A Postdoctoral Research Associate Position at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

A position is available in the theory group of Prof. Ilya Averbukh at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
email – [log in to unmask] , 
website- http://www.weizmann.ac.il/chemphys/averbukh/

The initial appointment is for one year, to be renewed for up to two additional years. 

THE PROJECT:
The project involves the study of the control of molecular rotation and orientation in space by ultrafast femtosecond laser pulses. It is a part of an ongoing theoretical-experimental collaboration of several groups in Israel, China, Canada and France (see attached a list of recent publications).  Presently, we use laser pulses of different color, polarization and propagation direction for molecular spatiotemporal control, with the eventual goal of fixing the orientation of large molecules in space. Furthermore, we investigate the kinetics and dynamics of molecules in collisional environments via the recently discovered phenomenon of molecular alignment echo.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Successful candidates must have a PhD in Physics, Chemistry, or a closely related discipline. A background in the physics of laser interaction with atoms and molecules is needed. This position calls for excellent analytical and computational skills. The working language at the Weizmann Institute of Science is English. We are looking for highly motivated candidates who enjoy teamwork and multidisciplinary research.

ABOUT THE GROUP:
The Averbukh Group focuses on the study of Light-Matter Interactions, has introduced several key concepts and new directions over the years, and constantly provides theoretical support to many experimental groups. The group has a long record of intense international collaborations (beyond the current project)  in Israel, France, Germany, Austria, USA, Canada, China and Japan.  

BENEFITS:
The Weizmann Institute offers excellent fellowship conditions including travel allowance for conferences and professional training, participation in relocation expenses and housing. Information about the Weizmann postdoctoral program is can be found at 
https://www.weizmann.ac.il/feinberg/fellowship-aid/postdoctoral-fellows .

Please submit your CV, list of publications and names of at least two people who are willing to recommend you and your work by email to Prof. Ilya Averbukh – [log in to unmask] .

SOME RELATED PUBLICATIONS (the last few years) :
1.	G. Karras, E. Hertz, F. Billard, B. Lavorel, J.-M. Hartmann, O. Faucher, Erez Gershnabel, Yehiam Prior, and Ilya Sh. Averbukh, “Orientation and Alignment Echoes”, Phys.Rev.Lett. 114,153601 (2015); 
2.	A. A. Milner, A. Korobenko, J. Floss, I.Sh. Averbukh, V. Milner, “Magneto-optical properties of paramagnetic superrotors”, Phys.Rev.Let. 115,033005(2015)
3.	Johannes Floss and Ilya Sh. Averbukh, “Edge states of periodically kicked quantum rotors”, Phys.Rev. E 91, 052911 (2015)
4.	Yuri Khodorkovsky, Uri Steinitz, Jean-Michel Hartmann, and Ilya Sh. Averbukh, “Collisional dynamics in a gas of molecular super-rotors”, Nature Commun., 6:7791, doi:1038/ncomms8791 (2015); 
5.	Johannes Floss, Andrei Kamalov, Ilya Sh. Averbukh, and Philip H. Bucksbaum, “Observation of Bloch oscillations in molecular rotation”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 203002 (2015)
6.	Johannes Floss, Ilya Sh. Averbukh, “Exciting molecules close to the rotational quantum resonance: Anderson wall and rotational Bloch oscillations”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry (A), 120, 3206−3217 (2016)
7.	Uri Steinitz, Yuri Khodorkovsky, Jean-Michel Hartmann, and Ilya Sh. Averbukh, "Dynamics and  Hydrodynamics of Molecular Superrotors", ChemPhysChem., 17, 3795-3810 (2016)
8.	G. Karras, E. Hertz, F. Billard, B. Lavorel, G. Siour, J.M. Hartmann,  O. Faucher, E. Gershnabel, Y. Prior, and I.Sh. Averbukh, “Experimental observation of fractional echoes”, Phys. Rev. A 94, 033404 (2016)
9.	Kang Lin, Peifen Lu, Junyang Ma, Xiaochun Gong, Qiying Song, Qinying Ji, Wenbin Zhang, Heping Zeng, Jian Wu, Gabriel Karras, Guillaume Siour, Jean-Michel Hartmann, Olivier Faucher, Erez Gershnabel, Yehiam Prior, and Ilya Sh. Averbukh, ”Echoes in Space and Time”, Phys. Rev. X 6, 041056 (2016)
10.	O. Faucher, E. Prost, E. Hertz, F. Billard, B. Lavorel, Alexander A. Milner, Valery A. Milner,Joseph Zyss, and Ilya Sh. Averbukh, “Rotational Doppler effect in harmonic generation from spinning molecules”, Phys. Rev. A 94, 051402(R) (2016)
11.	E. Prost, H. Zhang, E. Hertz, F. Billard, B. Lavorel, P. Bejot, Joseph Zyss, Ilya Sh. Averbukh, and O. Faucher, “Third-order-harmonic generation in coherently spinning molecules”, Phys. Rev. A96, 043418 (2017)
12.	Kang Lin, Junyang Ma, Xiaochun Gong, Qiying Song, Qinying Ji, Wenbin Zhang, Hanxiao Li, Peifen Lu, Hui Li, Heping Zeng, Jian Wu, Jean-Michel Hartmann, Olivier Faucher, Erez Gershnabel, Yehiam Prior, and Ilya Sh. Averbukh, “Rotated echoes of molecular alignment: fractional, high order and imaginary”, Optics Express 25, No 21, 24917-24926 (2017)
13.	E. Gershnabel and I. Sh. Averbukh, “Orienting Asymmetric Molecules by Laser Fields with Twisted Polarization” Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 083204 (2018)
14.	Ilia Tutunnikov, Erez Gershnabel, Shachar Gold, and Ilya Sh. Averbukh, “Selective Orientation of Chiral Molecules by Laser Fields with Twisted Polarization”, J. Phys. Chem.  Lett. 9, 1105 (2018). 
15.	Kang Lin, Ilia Tutunnikov, Junjie Qiang, Junyang Ma, Qiying Song, Qinying Ji, Wenbin Zhang, Hanxiao Li, Fenghao Sun,  Xiaochun Gong, Hui Li, Peifen Lu, Heping Zeng, Yehiam Prior, Ilya Sh.Averbukh, and Jian Wu, “All-Optical Field-free Three-Dimensional Orientation of Asymmetric-Top Molecules”, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 9:5134 (2018), DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07567-2
16.	Alexander A. Milner, Jordan A. M. Fordyce, Ian MacPhail-Bartley, Walter Wasserman, V. Milner, Ilia Tutunnikov, and Ilya Sh. Averbukh, “Controlled enantioselective orientation of chiral molecules with an optical centrifuge”, Phys. Rev. Lett. (in press, 2019)
17.	H. Zhang, B. Lavorel, F. Billard, J.-M. Hartmann, E. Hertz,  O. Faucher, Junyang Ma,  Jian Wu, Erez Gershnabel, Yehiam Prior,  and Ilya Sh. Averbukh,” Rotational echoes as a tool for investigating ultrafast collisional dynamics of molecules”, Phys.Rev.Lett. (in press, 2019)

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