The Paul Scherrer Institut is a centre for multi-disciplinary research and one of the world's leading user laboratories. It belongs as an autonomous institution to the Swiss ETH domain and concentrates its activities on solid-state research and material sciences, elemen-tary particle and astrophysics, energy and environmental research as well as on biology and medi-cine.
The Laboratory for Neutron Scattering is looking for a
Thesis Student (PhD position)
Your tasks
The successful candidate is expected to participate in a new project in ferroelectrics. |
The project aims at studying critical properties of relaxors, classical ferroelectrics and quantum paraelectrics.
The PhD thesis will include measurements of the low-frequency atomic dynamics in these materials with triple-axis neutron spectroscopy with and without application of an external electric field. The experiments will be performed at the Swiss Neutron Spallation Source SINQ at the PSI.
It is expected that some part of the experiments will also be done at other neutron sources (ILL, Grenoble, FMR2, Munich) or with synchrotron radiation at the ESRF in Grenoble.
Your profile
This position requires a BSc
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+ MSc in Physics with good knowledge in quantum mechanics.
Experience in solid state spectroscopy or diffraction with neutrons and/or X-rays would be an advantage. Programming skills (Fortran, C, Matlab) would also be useful. The candidate should be willing to work in a team environment.
For further information, please contact bertrand.roessli@psi.ch
Ph. +41 (0)56 310 44 01.
Send your application to: Paul Scherrer Institute, Human Resources, Mr. Thomas Erb, ref. code 3302-01, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. |