Lund University, MAX IV , Spectroscopy

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

Tasks:

The succesful candidate will finish the implementation of the synchronization of gas pulsing to electron detection on hardware and software level at SPECIES beamline, especially for TAPXPS experiments. The candidate will participate in the commissioning of the SPECIES beamline and its APXPS end station. The candidate will participate in TAP experiments at University of Oslo and related beamtimes at MAX IV and other facilities. The candidate will participate in designing equipment for TAPXPS and related experiments at MAX IV.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate must have the following qualifications:

- PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Material Science or another field relevant for the project / beamline
- At least 5 years of experience in APXPS (especially working with APXPS cells) and commissioning, operation and maintenance of APXPS system(s)
- Experience in catalysis research with APXPS
- Experience in working at SR facilities as a user and/or member of staff
- Programming skills (Python etc
- Good English language skills
- Working with and maintenance of UHV equipment
- Electronics skills (basic)
- Good knowledge and experience in XPS data analysis (preferrably Igor Pro)

The following qualifcations are considered to be an asset:

- Experience in performing TAP experiments
- Knowledge of TAP technique
- Experience in working with delay line detectors

This is a 6 months temporary employment.

Type of employment Special fixed-term employment
Employment expires 2019-01-01
Contract type Full time
First day of employment 2019-01-01
Salary Monthly salary
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100
City Lund
County Skåne län
Country Sweden
Reference number PA2018/4178
Contact
  • Samuli Urpelainen, +46722190152
Union representative
  • OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-222 93 62
  • SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, 046-222 93 64
Published 03.Dec.2018
Last application date 14.Dec.2018 11:59 PM CET

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