Physiker (m/w/d) (Physiker/in)

Das Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) in Garching bei München ist mit seinen Arbeitsbereichen Hochenergie-Astronomie, Infrarot- und Submillimeter-Astronomie, Optische Astronomie und Astrochemie weltweit führend auf dem Gebiet der bodengebundenen und weltraumgestützten experimentellen Astronomie. Es entwickelt, baut und testet wissenschaftliche Instrumente und insbesondere Detektoren für Satelliten (XMM-Newton, Herschel, eROSITA, Einstein Probe, Athena).

Für die Mitwirkung an unserem neuen Projekt suchen wir zum nächstmöglichen Termin einen wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter*in für

Test und Datenanalyse von komplexen Siliziumdriftdetektoren für das Satellitenprojekt eXTP (Physikerin / Ingenieurin) (m/w/d)

Kennziffer 05/2025

Die chinesische Röntgenmission eXTP (enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission) hat als Zielsetzung die Untersuchung des Zustands der Materie unter extremen Bedingungen von Dichte, Schwerkraft und Magnetismus. Das MPE ist im Rahmen des Projektes für die Entwicklung der spektroskopischen Siliziumdriftdetektoren (SDD) verantwortlich. Sie müssen eine sehr hohe Zeitauflösung (<10µs) und zugleich hohe Energieauflösung im Energiebereich von 0.3 keV - 10 keV (weiche Röntgen strahlung) aufweisen. Jeder der baugleichen Detektoren verfügt über 19 Bildzellen, deren Signale von einer maßgeschneiderten integrierten Schaltung verarbeitet werden. Nach bereits erfolgreicher Entwicklung eines Prototyps steht nun nach entsprechender Weiterentwicklung zunächst der Test der Ingenieurmodelle und danach der Qualifikationsmodelle an. Sie werden mit Röntgenphotonen in einer Vakuumkammer unter realistischen Betriebsbedingungen ausführlich getestet und die gemessenen Signale aufwändig analysiert. Je nach Ergebnis werden dann noch Optimierungen vorgenommen, um im nächsten Schritt die Flugdetektoren für den Satelliten zu testen. Für dieses spannende Projekt suchen wir Verstärkung für unser Team. Neben Detektorentwicklung können Sie auch Einblicke und Erfahrungen in Elektronik- und Mechanik-Entwicklung, Qualitätssicherung und organisatorische Abläufe sammeln. Schließlich nehmen Sie auch teil an der Zusammenarbeit mit unseren chinesischen Projektpartnern.

Ein abgeschlossenes Studium (Master, Diplom) im physikalisch-technischen Bereich, gerne auch mit Promotionsabschluss
Erfahrungen mit elektronischen Testaufbauten
Erfahrung in Datenanalyse und modernen Programmiersprachen, wie Python und C#
Kenntnisse über spektroskopische Siliziumdetektoren und deren experimentelle Charakterisierung sind von Vorteil
Interesse, sich in anspruchsvolle Themengebiete einzuarbeiten
Motivation zu teamorientiertem und eigenverantwortlichem Arbeiten
Gute Kenntnis der deutschen und englischen Sprache

Interdisziplinäre Arbeit in einem Team mit erfahrenen Ingenieuren und Physikern
Gute Arbeitsatmosphäre in einem motivierten, leistungsorientierten und multiprofessionellen Team
Eine vielseitige, interessante und eigenverantwortliche Tätigkeit in einem dynamischen und kulturell anregenden internationalen Forschungsumfeld
Faire Bezahlung gemäß Ihrer Qualifikation und Berufserfahrung nach dem Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst (TVöD) mit allen Leistungen des öffentlichen Dienstes, wie z. B. eine attraktive Altersvorsorge (VBL) und einer garantierten Jahressonderzahlung
Gezielte Einarbeitung durch erfahrene Kolleg*innen
Familienservice am Forschungscampus Garching
U-Bahnstation U6 und Bus-Haltestelle direkt vor dem Institut, Zuschuss zum IsarCard Jobticket und dem Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket
Kostenlose Parkplätze auf dem Institutsgelände
Kantine in unmittelbarer Nähe sowie weitere Verpflegungsmöglichkeiten in der Umgebung

Die Stelle ist zunächst auf zwei Jahre befristet; eine Weiterbeschäftigung darüber hinaus ist erwünscht und wird angestrebt.

Conducting research for a changing society: This is what drives us at Forschungszentrum Jülich. As a member of the Helmholtz Association, we aim to tackle the grand societal challenges of our time and conduct research into the possibilities of a digitized society, a climate-friendly energy system, and a resource-efficient economy. Work together with around 7,250 employees in one of Europe’s biggest research centres and help us to shape change!

Are you interested in improving the outcome of scientific experiments? Did you do scattering experiments already, or would you learn about it? Do you enjoy working together with multidisciplinary experts? Then you might be the right fit for a position in a joint European project Research Infrastructure Access in NAnoscience & nanotechnology (RIANA)! The Jülich Centre for Neutron Science - Neutron Methods (JCNS-4) operates at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in Garching near Munich a suite of high-performance neutron scattering instruments which allow performing cutting-edge research which contributes substantially to solving the grand challenges of science, society, and industry!

We are looking to recruit a

Research Assistent / Postdoc - Science Support and Administration in the EU-Project RIANA Industrial and scientific partners with high specialization in nanoscience and nanotechnology often do not employ the full breadth of techniques to obtain the optimal output for their research. RIANA connects a wide range of European methodological scientists and provides openly support and conduction of experiments within all partners. JCNS is specialized on (neutron) scattering experiments and aims at directing projects to the best neutron instruments within the League of European Neutron Sources (LENS). For this task we need you as a specialist who can bring high-level science to world-leading instruments. Your tasks in detail:

Participation in scientific projects at MLZ
Joining experiments of current projects and getting trained in neutron scattering
Working closely with the RIANA core team to support networking between all RIANA partners and European Neutron Sources (LENS)
Interacting with other physics-related RIANA partners to make synergies operable
Presenting the consortium and networking groups at workshops, conferences, in the public
Presenting research results at scientific meetings, conferences, and as scientific papers
Supporting the different RIANA working groups in terms of information, organization, cooperation, and project management

Master’s and/or PhD degree in physics, chemistry, engineering, materials science, or a related field
Relevant experience in experimental work and analysis of experimental data
Experience in neutron scattering experiments is mandatory
Competence to communicate and collaborate with scientists, even being from different science areas
Self-motivated personality with the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment on scientifically challenging problems
Very good command of written and spoken English (possibly German, too)
We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the opportunity to actively help in shaping change. Here is what Forschungszentrum Jülich can offer you:

Exciting working environment on an attractive research campus, ideally situated close to the city of Munich
Challenging and varied work in a growing multicultural team of enthusiastic professionals
Visibility of our work in and outside the community, the web, through scientific publications, and at schools and conferences
Participation in scientific projects
Comprehensive training courses and individual opportunities for personal and professional further development
Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
Flexible working hours in a full-time position (39 hours / week) with the option of slightly reduced working hours
30 days of annual ...

Conducting research for a changing society: This is what drives us at Forschungszentrum Jülich. As a member of the Helmholtz Association, we aim to tackle the grand societal challenges of our time and conduct research into the possibilities of a digitized society, a climate-friendly energy system, and a resource-efficient economy. Work together with around 7,250 employees in one of Europe’s biggest research centres and help us to shape change!

Are you interested in improving the outcome of scientific experiments? Did you do scattering experiments already, or would you learn about it? Do you enjoy working together with multidisciplinary experts? Then you might be the right fit for a position in a joint European project Research Infrastructure Access in NAnoscience & nanotechnology (RIANA)! The Jülich Centre for Neutron Science - Neutron Methods (JCNS-4) operates at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in Garching near Munich a suite of high-performance neutron scattering instruments which allow performing cutting-edge research which contributes substantially to solving the grand challenges of science, society, and industry!

We are looking to recruit a

Research Assistent / Postdoc - Science Support and Administration in the EU-Project RIANA Industrial and scientific partners with high specialization in nanoscience and nanotechnology often do not employ the full breadth of techniques to obtain the optimal output for their research. RIANA connects a wide range of European methodological scientists and provides openly support and conduction of experiments within all partners. JCNS is specialized on (neutron) scattering experiments and aims at directing projects to the best neutron instruments within the League of European Neutron Sources (LENS). For this task we need you as a specialist who can bring high-level science to world-leading instruments. Your tasks in detail:

Participation in scientific projects at MLZ
Joining experiments of current projects and getting trained in neutron scattering
Working closely with the RIANA core team to support networking between all RIANA partners and European Neutron Sources (LENS)
Interacting with other physics-related RIANA partners to make synergies operable
Presenting the consortium and networking groups at workshops, conferences, in the public
Presenting research results at scientific meetings, conferences, and as scientific papers
Supporting the different RIANA working groups in terms of information, organization, cooperation, and project management

Master’s and/or PhD degree in physics, chemistry, engineering, materials science, or a related field
Relevant experience in experimental work and analysis of experimental data
Experience in neutron scattering experiments is mandatory
Competence to communicate and collaborate with scientists, even being from different science areas
Self-motivated personality with the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment on scientifically challenging problems
Very good command of written and spoken English (possibly German, too)
We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the opportunity to actively help in shaping change. Here is what Forschungszentrum Jülich can offer you:

Exciting working environment on an attractive research campus, ideally situated close to the city of Munich
Challenging and varied work in a growing multicultural team of enthusiastic professionals
Visibility of our work in and outside the community, the web, through scientific publications, and at schools and conferences
Participation in scientific projects
Comprehensive training courses and individual opportunities for personal and professional further development
Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
Flexible working hours in a full-time position (39 hours / week) with the option of slightly reduced working hours
30 days of annual ...

Conducting research for a changing society: This is what drives us at Forschungszentrum Jülich. As a member of the Helmholtz Association, we aim to tackle the grand societal challenges of our time and conduct research into the possibilities of a digitized society, a climate-friendly energy system, and a resource-efficient economy. Work together with around 7,250 employees in one of Europe’s biggest research centres and help us to shape change!

Are you interested in improving the outcome of scientific experiments? Did you do scattering experiments already, or would you learn about it? Do you enjoy working together with multidisciplinary experts? Then you might be the right fit for a position in a joint European project Research Infrastructure Access in NAnoscience & nanotechnology (RIANA)! The Jülich Centre for Neutron Science - Neutron Methods (JCNS-4) operates at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in Garching near Munich a suite of high-performance neutron scattering instruments which allow performing cutting-edge research which contributes substantially to solving the grand challenges of science, society, and industry!

We are looking to recruit a

Research Assistent / Postdoc - Science Support and Administration in the EU-Project RIANA Industrial and scientific partners with high specialization in nanoscience and nanotechnology often do not employ the full breadth of techniques to obtain the optimal output for their research. RIANA connects a wide range of European methodological scientists and provides openly support and conduction of experiments within all partners. JCNS is specialized on (neutron) scattering experiments and aims at directing projects to the best neutron instruments within the League of European Neutron Sources (LENS). For this task we need you as a specialist who can bring high-level science to world-leading instruments. Your tasks in detail:

Participation in scientific projects at MLZ
Joining experiments of current projects and getting trained in neutron scattering
Working closely with the RIANA core team to support networking between all RIANA partners and European Neutron Sources (LENS)
Interacting with other physics-related RIANA partners to make synergies operable
Presenting the consortium and networking groups at workshops, conferences, in the public
Presenting research results at scientific meetings, conferences, and as scientific papers
Supporting the different RIANA working groups in terms of information, organization, cooperation, and project management

Master’s and/or PhD degree in physics, chemistry, engineering, materials science, or a related field
Relevant experience in experimental work and analysis of experimental data
Experience in neutron scattering experiments is mandatory
Competence to communicate and collaborate with scientists, even being from different science areas
Self-motivated personality with the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment on scientifically challenging problems
Very good command of written and spoken English (possibly German, too)
We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the opportunity to actively help in shaping change. Here is what Forschungszentrum Jülich can offer you:

Exciting working environment on an attractive research campus, ideally situated close to the city of Munich
Challenging and varied work in a growing multicultural team of enthusiastic professionals
Visibility of our work in and outside the community, the web, through scientific publications, and at schools and conferences
Participation in scientific projects
Comprehensive training courses and individual opportunities for personal and professional further development
Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
Flexible working hours in a full-time position (39 hours / week) with the option of slightly reduced working hours
30 days of annual ...