Postdoc: High-Temperature Superconducting Undulator Tech

EPFL CED Centre d'Employabilité et de Développement / Employability and Development Center; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Paul Scherrer Institute seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow in High-Temperature Superconducting Undulator Technology to contribute to the SwissFELplus project. You will develop a variable-polarization undulator using REBCO tapes and work closely with scientists, engineers, and technicians across design, testing, and measurement activities.

The role requires a PhD in physics or electrical engineering, hands-on experience with superconducting magnets and magnetic measurements, and strong communication and

Qualifications

• PhD in physics, electrical engineering or closely related field.
• Experience with REBCO tapes or superconducting magnets gained through laboratory work, testing or characterization.
• Experience with magnetic measurements, cryogenic testing or electromagnetic simulations of technical superconductors is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent English skills are required; German is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Take an active role in developing a variable-polarization undulator based on superconducting REBCO tapes within the SwissFELplus project.
• Independently carry out design and development activities while collaborating with scientists, engineers and technicians.
• Support design and manufacture of the REBCO tape undulator and coordinate its cryogenic testing.
• Analyze and interpret magnetic measurement data to improve the undulator design.
• Document and communicate work through technical reports, publications and conference presentations.
• Participate in SwissFELplus meetings and contribute to project progress.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excellent English

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

PhD in physics or electrical engineering

Tools

Electromagnetic simulations software

Cryogenic testing equipment

Magnetic measurement equipment

Job description

Paul Scherrer Institute seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow in High-Temperature Superconducting Undulator Technology to contribute to the SwissFELplus project. You will develop a variable-polarization undulator using REBCO tapes and work closely with scientists, engineers, and technicians across design, testing, and measurement activities.

The role requires a PhD in physics or electrical engineering, hands-on experience with superconducting magnets and magnetic measurements, and strong communication and