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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Researchers
DC1
IRP1 Optimization of orbit-to-charge conversion for magnetic readout in logic devices
CIC nanoGUNE, Spain
DC2
IRP2 Toward terahertz orbital pumping in ferromagnet/non-magnet stacks
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
DC3
IRP3 Timescales of Orbital/charge interconversion in Rashba systems
CEA-IRAMIS, France
DC4
IRP4 Electrical and current-gradient control of the orbital torque with light elements
CNRS-Laboratoire Albert Fert, France
DC5
IRP5 Ferroelectric control of orbital transport
CNRS-CINaM, France
DC6
IRP6 Angular momentum generation, conversion and transport in 2D heterostructures
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany
DC7
IRP7 Orbital currents for spin excitations and exchange interactions
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany
DC8
IRP8 Orbitronics in van der Waals heterostructures
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
DC9
IRP9 Spin- and orbitronics in chiral materials
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
DC10
IRP10 Microscopic origin and optimization of the orbital Hall effect
Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
DC11
IRP11 Exploring the impact of disorder on the orbital Hall and orbital Edelstein effects in 2D materials
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
DC12
IRP12 Theory for detection of induced spin and orbital densities
Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
DC13
IRP13 Orbital torque and pumping for GHz and THz magnonic devices
THALES, France
DC14
IRP14 Ferroelectric control of orbital currents
NELLOW, France
DC15
IRP15 User friendly graphical user interface for multiscale transport approach
SIMUNE, Spain
DC16
IRP16 Enhancing the efficiency of orbital-to-spin conversion for spin-orbit torque devices
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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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