RWTH Aachen University
Location
Aachen | Germany
Job description
Weitere Informationen
The successful candidate will be employed under a regular employment contract.The position is to be filled at the earliest possible date and offered for a fixed term for 41 months.The fixed-term employment is possible as it constitutes one of the fixed-term options of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (German Act on Fixed-term Scientific Contracts).This is a full-time position.The salary is based on the German public service salary scale (TV-L).The position corresponds to a pay grade of EG 13 TV-L.
Unser Profil
The Institute of Geosciences and Geography/Teaching- and Research Area Applied Structural Geology at RWTH Aachen offers a 41-month postdoctoral position focused on synchrotron radiation-based operando 4D µCT imaging. This role is affiliated with the EXCITE² Network, supported by the European Union, comprising 19 imaging facilities across the EU. The primary objective of EXCITE² is to enable open access to these facilities across Europe and associated countries. The main effort of this postdoctoral position will go towards assisting EXCITE2 users in planning, executing, and analyzing operando 4D microtomography imaging experiments at Synchrotron light sources in Europe and the UK.
Ihr Profil
We are looking for a colleague with a completed PhD in Earth/environmental sciences, material sciences, physics, chemistry (or similar), who satisfies most of the following criteria:
Ihre Aufgaben
Determining the complexities of innovative materials and the processes affecting their performance is paramount for achieving a sustainable, carbon-neutral future. To address the significant challenges surrounding sustainable development and a circular economy, we need to ensure detailed, multi-dimensional characterization of materials across a variety of sectors. Operando 4D microtomography offers groundbreaking new insights into the microscale developments affecting rocks and other materials utilized in a variety of sectors. However, the uptake of the technique is limited by the complexities associated with experimental planning, beam time acquisition, experiment execution, and data analysis. This is where you come in – your role will be to help users do cutting-edge operando 4D microtomography imaging experiments at Synchrotrons.
You will benefit from access to some of the most advanced x-ray transparent experimental apparatus for geo- and material science experiments currently available and will have time to develop your own research next to user support. You will be joining a team of microtomography experts at RWTH Aachen, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Ghent, and TU Bergakademie Freiberg. Your work will provide you with an excellent opportunity to build a professional network both among EXCITE2 users as well as in the synchrotron imaging community.
Über uns
RWTH is a certified family-friendly University. We support our employees in maintaining a good work-life balance with a wide range of health, advising, and prevention services, for example university sports. Employees who are covered by collective bargaining agreements and civil servants have access to an extensive range of further training courses and the opportunity to purchase a job ticket. RWTH is an equal opportunities employer. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, particularly from groups that are underrepresented at the University. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability or age. RWTH is strongly committed to encouraging women in their careers. Female applicants are given preference if they are equally suitable, competent, and professionally qualified, unless a fellow candidate is favored for a specific reason.As RWTH is committed to equality of opportunity, we ask you not to include a photo in your application.You can find information on the personal data we collect from applicants in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) at .
Besoldung / Entgelt
EG 13 TV-L
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