Postdoc: Diffractive Electron Optics & Instrumentation

Delft University of Technology; Delft; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Excellent pension scheme

Flexible working week

Job summary

Delft University of Technology invites applications for a Postdoc in Electron Optics and Instrumentation within the Curious Beams Lab. The project BEAMSurf focuses on diffractive imaging using backscattered electrons and requires leadership in instrument development from design to demonstration.

You will work with PhD candidates on imaging, reconstruction methods, and experimental validation, leveraging high-vacuum SEM capabilities and advanced electron-optical technologies.

Qualifications

• PhD in physics, applied physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, or closely related field.
• Strong background in experimental physics, electron optics, electron microscopy, charged-particle optics, or scientific instrumentation.
• Experience designing, building or characterizing experimental systems.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of instrument development from electron-optical design through fabrication, integration and demonstration.
• Coordinate with PhD candidates and PI; lead commissioning and optimization of the experimental instrument.
• Design and characterize compact electron-optical components to separate coherent signal and direct to detector.
• Span electron-optical design, simulations, MEMS/nanofabrication, vacuum technology, detector integration and experimental microscopy.

Skills

Electron optics

Experimental physics

Analytical skills

Numerical simulation

Education

PhD in physics or closely related field

Tools

MEMS fabrication

Vacuum systems

Electromagnetic modelling

Ray tracing simulations

Job description

Delft University of Technology invites applications for a Postdoc in Electron Optics and Instrumentation within the Curious Beams Lab. The project BEAMSurf focuses on diffractive imaging using backscattered electrons and requires leadership in instrument development from design to demonstration.

You will work with PhD candidates on imaging, reconstruction methods, and experimental validation, leveraging high-vacuum SEM capabilities and advanced electron-optical technologies.