MAXPEEM postdoc/temporary researcher

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 44 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.


MAX IV is a Swedish national large-scale research laboratory hosted by Lund University. It provides scientists from Sweden as well as internationally, with state-of-the-art instrumentation for research in areas such as engineering, physics, structural biology, chemistry and nanotechnology. Fully developed it will receive more than 2 000 scientists annually, conducting ground-breaking experiments in materials and life sciences using the brilliant X-ray light.



Your team

MAXPEEM is a Soft X-ray beamline on the 1.

5 GeV of MAX IV hosting a unique instrument for advanced surface imaging with structural, chemical, electronic, and magnetic contrasts at spatial resolutions in the nanometer range. The Spectroscopic PhotoElectron and Low Energy Electron Microscope (SPELEEM) can therefore support research in material science, nanostructures & quantum materials, and catalysis & corrosion, to name but a few, and generates high impact publications. 

Would you like to work at the brightest lightsource in the world?

Tasks

The successful candidate will join the team at MAXPEEM to contribute to the daily operation of this advanced instrument, and work in an international and creative environment. The candidate is expected to develop his/her own research program exploiting the unique possibilities of the microscope. Collaborative projects with users at the frontiers of their field are highly encouraged, as well as side projects connected to instrument development or automation. At the beamline you will take a share of the user support and you are invited to participate in the development of the spectromicroscopy beamline, with an aim to widen the scope of techniques available for our user community.

To be successful in this role you need to have the following qualifications

- The candidate must hold a PhD or equivalent degree in physics or another field relevant to the beamline.

The candidate should demonstrate experience in several of the following areas:

- Defining and exploring novel research directions, especially within low energy (photo)electronmicroscopy or in closely related techniques
- Managing instrumentation projects and reaching highest possible level of performance
- Experience in control and/or advanced data analysis & programming
- Manuscript preparation and scientific presentation

Below are seen as merits

- Experience in development and/or operation of a low energy (photo)electron microscope
- Experience in providing user support
- Experience in related synchrotron or electron spectro/microscopy techniques

As a person you are independent and you have the ability to take initiative.

The work requires very good communication and interpersonal skills, and a solid command of English, both oral and written.



What we offer

When you join our MAX IV family, you step into a world of front edge science. We make the invisible visible by supporting scientists from all over the world, generating scientific results for the benefit of society. We offer you a multicultural work environment with great opportunities for personal development with respect for a healthy work-life balance.

Would you like to work in a challenging and supporting environment? Then join us and take the opportunity to make a real difference!

For further information, please visit:

https://www.maxiv.lu.se/accelerators-beamlines/beamlines/maxpeem/
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-lund-university/work-lund-university
https://sweden.se
https://www.maxiv.lu.se/about-us/careerjobs/comp_and_benefits/



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