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Postdoc Fellows High Resolution Powder Diffraction Beamline ID22
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- Job title: Postdoc Fellows High Resolution Powder Diffraction Beamline ID22
- Ref.: PDID22-1 and PDID22-2
- Contract type: Time-limited contract
- Salary range: 45.5 K€ minimum
- Publication start on Front Office : Site internet: 28/03/2023
- Contract duration: Time-limited contract
Context & Job description
You will participate in ongoing in-house research programmes, the operation of the beamline, providing support to external users as local contact, and develop your own research programme.
ID22 is the ESRF’s high resolution powder diffraction beamline allowing the study at the atomic level of the structures of all varieties of materials, crystalline or otherwise, often in situ undergoing evolution with temperature, atmosphere, time, etc. As a post-doc you will join the ID22 team and participate in the operation and development of the beamline. You will act as local contact and assist visiting users to design, plan, set up and conduct their experiments. You will be expected to develop your own scientific programme using the powder diffraction beamline or other instruments at the ESRF.
Further information may be obtained from Andy FITCH (tel.: +33 (0)4 76 88 25 32, email: fitch@esrf.fr) or Catherine DEJOIE (tel.: +33 (0)4 76 88 23 57, email: catherine.dejoie@esrf.fr).
Expected profile
- PhD in chemistry, physics, materials science, mineralogy, or equivalent science, obtained less than 3 years ago
- Experience with powder diffraction or other crystallographic techniques, synchrotron radiation instrumentation (or similar), diffraction data analysis, and computing are desirable
- Ability to interact with multi-disciplinary staff and facility users
- Proficiency in English (working language at the ESRF)
Working conditions
Contract of 18 months, renewable for a further 6 or 18-month period.
Do you recognize yourself in this description? Apply now for your next professional adventure!
What we offer:
- Join an innovative international research institute, with a workforce from 38 different countries
- Collaborate with global experts to advance science and address societal challenges
- Come and live in a vibrant city, in the heart of the Alps, and Europe's Green Capital 2022
- Enjoy a workplace designed to support your quality of life
- 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.
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.