Postdoc - Establishment of an X-ray laboratory for long-term characterization

Your Job:

• Establishment of an X-ray laboratory for long-term stroboscopic characterization of catalytic reactors
  
• Configuration, alignment and commissioning of X-ray optics
  
• Long-term investigations of catalytic reactors for chemical hydrogen storage
  
• Close cooperation with other institutes at Forschungszentrum Jülich
  
• Publication and presentation of results in high-ranking and recognized journals as well as at national and international conferences
  
• Collaboration with other research groups
  
• Supervision of PhD students and other students
  
• Support in the preparation of third-party funding proposals

Your Profile:

• Master`s degree with PhD in physics, chemistry, material science, chemical engineering, or related disciplines
  
• Extensive knowledge of X-ray diffraction, X-ray optics and X-ray instrumentation
  
• Experience in energy storage
  
• Experience with programming languages (ideally Python)
  
• Fluent in written and spoken English
  
• Very independent and self-motivated way of working but also excellent teamwork skills
  
• High motivation to take on responsibility and develop own research ideas
  

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with:

• Comprehensive training courses and individual opportunities for personal and professional further development
  
• Extensive company health management
  
• Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
  
• Flexible work (location) arrangements, e.g. remote work
  
• Targeted services for international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
  

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: https://go.fzj.de/benefits

We offer you an exciting and varied role in an international and interdisciplinary working environment. The position is initially for a fixed term of 2 years, with possible long-term prospects. Salary and social benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund), pay group 13, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to them.

Place of employment: Brainergy Park Jülich

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.