Postdoc (f / m / d) - Accelerator Physics / Engineering

Postdoc (f/m/d) – Accelerator Physics / Engineering

Reference No.: BE 2024/22

Would you like to advance research in curing tumour diseases through your work? Are you looking for a job that never gets boring and offers you the chance to constantly develop yourself? Is it important to you to have a team from which you can learn and that you can rely on?

The proton irradiation centre at HZB in Berlin-Wannsee is Germany’s first proton therapy facility and unique in its technical capability. We treat patients with eye tumours with proton beams since 1998 in cooperation with the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin. In addition to treatment operation, we are involved in research, e.g., beam delivery for FLASH-irradiations and minibeams, dosimetry, and accelerator development.

As Postdoc, you will be responsible for the ion sources and injectors of the cyclotron. ECR-sources and Duoplasmatrons, which provide hydrogen and helium ions, are available on site. A Tandetron, and a 6 MV Van-de-Graaff serve as injectors. With us, you can expect diverse and meaningful tasks in applied research and technology as well as working conditions that allow very good work-life balance.

Your Tasks

• You will further develop the ion sources and the injectors.
• You will perform beam dynamic simulations.
• You will characterize the beam and match it to the cyclotron.
• You will participate in experiments that require special beam parameters.
• You will present your results in project meetings, national and international conferences, and publish them in scientific journals and reports.

Your Profile

• Successfully completed a PhD in the area of physics or engineering, no longer than 6 years ago.
• Knowledge and experience in the field of accelerators.
• High level of social competence and ability to work in a team.
• A pronounced interest in physical processes and not being afraid to find your own creative solutions to a problem.
• Very good German and English speaking, listening, and writing abilities and the will to learn further for optimal communication in the team.

Your Benefits

• Work-life balance.
• Flexible work hours with flexitime.
• 39-hour week.
• 30 days paid leave.
• Comprehensive counselling services for family and career.
• Health management and company sports programmes.
• Financial support for public transport (Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket).
• Continuing education opportunities.
• A company pension scheme (VBL).
• And a team that looks forward to meeting you!

Fixed term contract for 36 months. The salary is based on the Collective Agreement for the German Public Service (TVöD-Bund).

How to apply

We look forward to receiving your application via our application management system by 29.12.2024. For reasons of data protection regulations, we are unfortunately unable to consider applications that reach us by other means (such as email or mail) in the application process.

We very much want our workplace to be diverse, and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds. It is our mission to promote equal opportunities and to improve women’s representation in the workforce. We are therefore very interested in receiving applications from women. Where the qualifications are met, we will give preference to people with disabilities.

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