The Chair of Laser Technology & Spectroscopy at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Helmut Schmidt University / Bundeswehr University, Hamburg (HSU / UniBw H) offers
in the context of a third-party funded research project for the next possible date the position of a
Research Assistant (m/f/x)
for a laser-start-up project
(pay grade E 13 TVöD; 39 hours per week)
for a limited period until 30.11.2022.
Ultrashort pulse lasers with a duration of approx. 250 fs have become indispensable tools in research and industry. We are performing a technology push by upgrading industrial-grade
lasers to deliver pulses as short as 10 fs. This brings us to our twofold mission. Firstly, we are going to provide scientists with extremely reliable ultrashort pulse lasers to advance
the frontier research in ultrafast spectroscopy, microscopy and tumor detection. Secondly, we aim to satisfy the growing industrial demand in high-end material processing applications
for stable and reliable ultrafast lasers with ever shorter pulse durations. Our future products will be add-on modules which can be easily adapted to nearly all different types of existing
laser systems. This way we are not only providing the added value to a customer but also bringing sustainability to the ultrafast laser market. Our technology features unprecedented stability,
reliability and life time. Our team has over 17 years of cumulative experience with this technology.
Our team
convinced the jury of the EXIST research transfer funding program of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (volume 800,000 €) with its innovative
technology and the associated business plan. This program is aimed at outstanding, high-tech, research-based start-up projects. Currently we are hosted by the young and dynamic
Chair of Laser Technology and Spectroscopy (Prof. Dr. Pronin), an excellent research facility providing all necessary infrastructure and support for such a spin-off project. You
can find more details about the project at:
https://www.hsu-hh.de/start-up-entwickelt-neue-laser-fuer-die-biowissenschaften.
Areas of responsibility:
- Product development
- Setting up production
- Conducting experimental work in the lab to advance and verify our technology
- Liaising and applying for follow-up financing (e.g. BMBF and BMWi proposals)
Qualification requirements:
- Completed university degree (German diploma or Master´s degree) in the field of physics or engineering
- Practical experience in the field of optics
- You speak fluent English
Desirable:
- You have an affinity for working autonomously in a start-up environment
- You have a passion for expanding, knowing and growing on the job
- Problem solving ability
- Strong analytical thinking skills
We offer:
- inexpensive food options at the university canteen (three times per day)
- a multi-faceted, diverse and demanding position in an application-oriented research environment
- advanced individual training possibilities
- proportionate contributions to supplementary pension scheme
- workplace at a green campus university in the eastern part of Hamburg with flexible working hours and free sports programme within the occupational health scheme
- possibility of using the Bundeswehr-owned car sharing
If you have any technical questions, contact Prof. Dr. Pronin, phone +49(0)40/6541-2756, e-mail:
oleg.pronin@hsu-hh.de,
or Christian Franke, e-mail:
christian.franke@hsu-hh.de.
The employment contract is based on the provisions of the pertinent German Public Service Collective Bargaining Agreement (Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst, TVöD) in conjunction with
the applicable Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG). You will be classified in pay grade E 13 TVöD if you meet all the personal requirements and perform all the work assigned.
The job is generally available to part-timers.
This position is open to persons of all genders. We explicitly welcome applications from women. Women will be given preferential consideration, if applicants are equal in aptitude, qualification and
professional achievement in areas in which women are underrepresented, unless reasons concerning the personality qualifications of a fellow applicant takes precedence.
We explicitly welcome applications from handicapped people. Severely handicapped people and people of comparable status will be given preferential consideration, if applicants are equal in aptitude.
They are only required to have a minimum of physical aptitude. Individual handicap-related limitations will only preclude preferential consideration, if the profile of the post in question absolutely
requires certain capabilities.
Information on data protection provisions within the scope of the application procedure can be found on the website
www.hsu-hh.de under the heading “Universität – Karriere – Datenschutzinformationen”.
Please send your application and the standard documents required – in electronic form (pdf file) only! – to the address below by
23.09.2021, stating the reference number
(ET-1721):
Note:
Your application cannot be processed without indication of the reference number
and will be deleted in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.