PhD position sono-photonics

Organisation/Company: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

Research Field: Physics

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country: Germany

Application Deadline: 15 Apr 2025 – 22:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract: To be defined

Job Status: Other Offer

Starting Date: 25 Feb 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Area of research: Promotion

Photonic technologies and ultrafast lasers play a foundational role for our research efforts at DESY. They are used to generate and manipulate electron beams at the free electron laser facilities FLASH and XFEL, enable pump-probe experiments at those facilities and will drive future compact accelerators at DESY. In addition, state-of-the-art photonic technologies developed at DESY play key roles for numerous transfer activities carried out in collaboration with industry. Building up on very recent pioneering works (Schrödel et al, Nature Photonics 18, 54-59, 2024), one of our research topics focuses on novel approaches to control laser pulses directly in air or other gaseous media using intense ultrasound waves. For this interdisciplinary project involving optics, electronics and acoustics, we are seeking a self-driven, highly motivated PhD student.

About your role:

• Develop novel light-control methods using intense ultrasound fields
• Develop, plan and carry out experiments involving modern ultrafast lasers and state-of-the-art acoustics
• Prepare scientific publications and present results at national and international conferences

About you:

• A completed master\’s or diploma degree in physics
• A strong interest (and preferentially experience) in the field of laser physics
• A strong interest in experimental work in an ultrafast optics laboratory
• Strong computational skills (Python, Matlab etc.) are a plus
• A strong interest in teamwork and working with experts on a cross-institute collaboration project
• Very good written and spoken English skills

Look forward to a unique working environment on our international research campus. Respectful cooperation and the well-being of our DESY employees are particularly important to us. Gender equality is an important aspect for us. To support work-life balance we offer flexible working hours, variable part-time, job-sharing models and participation in mobile work (up to 50%). You will benefit from our family-friendly and collegial atmosphere, our established health management and occupational pension provision. As a public funded employer, we offer you a secure workplace and facilitate your individual career with our comprehensive training and development opportunities. Remuneration is according to the regulations of the TV-AVH. DESY offers its employees a financial supplement for a German job ticket (Deutschland-Ticket) at both locations.

We look forward to receiving your application via our application portal:

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DESY promotes the professional development of women and therefore strongly encourages women to apply for the position to be filled. In addition, severely handicapped persons with equal aptitude are given preferential consideration. The advertised positions are basically suitable for part-time employment.

You can find further information here:

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Personalabteilung | Notkestraße 85 | 22607 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 8998-3392

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany\’s largest scientific organisation.

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