The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), Austria’s leading non-university research and science institution, is offering a Position as

Postdoc (f/m/x) in experimental exotic atom research

(Full-time employee)

(Office)

Your Tasks

• You will participate in running experiments on antihydrogen formation and hyperfine spectroscopy at CERN and positron beams at MBI and build up and execute new experiments at MBI, together with a group of graduate students and senior colleagues currently involved in the experiments
• supervision of students

Your Profile

• Ph.D. in experimental physics (preferably subatomic physics or a related field).
• Familiarity with the plasma aspects of trapped charged particles, positron and Positronium physics as well as with atomic scattering physics.
• Familiar with some of the following techniques: UHV and cryogenic techniques, Penning traps, detectors for charged particles like MCPs.
• Software skills are an asset, for instance for experiment control (LabView), simulation (Comsol or CST, Geant4) and data analysis (root, Python, C++)

Our Offer

• Interesting and diversified activities in a motivated team of physicists who cover a wide range of expertise from experiment design and construction, analysis and simulation, to theoretical physics.
• Inspiring working atmosphere: Join an international and interdisciplinary academic team!
• Opportunity to gain a profile as an independent scientist
• Possibility to work independently
• The MBI is situated in the city centre of Vienna and offers an excellent working environment.
• An annual gross salary of € 69.028,14 based of the Academy scheme.

The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity. Individuals from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.