Research Assistant (m/f/d), EG 13 TV-H - in the Department of Experimental Physics IV

Part-time with half the regular working hours of a full-time employee. The position is initially limited until June 30, 2021 in accordance with the duration of the project "Establishment of APPA at FAIR: Development of a high-resolution VLS grating fluorescence spectrometer for experiments on storage rings for highly charged ions" (§ 2 Abs. 2 WissZeitVG).

Your tasks:

• Collaboration in the BMBF project 05P2018 "Establishment of APPA at FAIR: Development of a high-resolution VLS grating fluorescence spectrometer for experiments on storage rings for highly charged ions"

• Coordination of beam times at large research facilities
• Design, construction and setup of a VLS spectrometer
• Characterization and use of the assembled spectrometer
• Data evaluation using modern statistical analysis methods
• Simulation of physical processes
• Preparation of physical results
• Independent preparation of literature
• Presentation at international conferences

Your requirements:

• Completed scientific university degree in physics (Master's or state examination)
• Experience with experiments at large research facilities
• Experience with photon spectrometers (XUV)
• Experience with CAD - Inventor
• Experience in setup and characterization of photon or electron detection systems
• Experience in analyzing measurement data
• Ability to work independently
• Experience in atomic and molecular physics or physics of highly charged ions, experience in setup and characterization of photon spectrometers, experience in presenting physics results in English and German, knowledge of Python language is desirable

Advantageous are:

• Experience in the preparation of scientific publications
• Numerous presentations at international conferences
• Experience in dealing with modern machine learning algorithms

For further questions please contact Prof. Dr. Arno Ehresmann, phone: 0561-804-4060, e-mail: ehresmann[at]physik.uni-kassel[dot]de.

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