrial CASE PhD Studentship in Quantum devices based on silicon carbide transistors
Opens:21 January 2021
The development of quantum electronics in silicon carbide will be the main focus of this project. Through a balanced mix of academic and industrial research activities, the student will design, manufacture and test novel electronics relevant to the nascent fields of quantum computing and quantum sensing.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UKSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, Travel costs, StipendDevelopment of compact remote gas detection devices using chip-scale deep ultra-violet light-emitting diodes and single photon detectors
Deadline:31 May 2021 Opens:23 March 2021
This project will develop remote Raman spectroscopy systems based on digitally interfaced Gallium Nitride light-emitting diodes and silicon single-photon avalanche diodes.
Fee status
Home (Scottish), Rest of UK, The Channels Islands and Isle of ManSubject
PhysicsMode of Study
Full TimeFunding
Home fee, StipendColloidal Semiconductors for Photonics
Deadline:31 May 2021 Opens:23 March 2021
This project will pioneer assemblies of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals and their combination with gallium nitride optoelectronics for novel forms of lighting, visible light communications and miniature lasers.