• Your work will focus on the development of laser driven ion accelerators together with an international team
• You will mainly be concerned with experiments at the high power laser facility Draco at HZDR to study, control and optimize acceleration processes
• For that you will apply the novel laser target concept of cryogenic sources of hydrogen or other noble gases for high-repetition rate experiments
• Complementary, plasma and particle diagnostics need to be used and developed

• Completed PhD in the field of Physics or comparable natural sciences
• You are Interested to work on experiments in a laboratory, perfect would be experience in working with optical setups and high power lasers
• Ideally, you have background in the fields of accelerator, plasma, or laser physics
• You have an interest in the world of materials at ultra-low temperatures
• You enjoy autonomous scientific work as well as project activities
• You have excellent communication skills for the work in larger international teams
• You have a very good command of English and are able to present results convincingly, both orally and in writing

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
• Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
• We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
• Numerous company health management offerings
• Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
• An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system: https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=73079