European excellence in Orbitronics research and training
ORBIS aims to create a European network of experts providing challenging, state-of-the-art training to sixteen doctoral candidates in the field of fundamental and applied Orbitronics.
What is ORBIS?
ORBIS is a EU-funded MSCA Doctoral Network bringing together academic and industrial partners across seven European countries to provide challenging, state-of-the-art training to sixteen doctoral candidates in the field of fundamental and applied Orbitronics.
What it offers
Choice of 16 PhD positions in 7 European countries
Cutting-edge research in Orbitronics
Training in transferable skills
Exposure to industry and academia through secondments
Strong network of scientific and technological expertise
Competitive salary
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Open Positions
IRP1
CIC nanoGUNE, Spain
Optimization of orbit-to-charge conversion for magnetic readout in logic devices
IRP2
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Toward terahertz orbital pumping in ferromagnet/non-magnet stacks
IRP3
CEA-IRAMIS, France
Timescales of Orbital/charge interconversion in Rashba systems
IRP4
CNRS-Laboratoire Albert Fert, France
Electrical and current-gradient control of the orbital torque with light elements
IRP5
CNRS-CINaM, France
Ferroelectric control of orbital transport
IRP6
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany
Angular momentum generation, conversion and transport in 2D heterostructures
IRP7
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany
Orbital currents for spin excitations and exchange interactions
IRP8
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
Orbitronics in van der Waals heterostructures
IRP9
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
Spin- and orbitronics in chiral materials
IRP10
Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Microscopic origin and optimization of the orbital Hall effect
IRP11
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
Exploring the impact of disorder on the orbital Hall and orbital Edelstein effects in 2D materials
IRP12
Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
Theory for detection of induced spin and orbital densities
IRP13
THALES, France
Orbital torque and pumping for GHz and THz magnonic devices
IRP14
NELLOW, France
Ferroelectric control of orbital currents
IRP15
SIMUNE, Spain
User friendly graphical user interface for multiscale transport approach
IRP16
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Enhancing the efficiency of orbital-to-spin conversion for spin-orbit torque devices
Become an ORBIS doctoral candidate
Are you interested in joining a European research network at the forefront of Orbitronics?
ORBIS
Orbital-Based Electronics
Project start date
1 February 2026
Project end date
31 January 2030
Funding scheme
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN)
Grant agreement ID
101226840
EU contribution
4.513.458,24 €
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