Requirements
A PhD in Physics or Engineering, excellent analysis skills, and an analytical mind-set are all required. You must also have good communication skills, including written English language proficiency. You must be capable of independent research that can integrate with the needs of a large research team. A collaborative attitude is strongly desired. Very good programming skills and demonstrated experience with modelling complex interferometers (ideally in the gravitational wave context) are required.
Offer
Nikhef is a unique and inspiring place to work. The selected candidate will be employed by the NWO-I Foundation. A two-year contract is offered. The remuneration is between € 4.000 and € 5.141 based on full-time employment and depending on your education and seniority. Furthermore, NWO-I offers a fixed 13th month and more than 8 weeks of paid holiday leave per year. The terms of employment of the NWO-I Foundation are excellent and can be found at: www.nwo-i.nl.
Questions and application
Interested candidates can send in their applications by clicking the 'Solliciteer' button below. Please be prepared to upload a cv, a cover letter and the names and email addresses of at least two references who are willing to upload a reference letter on your behalf. Deadline for applications is 19/01/2024. We may contact good candidates before this deadline.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, you may contact Andreas Freise, a.freise@nikhef.nl, or Sebastian Steinlechner, s.steinlechner@nikhef.nl.
About Nikhef
At Nikhef, approximately 195 physicists and 85 technical staff members work together in an open and international scientific environment. Together, they perform theoretical and experimental research in the fields of particle and astroparticle physics. The Nikhef institute is a collaboration between six major Dutch universities and the Dutch Foundation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Nikhef participates in large research collaborations, such as at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and in experiments in the research fields of gravitational waves, cosmic rays and astroparticle physics. Knowledge and technology transfer to third parties, i.e. industry, society and the general public, is an integral part of Nikhef’s mission.
Nikhef is the National Institute for Subatomic Physics. Our research is aimed at particle and astroparticle physics.
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