Postdoc - Low-temperature Scanning Probe Microscopy

**Your Job**:
Your primary scientific tasks will be:

- Preparation of samples under UHV conditions and conduction of scanning probe experiments
- Supervision of PhD students
- Work in an international group environment
- Collaborations with internal and external project partners
- Preparation of scientific publications and presentations
- Participation in conferences in Germany and abroad

**Your Profile**:

- PhD in Physics or Material Science with excellent grades
- Hands-on experience in low-temperature scanning probe microscopy
- High degree of independence and commitment
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Analytic problem solving capabilities and creativity
- Reliable and thorough working style

**Our Offer**:
We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change We support you in your work with:

- A large research campus with green spaces, offering the best possible means for networking with colleagues and pursuing sports alongside work
- State-of-the-art scanning probe techniques; Milli-Kelvin STM; Pump-probe STM/AFM; Scanning quantum dot microscopy
- Outstanding scientific and technical infrastructure, including on-site helium liquefaction
- A highly motivated working group and international working environment at one of Europe’s largest research establishments
- Helmholtz Nanofacility: State-of-the-art cleanroom facility
- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons
- Continuous scientific mentoring by your scientific advisor
- Participation in international collaborations and conferences
- Targeted services for international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service

We offer you an exciting and varied role in an international and interdisciplinary working environment. The position is limited until 31.12.2024, with possible long-term prospects. Salary and social benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund), pay group 13, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to them.