德国-欧洲X射线自由电子激光设施( European XFEL) 项目博士后职位

德国-欧洲X射线自由电子激光设施( European XFEL) 项目博士后职位

Post-Doctoral Scientist for Experiments with femtosecond IR/VIS/UV-pulses

European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility

The position

Working closely with the instrument scientists at FXE, the successful candidate will investigate ultrafast processes in matter using femtosecond  pulses in the IR/VIS/UV region with the goal to develop and apply advanced instrumentation tools that facilitate the setup of future pump-probe experiments. The specific tasks are:

  Develop a set of diagnostics tools and -methods that facilitate establishing experimental conditions for femtosecond IR/VIS/UV-optical pump, X-ray probe experiments.

  Refine the operation principle of these diagnostics tools based on the candidate's clear scientific understanding of the process following femtosecond X-ray excitation.

  Develop, maintain and operate a setup to perform all-optical femtosecond pump-probe Transient Absorption and Reflection Spectroscopy using the IR/VIS/UV-pulses as excitation to study light-induced effects in matter, following the candidate's research profile and interests.

  Support the FXE instrument operation actively, in particular in all aspects of the use, maintenance and development of the advanced excitation sources and diagnostics.

Requirements

  PhD degree in physics or in a related discipline

  Proven hands-on experience working with femtosecond lasers and with the design, assembly and alignment of optical setups

  Proven experience with scientific data reduction using Python, Matlab or similar tools

  Experience with femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy in the IR/VIS/UV regions and/or experience with THz radiation is an asset

  Work experience at a large-scale user facility is considered an asset

  Highly motivated for independent research involving instrumentation and methodology development

  Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a multi-lingual, multi-disciplinary team, with English as the working language. Knowledge of German is considered an asset

For additional information, please contact Dr. Chris Milne (christopher.milne@xfel.eu) or Dr. Peter Zalden (peter.zalden@xfel.eu) .