Research engineer (1 year temporary position)

Lunds universitet, MAX IV, Diffraction & Scattering / Elektronikjobb / Lund
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Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world's top 100 universities. The University has 40 000 students and 7 600 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

MAX IV is a Swedish national large-scale research laboratory hosted by Lund University. It provides scientists from Sweden as well as internationally, with state-of-the-art instrumentation for research in areas such as engineering, physics, structural biology, chemistry and nanotechnology. Fully developed it will receive more than 2 000 scientists annually, conducting ground-breaking experiments in materials and life sciences using the brilliant X-ray light.



250 people are currently employed at MAX IV Laboratory, and 16 beamlines are funded.

The facility is in a ramp-up phase with 10 beamlines now receiving users and 6 more scheduled to be commissioned and built to receive users within the next few years.



This position is to support the CoSAXS beamline at a technical level for 1 year, to cover parental leave.

Tasks

- In close collaboration with both beamline teams and engineering, support beamline installations and maintenance work especially when handling vacuum components, complex mechanical parts and delicate optics.
- Participation in the commissioning of the beamline and end-station.
- Participate in the development, design, purchase, installation and testing of new beamline and experimental station components in order to ensure the availability of a competitive and reliable beamline environment.
- Shared responsibilities for operation, maintenance and documentation of the beamline in close collaboration with the team of scientists and engineers at CoSAXS and MAX IV staff.

Qualifications The successful candidate is a technician/engineer with experience from synchrotron work. The candidate must have experience of handling new complex equipment, including thorough practical experience in handling delicate X-ray optics, vacuum components and workshop tools. The candidate must have experience of instrumentation controls hardware and software. They must be able to work independently and to handle a large number of on-going parallel tasks. They must be able to quickly read and understand complex manuals (in English) and have excellent communication skills with all the different functions at the laboratory. A degree in engineering, physics, chemistry or materials science is required.

The position opens an opportunity to gain experience of working at a large scale facility like the MAX IV storage ring. The daily work is varied and covers many technical aspects from vacuum technology, electromechanical control systems, robotics, computer science, cryogenics and many others. You will be joining an international team as they deliver the latest beamline at MAX IV to come into user operation.

On call services may apply in the future.

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Varaktighet, arbetstid
100 %. Tillträde: As per agreement Visstidsanställning

Publiceringsdatum
2020-02-25

Ersättning
Monthly salary

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Sista dag att ansöka är 2020-03-06
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Företag
Lunds universitet, MAX IV, Diffraction & Scattering

Arbetsgivarens referens
Arbetsgivarens referens för detta jobb är "PA2020/709".

Omfattning
Detta är ett heltidsjobb.

Arbetsgivare
Lunds Universitet (org.nr 202100-3211)

Arbetsplats
Lunds universitet, MAX IV, Diffraction & Scattering

Jobbnummer
5117648

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