Research engineer MAXPEEM

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is regularly ranked as one of the world’s top 100 higher education institutions. The University has 41 000 students and 7 500 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 Laboratory has operated successfully for more than 30 years and is currently commissioning the new MAX IV synchrotron facility in Lund. Fully developed it will receive more than 2 000 scientists annually, from Sweden and the rest of the world. They will do research in areas such as materials science, structural biology, chemistry and nanotechnology. 200 people are currently employed at the MAX IV Laboratory.
MAX IV is the largest and most ambitious Swedish investment in national research infrastructure. It will be the brightest source of X-rays worldwide when inaugurated June 2016. MAX IV Laboratory is hosted by Lund University.



Arbetsupppgifter:

The candidate will be part of the team responsible for the build-up and operation of the soft X-ray MaxPEEM beamline.

The candidate will be responsible for coordinating and conducting practical work related to the installation and operation of the beamline. As part ofhis/her tasks the candidate is also expected to supervise infrastructure installations during the build-up phase.

The candidate will also participate in the conditioning and commissioning of the beamline including the experimental end-station (SPELEEM microscope). The successful candidate has a PhD or equivalent in Physics or a similar field of relevance for the MaxPEEM beamline.

Kvalifikationer:

The candidate must have demonstrated experience with as many as possible of the following areas:
• Beamline optics and experimental equipment for soft X-ray beamlines.
• Infrastructure and equipment of relevance for the MaxPEEM beamline.
• Planning, coordination, and implementation of equipment build-up projects.
• Ultrahigh vacuum systems.
• Programming skills.

It is an additional merit if the candidate has experience with PEEM.

Good communication- and cooperation skills and good command of English, both verbal and written are mandatory.

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