About the role
Location: Remote within Europe, with regular presence in Bremen
Direct Reports: None; supervision of students possible
Working Model: Remote / hybrid. Regular time on-site in Bremen.
Mission
Build our capability in quantum sensing and magnetometry. The role covers NV-centre systems, optically pumped magnetometry and precision magnetic sensing, applying modelling and machine learning to improve characterisation and bring-up, and taking the results towards applied and commercial outcomes.
Responsibilities
Pillar 1 Sensing and Characterisation • Model, calibrate and characterise NV-centre systems and magnetic-field sensors. • Develop digital twins of sensing platforms and validate them against measurement. • Apply machine learning to improve bring-up and characterisation time.
Success Metrics and KPIs: sensitivity and calibration-time improvements demonstrated on real systems.
Pillar 2 Applied and Commercial • Explore applied sensing in biomagnetism and medical and industrial diagnostics. • Work with Constructor's IP function where the work is patentable. • Assess and develop spin-off and licensing pathways within the Constructor ecosystem.
Success Metrics and KPIs: invention disclosures, applied use cases validated.
Pillar 3 Research and Teaching • Publish, and collaborate with Constructor University faculty and external sensing groups. • Contribute to grant applications in quantum sensing. • Co-supervise MSc projects and contribute to teaching-lab design.
Success Metrics and KPIs: publications, collaborations, student projects supervised.
Requirements
Experience • PhD in physics, with experience in NV centres, optically pumped magnetometry or precision magnetic sensing. • Pulse sequence development, spin physics, or zero-field NMR. • Hands-on experimental work as well as modelling. • Track record of publication.
Skills & Competencies • Able to write the code you need. • Interest in applied and commercial outcomes alongside the research. • This is a capability we are building, not one you are joining. • Clear scientific communication.
Education & Languages • PhD in physics or a closely related field. • Fluent English.
What This Role Is (and Is Not)
This role IS • A chance to build a sensing capability rather than join one. • Research with a route to IP and commercial application. • Real breadth across modelling and experiment.
This role is NOT • A purely academic postdoc. • A role confined to modelling. • A role without commercial orientation.
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