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Postdoctoral Fellow in high-pressure at the ID24 and BM23 XAFS beamlines

Context & Job description

BM23 and ID24 are two beamlines at the ESRF dedicated to the X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS). BM23 is a general-purpose energy scanning XAS beamline, installed on a two-pole wiggler. ID24 is an undulator beamline with two branches: one energy dispersive branch (ID24-ED) and one energy scanning branch (ID24-DCM). The beamlines cover a wide range of applications in chemistry, solid-state physics, materials science, biology, environmental science, geochemistry, geophysics and planetology.

Science at high-pressure is one of the prioritized research directions at BM23 and ID24. These beamlines offer among other setups, unique micro-beam stations and experimental setups, fully optimized for extreme condition studies at high pressure and high or low temperature. You are expected to work in these fields, conducting research, providing user support and developing the relevant capabilities of the beamlines.

As a Post-Doctoral fellow in High-pressure at BM23 and ID24, you will:

  • Participate in ongoing in-house research programmes in the field of physics/geoscience at HP/HT
  • Develop your own research programme in collaboration with your academic and/or industrial contacts
  • Support the external users as a local contact
  • Help to ensure continuous operation of ID24 and BM23 and support the high-pressure lab
  • Contribute to enhance the performance of BM23 and ID24 in the field of high-pressure, in particular with the Laser-Heated DAC setup (designing new instrumentation, adapting complementary analytical techniques, developing new software, etc.).

Further information can be obtained from Olivier Mathon (+33 476 88 25 61, e-mail: mathon@esrf.fr) or Angelika Rosa (+33 438 88 19 75, e-mail: angelika.rosa@esrf.fr).

Expected profile

Mandatory:

  • PhD in physics, geoscience or materials science, or closely related field obtained less than three years ago.
  • Strong experience with one of the following HP device: DAC, RH-DAC, LH-DAC, LT-DAC, LVP (Paris-Edinburgh press)
  • Experience with X-ray absorption spectroscopy
  • Ability to productively interact with multi-disciplinary international staff and facility users
  • Proficiency in English (working language at the ESRF)

Desirable:

    • Experience with LH-DAC
    • Python programming skills
    • Experience with X-ray diffraction and X-ray emission spectroscopy.

Working conditions

Contract of 18 months, renewable for a further 6 or 18-month period.

What we offer:

  1. Be inspired by our innovative research institute, with an international workforce from 38 different countries
  2. Collaborate with global experts on real-world science
  3. Come and live in a vibrant city, in the heart of the Alps, and Europe's Green Capital 2022
  4. Enjoy a workplace designed to support your quality of life
  5. Benefit from our competitive compensation and allowances package, including financial support for your relocation to Grenoble

For further information on employment terms and conditions, please refer to https://www.esrf.fr/home/Jobs/what-we-offer.html

The ESRF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from disabled persons.

If you are interested in this position, please apply online at https://www.esrf.fr/Jobs

Company description

The European Synchrotron, the ESRF, is an international research centre based in Grenoble, France.

Through its innovative engineering, pioneering scientific vision and a strong commitment from its 700 staff members, the ESRF is recognised as one of the top research facilities worldwide. Its particle accelerator produces intense X-ray beams that are used by thousands of scientists each year for experiments in diverse fields such as biology, medicine, environmental sciences, cultural heritage, materials science, and physics.

Supported by 21 countries, the ESRF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diversity.

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