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A postdoctoral position is available within the Institute of Methods for Material Development (EM-IMM) at the Helmholtz-Centre Berlin for Material and Energy (HZB). The initial employment term will be for three years. A new laboratory is being constructed at HZB to investigate solution phase and interfacial chemical change on its natural, femtosecond, timescale. The focus of the laboratory will be on understanding biochemical processes and the activities of catalysts and functional materials in their natural/applied environments. The primary duty of the successful candidate will be the construction of an infrared optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) laser chain and its application to generate ultrashort soft X-ray pulses. The candidate will also be expected to assist in the generation of lower power, tunable laser pulses spanning the infrared to ultraviolet spectral ranges. Candidates should have a PhD in physics, engineering or a related discipline and extensive experience with the design, maintenance and operation of ultrafast, high-power laser systems. Experience with high-power optical parametric amplifiers and the generation, characterisation and delivery of few-cycle laser pulses is a prerequisite for employment. Experience in the following areas is also desirable: Optical pulse shaping technologies High harmonic generation VUV, EUV and/or soft X-ray beam line development Monochromatisation of broadband, ultrashort light sources Ultra high vacuum instrumentation Applications should include a curriculum vitae including a list of publications, a letter of motivation and the contact details of at least three referees. Informal inquiries can be sent to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Complete applications should be sent to [log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]> quoting reference number EM 2015/27 on or before the 31st of July 2015. More details about the position and HZB can be found at the following link, https://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/pubbin/stellenangebot?id=635&sprache=en ******************************************************************************* Dr. Iain Wilkinson Methods for Material Development Helmholtz Centre Berlin L-133 Lise-Meitner Campus Wannsee Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1 14109 Berlin Germany +49 (0) 30 8062 42016 14.51-3260 Wilhelm-Conrad-Röntgen Campus Adlershof Albert-Einstein Strasse 12489 Berlin Germany +49 (0) 30 8062 12927 https://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/forschung/oe/em/materialentwicklung/index_en.html ________________________________ Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH Mitglied der Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. Aufsichtsrat: Vorsitzender Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Joachim Treusch, stv. Vorsitzende Dr. Beatrix Vierkorn-Rudolph Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Anke Rita Kaysser-Pyzalla, Thomas Frederking Sitz Berlin, AG Charlottenburg, 89 HRB 5583 Postadresse: Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1 D-14109 Berlin http://www.helmholtz-berlin.de To join or leave the molecular-dynamics-news email list, go to: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/molecular-dynamics-news.html