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Student projects, doctoral research and postdoctoral opportunities in quantum many-body physics, quantum simulation and quantum optics at MPQ and LMU.
Students & theses
Contact us about student assistant projects or Bachelor and Master theses. Projects can involve optical setups, electronics, measurement and control, or the analysis of quantum-gas experiments.
First enquiry: tell us your degree programme, research interests, relevant experience and intended start date. We can then discuss a suitable topic and its availability.
Discuss a student projectPhD candidates
You can contact the group directly or apply through IMPRS-QST. The group participates in the graduate school; applying to the group first is also a route to participation.
Experience in a laser laboratory or a background in quantum optics, quantum mechanics or condensed-matter physics is valuable. Tell us which scientific questions and experiments interest you.
Direct applications: email your CV and research interests as a PDF, with a publication list if applicable. Ask us about the reference process when enquiring. Follow the graduate school’s own requirements and deadlines when applying through IMPRS-QST.
Postdoctoral researchers
Contact Immanuel Bloch to discuss current opportunities and how your experience connects with the group’s experiments.
First application: send a PDF with your CV, publication list and a short description of your research interests. Include available recommendations if you wish; contact us to arrange references and any further application materials.
Enquire about postdoctoral researchFind your scientific fit
These are the scientific directions of our experiment teams. Student, doctoral and postdoctoral projects are shaped individually; a listed direction is not a specific vacancy. Contact the team about the science and use the application guidance above to enquire about joining.
MPQ · Garching
How do spin and charge correlations evolve when a Mott insulator is doped?
Relevant methods: Quantum gas microscopy, Optical lattices, Correlation analysis.
Scientific enquiries: Titus Franz
MPQ · Garching
Can a simple cryogenic apparatus hold large strontium atom arrays for hours and turn them into a quantum simulator for XXZ magnets?
Relevant methods: Cryogenic vacuum systems, Optical tweezers, Optical lattices, Circular Rydberg states, Strontium laser cooling, Single-atom detection.
Scientific enquiries: Max Melchner von Dydiowa
MPQ · Garching
How can the optical clock transition of strontium become a fast, high-fidelity qubit for a neutral-atom quantum computer?
Relevant methods: Optical tweezers, Optical clock qubits, Rydberg excitation, Optimal control.
Scientific enquiries: Andrea Alberti
MPQ · Garching
What happens to a Fermi gas when its particles interact through strong, long-range and anisotropic dipolar forces?
Relevant methods: Laser cooling, Microwave control, Molecular collisions.
Scientific enquiries: Xin-Yu Luo
MPQ · Garching
How does complex quantum many-body behaviour emerge from interactions between individual atoms?
Relevant methods: Quantum gas microscopy, Rydberg excitation, Light–matter interactions.
Scientific enquiries: Pascal Weckesser
LMU · Munich
What can site-resolved images of currents and fluctuations tell us about strongly interacting bosons in optical lattices?
Relevant methods: Quantum gas microscopy, Optical lattices, Synthetic magnetic flux, Single-site reconstruction.
Scientific enquiries: Immanuel Bloch
MPQ · Garching
How can large, continuously refilled arrays of strontium atoms become programmable quantum processors?
Relevant methods: Optical lattices and tweezers, Rydberg excitation, Coherent control.
Scientific enquiries: Johannes Zeiher
MPQ · Garching
How can controlled motion and collisions turn a fermionic quantum simulator into a programmable processor?
Relevant methods: Coherent atom control, Optical superlattices, Quantum algorithms.
Scientific enquiries: Immanuel Bloch
Working here
Our experiment teams include students, doctoral researchers, postdocs and senior scientists. Meet the people working on a platform and explore its recent results before getting in touch.
Group seminars bring visiting researchers and local speakers to MPQ and LMU. Teaching at LMU and the IMPRS-QST graduate programme provide further opportunities to study quantum science alongside laboratory research.
In an initial conversation, discuss the project’s scope, the team you would work with, day-to-day supervision and the techniques you would learn.
Find our locations and administrative contacts, or check the engineering positions page for advertised roles.
Application routes: group recruitment information and IMPRS-QST. Project availability is discussed individually.
