Research Technician Electron Accelerators and Lasers

Job description

You will maintain and further develop high-energy electron accelerator facilities in collaboration with other technicians (electronics and laser engineers) and scientists.

Your main tasks include:

 - maintenance of a Van de Graaff electron accelerator and (re-)construction of a laser driven picosecond electron accelerator, including facilities for optical and microwave/terahertz detection

- support PhD students and postdocs using the accelerators

- contribute to practical courses for Bachelor/Master students.

Requirements

- Higher Professional Education (HBO), Master or PhD (e.g. in physics, optics)

- Experience with or affinity to working with analog and high-voltage electronics, vacuum techniques and RF-techniques

- Good communication skills in English

Conditions of Employment

This position has an amount of 38 working hours per week (1 fte). The offer contains a temporary appointment for 1 year with the possibility of extension to a permanent contract. The salary is based on scales 8, 9, or 10 with a maximum of € 4274 gross per month. TU Delft offers a customizable compensation package, a discount for health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. An International Children’s Centre offers child care and an international primary school. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Information and application

For more information about this position, please contact professor Laurens D.A. Siebbeles, e-mail: l.d.a.siebbeles@tudelft.nl. 

To apply, please e-mail a detailed resume and letter of application (both in English) to Mrs. Adinda Kohler (Management Assistant), email: a.v.kohler@tudelft.nl. When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number TNWCE20-025 in the title.