Postdoctoral researcher in light scattering spectroscopy of solids

Post-doc positions for researchers within 10 years from Ph.D. degree (maternity/paternity leave excluded). The successful candidate (m/f) will become a part of an internationally recognized research team led by Dr. Jiri Hlinka. He/she will actively contribute by application for beamtime, adapting the experimental set up and performing experiments with vortex light and stimulated Raman scattering experiments in local and external installations within an international project targeting novel strategies for light interaction with topological defects in ferroic materials.

What will you do

  • Prepare documentation for planned experiments and beamline proposal.
  • Propose and realize minor modifications and aligmentme of the optical setup.
  • Propose and perform spectroscopic experiments alone and with the team.
  • Analyze experimental results, manage the data and edit experimental reports.
  • Collaborate with the experimental and theoretical sides of the project team.
  • Prepare presentations and scientific publications.

What we offer

  • 6-month contract with a possible extension
  • Scientific work at an international research team
  • 5 weeks of vacation + 6 days of personal leave
  • Meal allowance, own canteen in the area
  • After the first year of employment, contribution to pension and life insurance, contribution to recreation, culture or sports
  • English lessons at the workplace
  • Possibility to use the recreational facilities of the FZU in Krkonoše
  • Multisport card and other benefits
  • Find out more about us -  Why FZU?

What we expect

  • PhD in physics, optics, physical chemistry, material science or mineralogy
  • Demonstrated hands on experience with design and use of a femtosecond laser set up
  • Knowledge of optical spectroscopy
  • Publication record with at least 10 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals
  • Basic programming skills (Fortran/C/C++/Python)
  • Communication skills, ability to work in a team
  • Advanced English, written and spoken

Place of work: Pod Vodarenskou vezi 1, Praha 8.

How to apply

Please send your CV with a description of your experience and skills as well as with a description of our own contribution to your major publications to kariera [at] fzu [dot] cz (kariera[at]fzu[dot]cz). Please put the name of the position to the subject of the e-mail.

Oddělení
Oddělení dielektrik
Typ úvazku
plný
Pracovní obor
Vědecké
Kontaktní osoba
Klára Veverková
E-mail
kariera [at] fzu.cz

FZU – Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic is a leading public research institution based in Prague.

FZU is the largest institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic with more than 1100 employees and focuses on basic and applied research in the field of physics. Our top researchers strive to understand and explain the basic phenomena and processes of how the world works and thus respond to the current scientific and technical challenges of our society.

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