CareerPlan

PhD position: Attosecond X-ray interferometry

Hamburg, HAMBURGFull-time2026-10-22 → 2026-11-10
Based in Germany

Core

Develop and test a novel attosecond X-ray interferometer to measure ultrafast responses of materials and molecules and create movies of electron dynamics.

Role type

PhD researcher in X-ray optics and interferometry

Builds

Attosecond X-ray interferometer and low-aberration multilayer Laue lens (MLL) systems for XFELs

Domain

Physics, X-ray optics, ultrafast science

Deliverable

research

Required skills

X-ray optics, interferometric methods, analytical methods, quantitative methods, instrumentation, computational methods, Python programming

Preferred skills

Experience with lab sources, synchrotrons, or XFELs

Responsibilities

Develop and test novel X-ray interferometer, Develop and test low-aberration multilayer Laue lens (MLL) systems, Develop new interferometric methodologies, Conduct scientific experiments at X-ray facilities, Communicate findings via publications and presentations