We’re seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to contribute their expertise to our neutrino physics research team at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). If you have a background in particle or astroparticle physics and a passion for hardware - especially detector technologies -, we invite you to be a key member in our development team for the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino experiment (KATRIN). The collaboration is currently preparing a hardware upgrade of the detector system to expand both energy range and rate capacity, and to widen the physics reach (e.g. to the search for sterile keV neutrinos).

Your role:

Become a member of staff of the only German University of Excellence that conducts large-scale research on the national level. Work under excellent working conditions in an international environment and be active in research and academic education for our future. Benefit from specific training when starting your job and from a wide range of further qualification offers. Salary category is TV-L EG13, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements, starting duration is 2 years. Use our flexible working time models (flexitime, work from home), our sports and leisure offers, as well as our child and holiday care services. We also pay a share of EUR 25/month in the Job Ticket Baden-Württemberg.

Up to April 4th 2024

For further information, please contact Dr. Markus Steidl, email: markus.steidl@kit.edu.

Please compile a cover letter, curriculum vitae, university degree and PhD academic certificates (please indicate grading system if not evident) and apply. Also, please arrange for two reference letters to be included in the application or sent separately to markus.steidl@kit.edu.

https://www.pse.kit.edu/english/karriere/joboffer.php?id=143750 for this vacancy number 1112/2024.

We prefer to balance the number of employees (f/m/d). Therefore we kindly ask female applicants to apply for this job. Recognized severely disabled persons will be preferred if they are equally qualified.