Postdoctoral Fellow for the "Cryogenic detectors" project
Postdoctoral Fellow for the "Cryogenic detectors" project
Postdoctoral Fellow for the "Cryogenic detectors" project
Postdoctoral Fellow for the "Cryogenic detectors" project
Paul Scherrer Institute
Forschung
Villigen
- Art der Beschäftigung: Vollzeit
- Vor Ort
- Zu den Ersten gehören
Postdoctoral Fellow for the "Cryogenic detectors" project
Über diesen Job
Postdoctoral Fellow for the "Cryogenic detectors" project
Your tasks
- Interdisciplinary detector development, combining expertise from particle physics and solid-state physics within the Muoniverse collaboration
- Adaptation of silicon strip detectors for operation in millikelvin environments to precisely track positrons from muon decays in cryogenic setups
- Investigation of novel scintillating materials, such as perovskites, for efficient low-temperature detection
- Development of superconducting cryogenic sensors, including metallic magnetic calorimeters and superconducting nanowires, for detecting muonic X-rays and low-energy electrons with unprecedented sensitivity and energy resolution
Your profile
- PhD degree in Physics
- Solid physics background in particle physics and detectors
- Interest in connecting ideas and people across disciplines, with a commitment to fostering open, cooperative, and knowledge-sharing research cultures
- Ability to work effectively in collaborative and international research environments and contribute to interdisciplinary teamwork
- Fluent in English
We offer
Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure.
The employment contract will initially be limited to 2 years, with the option to extend it.
For further information, please contact Prof. Dr Angela Papa, phone +41 56 310 55 39.
Please submit your application online for the position as a Postdoctoral Fellow for the "Cryogenic detectors” project (Index-Nr. 3203-16).
Paul Scherrer Institute, Human Resources Management, Serdal Varol, 5232 Villigen PSI, Schweiz
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Paul Scherrer Institute
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