
Join Us
We are always interested in hearing from excellent and motivated graduate student and postdoctoral candidates who are interested to join our team. We are located in the beautiful coastal town of St Andrews, 30 miles northeast of Edinburgh. Based in a suite of purpose-built and recently renovated laboratories, we host a unique collection of equipment within the UK for the study of Designer Quantum Materials.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
We are keen to discuss hosting applications for fellowships to be based within the Centre, including for the Marie Curie intra-european and incoming international fellowships, JSPS, Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering, and EPSRC schemes. Please contact us at cdqm@st-andrews.ac.uk if you are interested in making an application to one of these schemes.
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Additional specific vacancies will be advertised here as they arise.
For current funded vacancies, please see the web pages of our investigators
PhD studentships
Grant Family PhD Scholarships
Feb 2025: Applications are sought for 2 PhD Scholarships to work in experimental studies of quantum materials within the Centre for Designer Quantum Materials at St Andrews, funded through the generosity of the Grant Family Physics Scholarships programme.
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We have additional funded opportunities for 3.5 and 4-year PhD positions available via a number of schemes including:
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The NextGenTech Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC doctoral studentship funding of the School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews
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The International Max Planck Research School for Chemistry and Physics of Quantum Materials
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The China Scholarship Council, University of St Andrews Scholarships
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Project-related studentships
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Descriptions for available PhD projects for most supervisors within the centre can be found here, or on the web pages of our investigators. Please contact us at cdqm@st-andrews.ac.uk if you have any questions about PhD study within the Centre.