PhD position: Electron ptychography for Materials and Life Sciences 1213 views

The Ernst Ruska-Centre (ER-C) for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons at Forschungszentrum Jülich is inviting applications for 2019D-190 – PhD position – Advanced electron ptychography for materials and life sciences.

About the position:

• Perform experiments with state-of-the-art aberration-corrected low-voltage STEM machines equipped with ultrafast cameras to record 4D STEM data of 2D materials and biological as well as soft matter specimen
• Automate multidimensional data acquisition and evaluation is to a high level
• Implement and test novel ptychographic reconstruction schemes in close cooperation with mathematicians, X-ray scientists and IT experts
• Acompanying simulations to validate results, to optimise acquisition and reconstruction parameters and to frame ranges of validity of ptychographic schemes in electron microscopy
• Play a key role in the methodological development of momentum-resolved STEM techniques
• Duration of the contract is 3 years.

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold Master’s degree in Physics
• A background and strong interest in scattering theory, solid state physics and/or experiences in electron microscopy are desirable
• Programming experience in, e.g., Matlab, Python and experience in the field of structural biology/biophysics is beneficial.
• Applicant must possess fluency of written and spoken English
• Applicant must be able to work autonomously in close interaction within a team.

How to apply:

Apply online