[SA_Scat] Postdoc/Second Responsible in NR/GISANS at MLZ

[stephen.king at stfc.ac.uk]

Scientist (m/f) (Postdoc (m/f), second instrument responsible)
code no. 2017/WP 4

The place of employment is Garching near Munich

The  Helmholtz-Zentrum  Geesthacht  in  Geesthacht,  near  Hamburg,  and in Teltow,  near Berlin, conducts materials and coastal research. You can find more information at http://www.hzg.de .

The  Helmholtz-Zentrum  Geesthacht conducts materials and coastal research. It  runs  the German Engineering Materials Science Centre (GEMS) to exploit the complementary use of X-ray and neutron radiation for materials science. GEMS  operates  beamlines/instruments  at  the synchrotron radiation source PETRA  III  in Hamburg and the national neutron source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in Garching near Munich. Among the GEMS instruments at MLZ is the  horizontal  time-of-flight  reflectometer  with GISANS option REFSANS, where user service and in-house research are carried out.

We  are  looking  for  a  Scientist (m/f) (Postdoc (m/f), second instrument responsible)  who  will  contribute  to our in-house research programme and will  actively  take  part in user support at the TOF neutron reflectometer
REFSANS. Your research will be on corrosion and electrodeposition of metals at  the  solid-liquid  interface, which is conducted in close collaboration with  the  Magnesium Innovation Centre MagIC of HZG in Geesthacht. The main experimental method will be neutron reflectometry.

Close  cooperations  with  scientists  at  the MLZ in Garching and MagIC in Geesthacht   are   expected,   international   collaborations   are  highly encouraged.

A  Ph.D.  or  equivalent  in  physics,  chemistry,  materials science, or a related  field  is  mandatory.  Previous  experience  with electrochemistry and/or scattering techniques at large-scale facilities (esp. reflectometry)
is  highly  desirable.  Flexible  team  work  is  expected.  Publishing and presenting  results at international conferences, good communication skills as  well  as  good  general  English  language  skills are expected; German language skills are an asset.

We  offer  an  appropriate  salary  related  to TV-AVH as well as the usual public   sector  social  benefits.  The  advancement  of  equality  at  the Helmholtz-Zentrum  Geesthacht  goes  without  saying; in particular, we are
striving  to  increase  the  percentage  of  women  in  the science sector. Severely  disabled  persons  with  equal  qualifications will be considered preferentially within the framework of legal requirements.

Please  send  your  application  indicating  job  offer  code no. 2017/WP 4 preferably  by  e-mail  (as  one  pdf-file  including  CV,  a  statement of interest,  and  references)  to personal at hzg.de<mailto:personal at hzg.de> .  Any  questions about the
position can be directed to this address, too.

Closing    date    for    applications    is    September,    18th,   2017.