Sunday, September 30, 2012

Postdoc (f/m) in the field of “Correlated Electron Systems”

With a staff of 5000, Forschungszentrum Jülich - a member of the Helmholtz Association - is one of the largest interdisciplinary research centres in Europe and stands for the next generation of key technologies. Work with us on the grand challenges in the fields of health, energy & environment, and information technology, as well as on the many and varied tasks of research management.
As one of the leading neutron science centres in the world, the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) operates a large number of state-of-the-art neutron instruments at the high-flux research reactors FRM II (Garching near Munich, Germany) and ILL (Grenoble, France) as well as the spallation neutron source SNS (Oak Ridge, USA). JCNS provides access to neutron instruments of the highest performance class for scientists at universities and research institutions in Germany and throughout the world. JCNS has established internationally competitive in-house research programs in the fields of nanomagnetism and soft condensed matter.
The JCNS at the FRM II currently has a vacancy for

Postdoc (f/m) in the field of “Correlated Electron Systems”


Your Job:
The Postdoc is encouraged to develop his/her own research project within the existing research topic:
  • Correlated Electron Systems, ref. 206/2012JA:
    Magnetic correlations and fluctuations in iron-based superconductors and / or highly frustrated spin systems studied by polarized neutron scattering techniques.
Your Profile:
  • A recent PhD in experimental condensed matter physics
  • Preferred background either in magnetism and/or softmatter physics
  • Interest in neutron scattering and scattering methods (neutron/x-ray scattering)
  • Willingness to engage in interdisciplinary collaborations with groups of Forschungszentrum Jülich and external users from research and industry
  • Willingness to engage in teamwork
  • Good command of written and spoken English.
Our Offer:
  • A friendly and stimulating working environment in the major international neutron science centre FRM II
  • High quality of life in the city of Munich
  • Excellent opportunity for young Postdocs to develop their own research profiles in one of the largest interdisciplinary research centres in Europe
  • Employment initially for a fixed term of three years
  • Opportunity to job share
  • Salary and social benefits in conformity with the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Civil Service (TVöD).
Place of employment: Garching near Munich
Forschungszentrum Jülich aims to employ more women in this area and therefore particularly welcomes applications from women. We also welcome applications from disabled persons.
Please send your written application, quoting the reference code to:
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Personnel Department
- Human Resource Development (P-E) -
52425 Jülich
Germany
Contact:
Barbara Küppers
phone: +49 2461 61-5358
www.fz-juelich.de

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