Vacant job

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked among the world's leading universities. There are approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our strive to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's conditions.

The Beamline and the Team

FemtoMAX is an ultrafast beamline at the Short Pulse Facility (SPF) at MAX IV, utilizing time-resolved X-ray techniques on the femtosecond scale to enable studies of material structural dynamics. You will join a team of researchers and research engineers working to develop the beamline's capacity and performance; the beamline is currently in the commissioning phase. We are looking for highly motivated researchers who can complement our team.

Do you want to work at one of the world's brightest light sources?

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing user support.
• Maintaining the laser systems and laser diagnostics at FemtoMAX.
• Developing the beamline's THz capacity and performance.
• Developing tools for laser timing measurements.
• Contributing to research, knowledge dissemination, and educational activities at FemtoMAX.
• Contributing to the development and implementation of work and safety routines.
• Participating in a research team conducting experiments using femtosecond time-resolved beamline techniques.
• Supporting the beamline's information and collaboration programs.

To succeed in this role, you must have the following qualifications:

• A PhD in a relevant field (physics, chemistry, materials science).
• At least 5 years of experience conducting experiments with ultrafast laser pump/hard X-ray probe at large-scale synchrotron facilities.
• At least 5 years of experience with data analysis using Matlab and/or Python.
• Knowledge in nonlinear optics, THz generation, THz characterization, and laser beam diagnostics.
• Experience with laser timing measurement tools (cross-correlator, streak camera).
• Experience conducting studies with THz pump and X-ray probes.
• Knowledge of design and/or simulation software: Solidworks, Comsol.
• You contribute to creating an inclusive and respectful work environment.
• Excellent command of English (both written and spoken).

The following are considered meritorious:

• Experience with equipment maintenance (vacuum, lasers, detectors).
• Experience developing code in LabVIEW, Matlab, or other languages for controlling scientific equipment.

Other relevant information

The position involves working outside regular hours, including weekends, during MAX IV's operation cycles. There may occasionally be requirements for travel within Sweden and abroad. Reference letters are important for verifying the candidate's diligence and competence.

You apply via our recruitment tool, Varbi. We request that the application is in English.

On-call duties may occur in the position in the future.

What we offer

When you become part of our MAX IV team, you step into a world of groundbreaking research. We make the invisible visible by supporting researchers from around the world and creating scientific results for the benefit of society. We offer you a multicultural work environment with great opportunities for personal development and respect for a healthy balance between work and leisure.

For more information, visit:

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-lund-university/work-lund-university (https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-lund-university/work-lund-university)

https://www.sweden.se (https://www.sweden.se)

Compensation & benefits – MAX IV

MAX IV is a national research laboratory with Lund University as the host university. MAX IV provides state-of-the-art equipment for research in areas such as technology, physics, structural biology, chemistry, and nanotechnology. MAX IV will host up to 2,000 national and international researchers annually, who conduct groundbreaking experiments in materials and biosciences using the brilliant X-ray light.

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