Instrument Scientist for MIRACLES

Reference number ESD-48339

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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.

MIRACLES is the time-of-flight backscattering instrument of the European Spallation Source. Revealing dynamic processes over a wide energy range, it will serve, for example, life science, polymer science and energy materials. The configuration of the long time-of-flight primary spectrometer and the large backscattering secondary spectrometer will give unprecedented energy resolution on an accelerator-driven neutron source backscattering spectrometer. Using the long pulse of the ESS, MIRACLES is able to optimise both flux and energy resolution for each science case while the length of the instrument and ESS time structure provides simultaneous access to quasielastic and broad inelastic spectra.

We are currently recruiting for the position of Instrument Scientist for MIRACLES. This is a critical role that exists within the Spectroscopy Division in the Science Directorate of the ESS. Supported by our in-kind partner, ESS-BILBAO, you will be tasked to deliver the MIRACLES instrument to hot commissioning and prepare the instrument for user operations. We are seeking an experienced scientist in the field of neutron spectroscopy who is keen to develop instrumentation and methodologies to study complex dynamics in matter.

Your responsibilities, in collaboration with the ESS-BILBAO scientists and engineers, will include:

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 MIRACLES work package team.
• Provide an interface between ESS Technical Groups and In-Kind partner.
• Take part in the testing of components which will require occasional travel.
• Follow and support the installation of the complete neutron instrument.
• Focus on the installation of sample environment, detector capabilities and data curation and analysis. Take specific care of installation and development of sample environment, tests and development of detector capabilities, tests and developments of data curation and analysis, as appropriate.
• 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 MIRACLES is completed there will be opportunities to perform the planning, design, and evaluation of other instrumentation concepts through calculations, simulations and test-experiments.

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, chemical or biological sciences or any adjacent disciplines with research interests and a publication record aligned with some of the areas of research to be supported by MIRACLES.
• 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. Knowledge of neutron scattering data treatment and modeling at a level sufficient to guide the development of instrument specific software.
• It is strongly preferred the incumbent will have 5+ years of experience relevant to the position.
• Excellent oral and written English skills.
• Flexibility to travel. The project requires occasional travel between ESS, ESS-Bilbao based in Spain, and possibly further partner laboratories.

Further preferred skills

• Basic programming experience in Python;
• Experience in neutron optics and Monte Carlo ray tracing simulations.

Duration & Location
The position is a permanent, 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, [email protected].

For further information regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Partner, Kate Quaak, [email protected].

For trade union information please contact Unionen / Conny Wendt at +46 72 179 24 63 or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Yngve Levinson at +46 72 179 21 65

We look forward to receiving your application!

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