Research Assistant/Associate (f/m/d) - PostDoc Einstein-Telescope ETpathfinder Smart Skills Lab Technology Expert

Weitere Informationen

The successful candidate will be employed under a regular employment contract.
The position is to be filled at the earliest possible date and offered for a fixed term of two years.
If the Einstein Telescope in the NL-B-D border region is approved, we will attempt to continue the contract.
The fixed-term employment is possible as it constitutes one of the fixed-term options of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (German Act on Fixed-term Scientific Contracts).
This is a full-time position.
The salary is based on the German public service salary scale (TV-L).
The position corresponds to a pay grade of EG 13 TV-L.

Unser Profil

The Physics Institute III B at RWTH Aachen University is looking for a research assistant (f/m/non-binary) - PostDoc in the context of the Einstein Telescope experiment.
Our institute and the Department of Physics at RWTH Aachen University offer a vibrant community of particle, astroparticle, and gravitational wave physicists who play a leading role in experiments such as the Einstein Telescope gravitational wave detector. RWTH Aachen University is one of the leading research universities in Germany.

We offer an excellent working environment in an experienced, diverse, and highly motivated team, support in developing your own ideas and building a track record for future career development, and a travel budget that allows for regular trips to Maastricht, NIKHEF, collaboration partners, and conferences to present your work.

ETpathfinder is a field laboratory for research, development, and validation of new technologies for the Einstein Telescope. Based on a full interferometer configuration, ETpathfinder aims to perform length measurements at the level of a thousandths of a proton diameter, which requires going beyond the state of the art in a variety of fields, including optics, sensors, lasers, materials, cryogenic cooling, vibration damping, vacuum and controls.

Ihr Profil

We are looking for an employee with a University degree (Master's degree or equivalent) and a completed doctorate in physics or a related field. Experience in research relevant to gravitational wave instrumentation is desirable. The ability to work in an international research environment is expected, including proficiency in English.

Ihre Aufgaben

You will participate in the ETpathfinder Smart Skills lab, which is a new initiative with the aim of providing training to companies and industry partners in technologies and skills related to ETpathfinder and the Einstein Telescope. These skill trainings will be offered in particular to small and medium enterprises (SME) in Flanders and the south of the Netherlands (Limburg and Noord Brabant). The ETpathfinder Smart Skills lab is an initiative of 17 academic and educational partners from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

• You will join a cohort of 11 ETpathfinder Technology Experts who will initially work for 12 months with the ETpathfinder team to get trained in the ETpathfinder facility at Maastricht. Afterwards, you will develop training modules and deliver them (online & practical) to SMEs.
• You will work in close collaboration with the ETpathfinder team (consisting of more than 20 research institutes and universities from 7 countries) and the ETpathfinder Smart Skills Lab team.
• You will also participate in the activities of the international Einstein Telescope collaboration and participate in academic teaching.

Über uns

RWTH is proud to be certified as a family-friendly university. As part of our Campus Health initiative, RWTH offers a wide range of health, counseling, and prevention services, including university sports. Employees under collective bargaining agreements and civil servants also benefit from a comprehensive continuing education program and the option to purchase a job ticket for convenient commuting.
RWTH is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates and make employment decisions without regard to national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability or age. RWTH is especially committed to supporting the advancement of women in academia. When women are underrepresented in a university unit, preferential consideration will be given to female applicants among candidates of equal merit and professional standing, unless compelling reasons favor another individual.
In keeping with RWTH’s commitment to equality of opportunity, we ask that you do not include a photo with your application.
Please refer to https://www.rwth-aachen.de/applicant-privacy-policy for information about how we collect and process applicant data in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Besoldung / Entgelt

EG 13 TV-L