MAX IV is looking for a temporary scientist to operate our offline Microscopy Labs

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47,000 students and more than 8,800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain, and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

MAX IV is looking for a temporary scientist to operate our offline Microscopy Labs at MAX IV. It hosts three different microscopy platforms to help MAX IV users, industry, or academia partners to support their measurements with high-quality microscopy/microspectroscopy data, or to run standalone experiments. The platforms are:

• Ultra-High Vacuum Scanning Tunneling Microscope and the vacuum suitcase
• Infrared Spectromicroscopy Platform (MJOLNIR)
• Scanning Electron Microscope (+ elemental analysis)

More detailed information can be found here MAX IV Microscopy Labs (https://www.maxiv.lu.se/beamlines-accelerators/support-labs/microscopy-labs/). This is a temporary position from March until October 2026.

Qualifications for a successful candidate:

• Hold at least a PhD degree in natural/life sciences related field (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Medicine, …) - PhD/postdoc within biochemistry or related disciplines is a merit
• A postdoctoral experience is a merit
• Be fluent in English
• Must have experience with scanning probe microscopies, in particular, atomic force microscopy - Knowing basics of IR spectroscopy based on a photothermal effect (oPTIR, sSNOM, AFM-IR, PiFM, etc) is a big merit
• Knowledge of any AFM-IR and/or having previous experience at least as a user of AFM-IR systems is a big merit
• Having at least hands-on experience with Bruker AFM-IR is a big merit
• Must be able to work off-hours when supporting user experiments - Knowing the specifics of work at MAX IV or being a MAX IV user is a merit
• Knowledge of basics of ultra-high vacuum, scanning tunneling microscopy, and interaction with beamlines is a merit.

What we offer

When you join the MAX IV team, you step into a world of front edge science. We make the invisible visible by supporting scientists from all over the world, generating scientific results for the benefit of society. We offer you a multicultural work environment with great opportunities for personal development with respect for a healthy work-life balance.

For further information, please visit:

• Work at Lund University (https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/work-lund-university)
• Sweden (https://sweden.se/)
• MAX IV Careers and Benefits (https://www.maxiv.lu.se/about-us/careers/compensation-benefits/)

MAX IV is a Swedish national large-scale research infrastructure hosted by Lund University. It provides scientists from Sweden and abroad with intense x-rays and state-of-the-art instrumentation for research in areas such as engineering, physics, structural biology, chemistry, and nanotechnology. Its 16 beamlines receive up to 2,000 scientists annually, conducting ground-breaking experiments in materials and life sciences using the brilliant X-rays.

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