Instrument Scientist for CSPEC

The European Spallation Source (ESS) is a partnership organization of 13 European member countries located in the city of Lund, Sweden. The ESS is hiring motivated and inspiring people from across the globe to design, construct and operate the world's most powerful neutron source. We seek collaborative, talented people in a range of fields who are excited about playing a part in the future of science in Europe.

CSPEC is a cold neutron direct geometry time of flight spectrometer developed as a German and French collaboration between the research neutron sources (FRM-II) and Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (LLB). We are currently recruiting for the position of Instrument Scientist for CSPEC. This is a critical role that exists within the Spectroscopy Division in the Science Directorate of the ESS.

Your responsibilities, in collaboration with the FRM-II and LLB scientists and engineers, will include:

1. Instrument duties:
   • Ensure, with the in-kind partners, the successful completion of the neutron instrument project in close collaboration with the lead engineer;
   • Provide scientific guidance and support to CSPEC work package team;
   • Provide an interface between ESS Technical Groups and in-Kind partners and take part in the testing of components;
   • Follow and support the installation of the complete neutron instrument;
   • Focus on the integration of sample environment, detector capabilities and data curation and analysis;
   • Perform, with the in-kind partners, the cold and hot commissioning of the neutron instrument. In particular prepare "First Science" experiments during the initial operation phase of ESS;
   • Contribute to the development of relevant ESS support facilities and infrastructure.
   • Once in operation support the user programme at ESS by performing local contacting duties and collaborative research;
   • Once CSPEC is completed there will be opportunities to perform the planning, design, and evaluation of other instrumentation concepts through calculations, simulations and test-experiments.
2. Scientific duties:
   • Conduct scientific or technical research and author scientific or technical publications;
   • Establish and maintain constructive contacts with universities, laboratories and other relevant actors;
   • Take part in peer review of scientific publications, grant proposals, research, and facilities;
   • Represent ESS at appropriate conferences and workshops;
   • Present scientific and technical research at the relevant conferences and workshops, and in seminars and lectures;
   • Engage with the scientific community through involvement in standards groups, conference organization and professional bodies as appropriate;
   • Supervise post docs and students and participate in teaching activities, as appropriate.

Required qualifications:

• A PhD in the physical or chemical sciences or any adjacent disciplines with experience studying low lying collective and quasiparticle excitations using neutron scattering techniques;
• Knowledge of neutron scattering data treatment and modeling at a level sufficient to guide the development of instrument specific software;
• Experience and technical interest in instrumentation, preferably using time-of-flight;
• Ability to work in a team with people of a variety of disciplines in an international collaboration;
• Excellent oral and written English skills;
• Flexibility to travel.

Further preferred skills:

• Experience with neutron polarisation analysis;
• Basic programming experience in Python;
• Experience in Monte Carlo ray tracing simulations.

Duration & Location:

The position is a fixed term 3 year position, full-time position located in Lund, Sweden.

Application & Contact:

Please provide your CV in English by clicking on "apply" and following the instructions. The position will be open until filled.

For further information please contact the Division Head for Spectroscopy Pascale Deen, pascale.deen@ess.eu.

For further information regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Partner, Kate Quaak, kathryn.quaak@ess.eu.

For trade union information, please contact Unionen representative Mikael Johansson at mikael.johansson@ess.eu or SACO/Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers representative Marc Kickulies at marc.kickulies@ess.eu.

We look forward to receiving your application