The AEI 10 m Prototype is a facility for developing and testing new technologies for current and future generations of ground-based gravitational wave detectors. This facility will operate the ‘Sub-SQL Interferometer’, an ultra-sensitive gravitational-wave-detector-like interferometer designed to be limited by quantum noise across a wide measurement band. This will enable investigations into novel techniques to overcome the standard quantum limit (SQL) of interferometry. Other topics include advanced seismic isolation, precision optics, and control schemes. More information about the 10 m Prototype and the research activities of the group can be found at: https://10m.aei.mpg.de

Successful applicants will join the 10m Prototype team and will be involved in all aspects of bringing the Sub-SQL Interferometer online and to design sensitivity. Potential topics will include the design and installation of suspended optics, interferometer control, scattered light mitigation, and noise identification and suppression.

Further information about the open positions and application instructions can be found at: https://www.aei.mpg.de/901369/phd-positions-in-the-aei-10m-prototype