德国马克斯普朗克等离子体物理研究所2025年博士后招聘

Postdoctoral Researcher - Plasma Physicist (m/f/d)

Employer

Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

Location

Garching (DE)

Salary

Remuneration according to pay group 13 TVöD (Bund)

Closing date

2 Apr 2025

The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics as an institute of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (registered association) is one of the leading centres for fusion research and is engaged in developing the physical foundations for a future fusion power plant. The institute is affiliated to the European Fusion Programme.

The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching offers within the department ITER Technology & Diagnostics (ITED) a position for a

Postdoctoral Researcher - Plasma Physicist (m/f/d)

Job Code: 25/009

Full Time

Limited

As a member of the Neutral Beam Injection (NBI) team at Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) Garching, the candidate will participate in the experiments of the RF-driven negative ion source at the test facilities BATMAN Upgrade and ELISE that are an essential part of the European step ladder approach towards ITER NBI. He/she will be responsible for the various Langmuir probe systems applied to the diagnostics of these low temperature plasmas. The work will be performed in Garching together with the IPP-NBI team. Strong collaboration with the NBTF team and related experiments is requested.

Your tasks

Responsible for various Langmuir probes systems at the test facilities

Analysis of the obtained data

Present the results in meetings, conferences and reports

Active contribution to the experimental program to obtain ion source properties

Strong collaboration with NBTF and other partner institutes

Your profile

PhD degree in Physics or equivalent fields

Experience in Langmuir probes

Knowledge of low temperature plasma physics

Experience with ion sources is an advantage

Your abilities

Very good knowledge of plasma physics

Operation and interpretation of plasma diagnostic methods

Good knowledge of data acquisition systems, data evaluation and visualization

High competence in team working and very good communication skills

We offer

An interesting job at one of the largest research institutes for fusion research

Flexible working hours

Training and further education opportunities

Family service of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Further social benefits (e.g. company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, discounted public transport tickets)

The position will be based in Garching, Germany and is supported by EUROfusion. The position is open at any time and limited until 31st December 2027; the latter is however, subject to funding availability and extension of the EUROfusion Grant Agreement in 2026-27. The selected candidate has to be approved by EUROFusion in a second application process. The salary is based on the assignment of tasks and qualifications and goes up to pay group 13 according to the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD Bund).

The IPP seeks to increase the proportion of employed women in those areas where they are underrepresented and explicitly encourages women to apply for this position. The IPP is committed to employing more disabled individuals and especially encourages them to apply.

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Then we are looking forward to your complete online application until 02.04.2025.

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Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

IPP Garching

Boltzmannstraße 2

85748 Garching

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