Join us

Interested in driven, topological, or non-Hermitian quantum systems? I welcome thoughtful inquiries from prospective thesis students, PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and visitors whose interests overlap with the group’s current work — see Research for what we are working on now. Above all I value curiosity, motivation, and the will to exceed your own expectations.

Current opportunities

Accepting expressions of interest. There is no specific funded opening at this moment, but strong candidates can often be matched to one of the funding routes below. Reviewed: July 2026.

Your first email

Write to luisfoa at gmail dot com with a short note on your motivation and research interests, your CV, your intended timing, and — if you already know it — the funding route you have in mind. To get a sense of the group, meet the current team.

Funding routes

• ANID postdoctoral fellowships (Chile) — the national agency’s yearly postdoctoral calls; contact me well before the call so we can coordinate an application.
• MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (European Commission) — Global Fellowships can fund research stays in Chile for researchers based in Europe.
• Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) — for researchers based in Germany; as a Humboldt alumnus I am an eligible host.

Links point to the official programme pages — always check the current call conditions there.

Santiago and the campus

The University of Chile in Santiago is a leading institution in the region — to get a feeling for the campus, see this album. Santiago is a vibrant city with comfortable weather and a privileged location: a short trip takes you to breathtaking landscapes in the Andes or to the seashore.