DESY, Hamburg location, is seeking a Postdoctoral Scientist (f/m) for 2D Optical Spectroscopy

DESY is one of the world’s leading research centres for photon science, particle and astroparticle physics as well as accelerator physics.

In the framework of the ERC Synergy Grant project AXSIS (Attosecond X-ray Science: Imaging and Spectroscopy) a team of international scientists is designing and building compact attosecond hard X-ray sources to explore their use in attosecond serical X-ray crystallography and spectroscopy to make movies of biological, chemical and physical processes on an attosecond time scale with atomic resolution.

The position

• Develop 2D ultrafast optical spectroscopy for the AXSIS project
• Assemble and guide the building of the 2D ultrafast optical instrumentation
• Work with the AXSIS team to interface the optical instrumentation with X-ray beamlines at the synchrotron Petra III and free-electon lasers (XFEL and the attosecond compact X-ray source)
• Design and conduct 2D ultrafast optical experiments on bioorganic antenna complexes
• Design and conduct 2D ultrafast optical experiments on large proteincofactor complexes, including Photosystem I and II
• Work with the AXSIS team on combined time-resolved studies that combine X-ray diffraction and 2D ultrafast optical spectroscopy experiments

Requirements

• PhD in Physics, Chemistry or Engineering or related fields
• Experience in the field of 2D ultrafast optical spectroscopy
• Experience with 2D ultrafast optical spectroscopy on biological samples is desired
• Be eager to work in an interdisciplinary team that spans physics and chemistry with biology
• Experience with highly coollaborative interdisciplinary research is desired

For further information please contact Prof. Henry Chapman, +49-40-8998- 4155 or Prof. Petra Fromme, petra.fromme@asu.edu.

The position is limited to 3 years.

Salary and benefits are commensurate with those of public service organisations in Germany. Classification is based upon qualifications and assigned duties. DESY operates flexible work schemes. Handicapped persons will be given preference to other equally qualified applicants. DESY is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women. There is a bilingual kindergarten on the DESY site.

Application:

Please send your application quoting the reference code EP003_2015, by E-Mail via the "APPLY" button.