Postdoc: development of a novel MINFLUX microscope (Parental leave replacement)

Universität Wien; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid/remote work

Over 600 courses

Fair salary

Equal opportunities

Job summary

University of Vienna’s Ries lab seeks a postdoctoral scientist to develop advanced microscopes for biological discovery. A PhD in physics or engineering with strong optics is required, plus experience with STED/confocal systems and Python/FPGA programming.

This parental leave replacement runs until June 11, 2027, in a flexible, international, research-driven environment. You will teach, publish, supervise students, and participate in lab administration, with opportunities for ongoing training

Qualifications

• PhD in physics or engineering with strong optics background.
• Experience in microscopy hardware development and research publications.
• Excellent English communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to high-end microscope development and hardware design.
• Participate in research, teaching and administration activities.
• Publish and present findings internationally.
• Supervise students and support lab operations.
• Engage in evaluation and quality assurance tasks.

Skills

Optics

Microscopy

Python

FPGA

English proficiency

Education

PhD in Physics or Engineering

Tools

STED

Confocal microscopy

Job description

Your personal sphere of play:

We are looking for a talented, highly motivated postdoctoral scientist who is excited to develop a high-end microscope that will be useful for biological discovery. You should hold a PhD degree in physics or engineering and should have a strong background in optics and developing complex microscope hardware. Experience building scanning microscopes (STED, confocal) and in programming (Python, FPGA) is beneficial.

This position is a parental leave replacement and limited until June 11, 2027.

Your future tasks:

Active participation in research, teaching & administration, which means:

• You are involved in research projects and scientific studies.
• You publish internationally and give lectures.
• You support the group on the optics side.
• You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
• You supervise your students.
• You participate in evaluation measures and in quality assurance.
• You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration.

This is part of your personality:

• You hold a PhD degree in physics or enigneering
• Research competence and initiative proven through international publications in peer-relevant media
• Excellent scientific track record
• Excited about pushing the limits of optical microscopy
• Experience in developing microscopy technologies.
• Excellent spoken and written English skills
• Team player and high social/communicative skills

What we offer:

• Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours, remote/hybrid and/or part-time work (upon agreement).
• Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment.
• Good public transport connections: Your workplace in the center of beautiful Vienna is easily accessible by public transport.
• Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge.
• Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 5.014,30 14 times/year increases if we can credit professional experience.
• Equal opportunities for everyone: We look forward to diverse personalities in the team!

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis and as soon as a suitable candidate is found, the position will be filled.

Further information about the Ries lab at:

• https://www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/research/research-groups/ries
• https://rieslab.de

If you have any questions, please contact:

Jonas Ries

[e-mail]

We look forward to new personalities in our team! The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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Application deadline:11/08/2026

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