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The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers
2 Apr 2025

Job Information

Organisation/Company
Radboud University
Research Field
Physics
Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country
Netherlands
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Temporary
Job Status
Not Applicable
Hours Per Week
38.0
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

Are you an enthusiastic young scientist who likes to work with and/or develop new spectroscopic instruments? And do you hold a PhD degree in physics (photonics), electrical engineering or a related field? Would you like to be involved in the research and development of instruments based on supercontinuum IR sources to perform multispecies detection for life science applications? If so, then you have a part to play as a postdoctoral researcher in our research team!

Gas sensing plays an important role in many fields. It is used to monitor climate change, optimise industrial control, as well as observe important chemical or biological reactions related to life sciences. Among several optical methods for measuring gas concentrations, laser-based absorption spectroscopy with supercontinuum sources is emerging as a promising and effective tool. Our team has demonstrated the effectiveness of a gas detection system for monitoring several volatile organic compounds emitted from fruits during long-term storage using a fibre-based supercontinuum source and a custom-built Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS).

This 2-year postdoctoral project aims at building a new generation of FTSs able to cover the entire spectral bandwidth of the particular supercontinuum source developed by the company Norblis (a spin-off from the Technical University of Denmark) while using cost-effective components. This will be part of the world's first automated multi-species trace gas analyser acting as an interactive storage monitor and alert system in fruit storage facilities. In this project, you will design and build a robust and compact FTS, coordinate your research with that of the other partners in the project, and contribute to the dissemination of results.

Requirements

Specific Requirements
  • You have a PhD degree in physics, engineering, photonics or a related discipline.
  • You have a good basis in optics, laser spectroscopy and signal-processing techniques.
  • You have experience with lasers and/or spectroscopy and programming (Matlab, LabView/Python).
  • You are a highly motivated, enthusiastic, critical, communicative, creative and team-oriented young scientist.
  • You can work independently, but you also enjoy interacting within a group.
  • You are fluent in English (written and spoken) and have good communication skills.

Additional Information

Benefits
  • We will give you a temporary employment contract of 1 year.
  • Your salary within salary scale 10 depends on your previous education and number of years of (relevant) work experience. The amounts in the scale are based on a 38-hour working week.
  • You will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year bonus.
  • We offer Dual Career Coaching. The Dual Career Coaching assists your partner via support, tools, and resources to improve their chances of independently finding employment in the Netherlands.
  • You will receive extra days off. With full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the statutory 20.


Work and science require good employment practices. This is reflected in Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions. You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself, for example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports subscription. And of course, we offer a good pension plan. You are given plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.

Additional comments

You can apply only via the button below. Address your letter of application to Simona Cristescu. In the application form, you will find which documents you need to include with your application.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews scheduled during the recruitment period. Therefore, you will receive feedback and information about a possible follow-up process shortly. If a suitable candidate is found before the closing date, the vacancy will be closed, and further applications will no longer be possible. Feel free to contact the listed contact person for the latest status’

You will preferably start your employment as soon as possible.

We can imagine you're curious about our application procedure. It describes what you can expect during the application procedure and how we handle your personal data and internal and external candidates. If you wish to apply for a non-scientific position with a non-EU nationality, please take notice of the following information.

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Radboud Universiteit
Country
Netherlands
City
Nijmegen
Postal Code
6525XZ
Street
Houtlaan 4
Geofield

Contact

City
Nijmegen
Website
Street
Houtlaan 4
Postal Code
6525 XZ

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