Description
Center for Molecular Fingerprinting (CMF) is developing cutting-edge femtosecond laser technologies to advance electric-field molecular fingerprinting techniques based on field-resolved infrared spectroscopy. The laser spectrometers developed at CMF will be utilized in large-scale clinical studies to target disease detection (https://www.lasers4life.de/). For that human samples along with clinical information have been collected, to perform high-throughput measurements that will encompass several tens of thousands of sample measurements per year within the CMF laboratories. The research is performed in close collaboration with the attoworld laboratories led by Prof. Krausz at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU, https://www.lmu.de/en/) and the Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ, https://www.attoworld.de/). The aim of the CMF operations is to apply next-generation laser spectrometers for the analysis of human blood samples to non-invasively detect disease and monitor health.
The successful professional will work in an interdisciplinary team in direct collaboration with scientists and technicians from CMF and LMU at the Laboratory for Extreme Photonics (www.attoworld.de) on the research campus Garching, north of Munich, Germany a large-scale high-power laser research facility in be realized with trans-European cooperation.
The goal for this position is to transform the latest research results into a technically mature and reliable laser-based measurement system with unprecedented performance. The duration of the position is initially 2 years, with the possibility of extension. For the first two years, the place of work will be predominantly in Garching, Germany.
Responsibilities
- Technical improvement of the latest laser systems to optimize stability, noise performance and user friendliness.
- Support of interdisciplinary scientists with laser-based experiments.
- Instruct new team members in the usage of the laser and measurement systems.
- Operation and Maintenance of a complex laser-based infrared molecular fingerprinting instrument.
- Test and characterize laser and downstream module specifications and resolve potential problems.
- Support in carrying out molecular fingerprinting measurements.
- Support of an experienced researcher in laser-related development.
Qualifications and Skills
- Excellent Master’s degree or higher in physics or a related technical discipline.
- Experience with the setup and adjustment of optical systems.
- Strong self-motivation and the ability to solve problems independently.
- Ideally, laser or optical laboratory experience.
- Ideally, experience with ultrafast and/or high-power laser systems.
- Ideally, experience with Labview, Python, or another programming language.
- Strong self-motivation and the ability to solve problems independently Interest in interdisciplinary work with interface to bio-medical applications.
- Good command of English, and ideally Hungarian language.
What we can offer
- A broad range of activities in a dynamically evolving second-to-none endeavor and professional environment.
- Access to the latest optical technologies and state-of-the-art laboratories.
- Long-term opportunity with highly qualified and motivated professionals.
- A versatile range of work packages (professional training if needed for the position, guaranteed 30 days of annual vacation days for the whole year).
- Work in an international environment and the opportunity for professional development.
- Solution-oriented atmosphere and the opportunity to participate in the success of a dynamic and growing organization.
- The location of the position is at Garching, north of Munich, Germany.