Open positions

We currently (January 2017) have open positions for 4 PhD students, a postdoc, and bachelor and master students.

PhD and postdoc positions

The PhD positions and the postdoc position are available in the context of a new research program we are starting in 2017 to measure the electric dipole moment of the electron using cold molecules. More information on the available positions can be found here.

Student projects

For bachelor and master students a number of projects are possible. We typically have rather challenging experimental projects, for which however also a solid theoretical understanding of the subject matter has to be developed. Usually we try to adapt the project to the interests of the student, so that the desired balance of theory and experimental work is achieved in the available time. To give you an idea, these are some projects that have been done in the past:

Bachelor projects:

• Tests of a optical cavity - towards dipole trapping of neutral molecules
• Characterizing a laser ablation source of cold SrF molecules
• Constructing and aligning travelling-wave decelerator modules

Master projects:

• A numerical investigation of Sisyphus cooling of molecules using stimulated emission
• Optical cavities in molecular physics - for dipole trapping and laser stabilization
• Hyperfine pumping and laser cooling of SrF molecules

If you are interested in our research, please contact Steven Hoekstra directly with any questions.