PhD Position on Femtosecond Spectroscopy of Chiral Molecular Ions
Core
Design, develop, and test an instrument for chiral photoelectron spectroscopy of molecular ions using femtosecond lasers and mass spectrometry.
Role type
First-stage researcher (R1) in ultrafast spectroscopy and mass spectrometry
Builds
A novel momentum spectrometer ion target and adapted Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer for PECD experiments
Domain
Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Mass Spectrometry, Ultrafast Science
Required skills
Experimental laboratory research, Femtosecond lasers, Ion transfer optics / ion traps, Charged particle detection, Ion-optical simulations, Instrument adaptation, Scientific publication
Preferred skills
Chirality, Molecular ions, Ultrafast optics, Python programming
Technologies
Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer, Electrospray ion source, Radiofrequency-based ion trap, Momentum spectrometer, Femtosecond laser pulses
Responsibilities
Adapting hardware and software of a high-resolution Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer, Developing an ion guide transfer system, Establishing protocols for producing and accumulating negatively charged chiral molecular ions, Conducting ion-optical simulations, Integrating experimental control systems, Performing and analyzing Photoelectron Circular Dichroism (PECD) experiments
Seniority
First-stage researcher (R1), full-time