Research Associate for the Project “Cluster of Excellence ‚CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter‘- Molecular structural dynamics investigated with Coulomb explosion.” § 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG
InstitutionCluster of Excellence „CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter“ (photon and nanosciences)
Salary level
Start date01.01.2026 or later, fixed for a period of three years (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]).
Application deadline30.10.2025
Scope of workfull-time position suitable for part-time
Your responsibilities
Duties include academic services in the project named above.
Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.
The main task of the project is to develop novel data analysis and simulation techniques for X-ray induced Coulomb-explosion imaging and apply these to data recorded with the reaction microscope at the SQS scientific instrument at European XFEL and possibly other lightsources.
This includes:
Your profile
A university degree in a relevant field, plus doctorate.
The successful candidate should have obtained a PhD degree in physics and should have demonstrated experience in all of the following areas:
We offer
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