Postdoctoral position in instrumentation

Overview

TU Dortmund University comprises 17 departments in the natural and engineering sciences as well as the humanities and social sciences and is a dynamic university with a strong profile in research, teaching, promotion of young scientists and transfer.

The Department of Physics combines excellent research in the focus areas of particle physics, condensed matter physics, atomic/molecular and optical physics and medical physics with a modern and future-oriented teaching concept. It maintains national and international networks in both research and teaching and is successful in attracting third-party funding.

Position

Postdoctoral position, E13 or E14 TV-L. The Cluster of Excellence “Color meets Flavor” aims to explain the interaction of weak and strong interactions on different energy scales in order to answer fundamental questions about the structure of matter. It is jointly organized by the Universities of Bonn, Dortmund, and Siegen, as well as Forschungszentrum Jülich. Funding of the Cluster will begin on 01.01.2026.

One of the central experiments for studying strong interactions on the energy scale of light quarks (u, d, and s) is the planned INSIGHT photoproduction experiment at the ELSA electron accelerator in Bonn. We are involved in the construction of the straw-tube detector for the experiment and are looking for a full-time postdoctoral researcher (39.83 hours/week, TV-L E13 or E14 depending on experience, fixed-term for 3 years) for the development and construction of the detector. Close synergies with research groups working on the INSIGHT at ELSA experiment as well as with the local LHCb group are foreseen.

Your tasks

• Development of the readout electronics and data acquisition concept for the planned straw-tube detector;
• Optimization of the detector design based on simulations of photoproduction processes;
• Integration and commissioning of the straw-tube detector.

We offer

• An inspiring research environment;
• A highly motivated team;
• Career development and individual support;
• A wide range of opportunities for personal development.

Your qualification

• Completed university degree with a doctorate in physics or a comparable subject.

Ideally you should bring

• Experience in detector development;
• Very good English skills;
• Willingness to travel to work on the experiment in Bonn and to international partners;
• Ability to work independently, team spirit, sense of responsibility, and reliability.

Diversity and equal opportunities

A central goal of TU Dortmund University is to promote diversity and equal opportunities. We strive to significantly increase the percentage of women in research and teaching and therefore welcome applications from female academics. We give preference to severely disabled applicants if their qualifications meet the requirements. We support the compatibility of family and career and promote gender equality in academia and research. Appropriate consideration is given to care and nursing activities. Longer phases of illness will be taken into account.

Application

If you are interested in the position, please submit your application with the usual documents including a research concept and a teaching concept by 15.11.2025 via mail to johannes.albrecht@tu-dortmund.de.

Questions will be answered by Prof. Johannes Albrecht (johannes.albrecht@tu-dortmund.de) and Dr. Dirk Wiedner (dirk.wiedner@tu-dortmund.de).