Senior Scientist X-ray microscopy and coherent imaging techniques (m/f/d)

Your Profile:

• Doctorate (PhD) in physics, chemistry, materials science, or a related discipline.
  
• Several years of experience in experimental work at beamlines of synchrotron facilities.
  
• Comprehensive understanding of beamline instrumentation and X-ray imaging techniques.
  
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: X-ray microscopy, phase-contrast imaging, or tomography.
  
• Experience in project management.
  
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.
  
• High motivation to contribute to collaborative research and to drive innovation in imaging techniques and applications.

Your Tasks:

• You contribute to ensuring efficient operation and to the continuous further development of the instrumental and methodological capabilities of HIKA.
  
• You develop and optimize state-of-the-art concepts for hierarchical imaging and serial tomography using synchrotron radiation.
  
• You are responsible for the budget for investments in beamline components.
  
• You support collaboration and user groups in carrying out experiments and in data analysis.
  
• You contribute to long-term research projects and to scientific publications.
  
• You work in interdisciplinary teams at KIT and DESY.

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