Laser Beamline Scientist

DESY, with more than 3000 employees at its two locations in Hamburg and Zeuthen, is one of the world’s leading research centres. Its research focuses on decoding the structure and function of matter, from the smallest particles of the universe to the building blocks of life. In this way, DESY contributes to solving the major questions and urgent challenges facing science, society and industry. With its ultramodern research infrastructure, its interdisciplinary research platforms and its international networks, DESY offers a highly attractive working environment in the fields of science, technology and administration as well as for the education of highly qualified young scientists.

DESYs Laser Science and Technology Group is responsible for research, development and operations of high-power ultrafast lasers for DESYs large scale facilities. Here, high power, high repetition rate ultrafast lasers are essential for generating and manipulating of electron beams and for most of the science experiments at the X‑Ray Free Electron Laser facilities FLASH and European XFEL. We are looking for a highly motivated scientist to strengthen our international team of scientists, engineers and technicians. In particular, we are looking for a person to design, implement and develop ultrafast lasers to be operated in pump-probe experiments at the extreme ultraviolet and soft x-ray FEL FLASH in the fields of condensed matter physics, atomic, molecular optical physics and surface science. We welcome personal initiative for research via cutting-edge experiments and investigation of novel photo-excitation schemes.