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The Institute of Radiation Physics conducts research for states of matter under extreme conditions and in very small dimensions.

The Department of Laser Particle Acceleration is looking for a PhD Student (f/m/d) Structured Light. 

Your tasks

• Characterize the laser beam structures, particularly laser radial group delay (RGD) in the near-field, and spatiotemporal coupling (STC) at the far-field
• Design optical elements to generate a specific RDG and STC, e.g. doublet lens including axi-parabola
• Perform laser wakefield acceleration using "flying focus" geometry for the driver laser
• Analyze experimental data and communicate the results in work in progress reports, international conferences and publications in refereed journals

Your profile

• Completed university studies (Master/Diploma) in the field of Physics or related field
• Good-knowledge on nonlinear optics, photonics and laser physics
• Hands-on experience in one or more of these subjects are an advantage: femtosecond laser and diagnostics, high power lasers, ultrahigh vacuum, programming skills (Labview, Python)
• Ability to work closely within a team: engineers, students, postdocs and scientists, and capability of multi-tasking
• Strong scientific communication skills in English, German language skills are an advantage

Our offer

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
• A structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education and networking opportunities - more information about the PhD program at the HZDR can be found here
• Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
• We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
• Numerous company health management offerings
• Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
• An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system: https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=490&pLang=en&pOid=74772