Postdoctoral Fellow Detector Development
The Paul Scherrer Institute has a vacancy for a Postdoctoral Fellow Detector Development
- Closing date: 28 Jun 2021
- Switzerland | Paul Scherrer Institute
- Date posted: 20 May 2021
- Job type: Academic: postdoc
- Disciplines: Engineering & instrumentation | Electronics & semiconductors
Expired
Your tasks
Embedded in a cross-disciplinary English-speaking team in the Photon Science Detector Group, you help develop the next generation of single-photon counting pixel detectors. Your responsibilities include testing detector prototypes, interpreting data, and collaborating with colleagues to enhance the chip design. You participate in experiments and beamtimes to characterize and optimize single-photon counting detectors. You support us in characterizing detectors with sensors for specific applications, for example, LGADs for soft X-rays and high-Z materials for high energies.
Your profile
- You are looking forward to supporting us with your PhD knowledge in physics, electronic engineering, or a related field.
- You have a working knowledge of readout electronics for X-ray detection.
- You feel comfortable coding in C++ or Python.
- You enjoy sharing ideas and taking the initiative in your work.
We offer
Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure.
Your employment contract is limited to 2 years.
Curious about project details? Please reach out to Anna Bergamaschi, PhD, at +41 56 310 32 27.
You are interested in this 2-year postdoctoral fellowship? Please applyby 28 June 2021 and include a list of your publications and references with their contact details. The index no. for this position is 6131-00.
Paul Scherrer Institut, Human Resources Management, Anita Bleiker, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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