Are you an experimentalist interested in research done with free-electron lasers? Are you enthusiastic about developing technology and instrumentation, maintaining and performing complex experiments in a world-leading research infrastructure? Join our team at HFML-FELIX as a Research Infrastructure Support Officer at our international user facility, the only lab in the world where high-field magnets and free-electron lasers can be combined.
The position
As a Research Infrastructure Support Officer your primary responsibility will be to develop new and existing experimental platforms, to engage in research activities with those platforms to take part in the coordination of the user program, and to coordinate instrumentational developments and innovations to keep FELIX at the forefront of the international scientific community of ultrafast laser techniques. You will develop and maintain a suite of experimental platforms, and you will work alongside internal and external users performing state-of-the-art experiments in the free-electron lasers. To do so, you will develop in-depth knowledge of our scientific techniques which are applied to study non-equilibrium phases of matter, such as two-colour THz-visible pump-probe, single-shot time-resolved microscopy, or high-harmonic generation in solids, using the radiation of FELIX as a main instrument.
You will work independently as well as together with other scientists and technicians on different scientifically and technically challenging projects. You will also have the opportunity to develop some of your own research ideas alongside those of the senior scientific staff, to a maximum of 30% of your time.
This vacancy initially offers a position for two years, in which the framework for new and existing experimental platforms will be build. When the implementation of the new experimental platforms is successfully completed, it is possible to retain this position after two years. At this point, the focus of the position will change from the development to maintenance of the new platforms with the primary goal to scientifically support the HFML-FELIX international user program facilitating the (technical) execution research of in-house and visiting scientists.
Profile
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You have a PhD in experimental physics with relevance to the application of ultrafast lasers to study dynamical properties of condensed matter.
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You have experience with some of the following experimental techniques, and you are keen to apply and develop them further:
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Time-resolved pump-probe spectroscopy
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Generation and detection of THz radiation
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Low-temperature techniques
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Magneto-optical spectroscopy
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Software development for experiments
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You demonstrate strong interpersonal skills by effectively collaborating in multidisciplinary teams, communicating clearly, and contributing to agreed team objectives.
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You have strong organisational skills and enjoy coordinating projects and research in diverse settings.
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Good communication skills in English are essential.
What we offer
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A challenging and meaningful position for 32 to 40 hours per week.
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A collegial team in which we help and support each other.
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A two-year employment contract with the option to extend, depending on match with the changed role after two years.
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There is room for personal development, for example through training and education.
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A gross full-time monthly salary of between €3,630 and €6,722 (depending on knowledge and experience), in accordance with scale 10 to 11 of the collective labour agreement for research institutions, plus holiday pay and end-of-year bonus.
- Our excellent secondary employment conditions can be consulted here, such as the option to choose more than 8 weeks of holiday per year.
Would you like to know more?
For further information about the content of this position, please contact Prof. dr. Andrei Kirilyuk, chair of Condensed Matter Physics department, email andrei.kirilyuk@ru.nl. For information about the application procedure, please contact Eileen Samshuijzen, HR advisor, telephone: +31651032533, email: e.samshuijzen@ru.nl. For more information about HFML-FELIX, see www.hfml-felix.nl.
Want to apply?
Are you interested in this position? We would love to hear from you! You can apply until June 14 using the online application form below.
In the final stage of the application process, you may be asked to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG). An assessment and online screening may also be part of the application procedure.
Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.
Diversity code
HFML-FELIX strives for a diverse workforce: we want to develop talent and creativity by bringing together people from different backgrounds and cultures. We recruit and select based on competencies and talents. That is why we encourage anyone who recognises themselves in the vacancy to respond.
About HFML-FELIX
HFML-FELIX is a recognised research institute based in Nijmegen, where groundbreaking research is conducted into the properties and behaviour of (new) materials and molecules. This is achieved by exposing them to extreme conditions, including very high magnetic fields and powerful free-electron lasers. It is the only place in the world where these two techniques can be combined.
As an NWO research institute, HFML-FELIX is part of a large national collaboration consisting of Radboud University, NWO (the Dutch Organisation for Scientific Research), Radboud UMC and seven other Dutch universities. Our team consists of professors, scientists, technicians, office staff, postdocs, PhD students and students. This ensures a diverse and innovative working culture. We have our own HFML-FELIX Council and an International Scientific Advisory Committee.