• Work at a world-class international user facility on the development of methods and instrumentation for MeV-UED that will push beyond established capabilities
• Assist in the design and construction of a novel experimental station for MeV-UED
• Perform simulations of the interaction of electrons in matter and develop detection schemes based on the outcomes
• Coordinate accelerator capabilities with experimental demands arising from sample environments
• Extend collaborative work with other facilities in the field of electron diffraction

• Excellent university degree (Master/Diploma) in the field of Physics or a similar scientific degree with PhD qualification
• Profound knowledge of quantum mechanics and solid-state physics, basic understanding of accelerator science
• Good experience and skills with hands-on experimental work (e.g. electronic/ mechanical/vacuum instrumentation, signal detection and acquisition, optics and lasers, etc.)
• Well-developed social and communicative skills, ability to work collaboratively in am multidisciplinary team
• Programming skills in MATLAB, Python or similar
• Good English language skills, knowledge of German is beneficial

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
• A structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education and networking opportunities - more information about the PhD program at the HZDR can be found here
• 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=73156