The Max-Planck-UBC Centre for Quantum Materials was founded in 2011 by the MaxPlanck-Gesellschaft (MPG) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) and is codirected by B. Keimer (MPG) and A. Damascelli (UBC). The Centre provides a forum for interdisciplinary cooperation between physicists, chemists, and materials scientists, with emphasis on the experimental and theoretical study of quantum phenomena in complex materials and devices.

The Centre offers an exciting opportunity to become involved in a world leading collaborative research program. Research activities range from material synthesis and device fabrication to the study of their physical properties using a variety of transport, thermodynamic, structural, and spectroscopic probes, with bulk/surface/interface sensitivity. The theoretical and computational understanding of these quantum materials and phenomena is also a critical component of the MPG-UBC Centre. More details on the research groups and their activities can be found at www.mpg-ubc.mpg.de. For questions related to individual projects, please contact the corresponding principal investigators directly.

We are advertising a number of top-tier Max-Planck-UBC research fellowships and encourage highly motivated individuals with a strong research record and less than three years of postdoctoral experience to apply directly to the Centre. Depending on the focus of research, the supervisor will be either from the Max-Planck Society or from UBC, with a co-supervisor from the respective partner institution. Research Fellows will also have the opportunity to spend time at the corresponding institution.

For the detailed application procedure, please visit www.mpg-ubc.mpg.de/MPG-UBC-fellowships.html. Submit applications to mpfellowship@qmi.ubc.ca by November 4, 2016.