Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Atmosphärische Aerosolforschung (IMKAAF)

Job description

The position is part of the KIT technology transfer project PINEm. The focus is on the further development and modular extension of the already existing and commercially available device PINE (Portable Ice Nucleation Experiment) for measuring ice-nucleating particles (INPs), as well as on the development of a new, more compact and cost-effective version, PINEm, for automated long-term monitoring of INPs. The work will be carried out in close collaboration with the industry partner Bilfinger Nuclear & Energy Transition GmbH in Würzburg and the University of Leeds in England.

Your responsibilities will include in particular:

• Contributing to the development of prototype versions within the framework of the PINEm technology transfer project at KIT
• Participating in meetings with the project and development partners Bilfinger and the University of Leeds, as well as maintaining regular communication with project partners
• Independently assembling new device components, conducting test experiments, as well as analyzing and evaluating the results
• Independently planning and carrying out measurement series with the development versions of PINEm (prototype, first-of-series)
• Validating newly built PINEm devices and comparing them with established instruments (PINE, PINEair) and other methods for INP measurements
• Contributing to ongoing measurement campaigns using PINE instruments
• Documenting work steps and conducted experiments, as well as providing technical documentation of the developed components and devices
• Preparing project reports and scientific publications

Starting date

01.05.2026

You have:

• a completed university degree (Master’s) with a PhD in physics or another natural sciences discipline
• alternatively, a completed university degree (Master’s) with a PhD in engineering sciences and experience in experimental atmospheric research
• several years of professional experience in experimental work in the field of atmospheric aerosols or ice-nucleating particles
• knowledge of aerosol and cloud physics
• experience in independently setting up and operating laboratory-scale experiments
• proficiency in LabVIEW and Python
• strong teamwork skills and enthusiasm for constructive collaboration
• excellent communication skills when interacting with internal and external project partners and collaborators