[Neutron] PhD job offers at FRM II

[Sebastian Muehlbauer]

Dear All,

The Technical University Munich operates the high flux neutron source 
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) located at the science campus in Garching, 
Germany. The neutron source itself, its research instruments as well as 
the irradiation facilities provide unique possibilities for the 
scientific and industrial use of neutron beams.

We are looking for highly motivated PhD candidates for two projects. We 
offer world-renowned research and exciting science in an ideal academic 
environment:

The study of superconductivity is one of the most important topics in 
modern solid-state physics. Neutron scattering is ideally suited to 
investigating and understanding the fundamental magnetic properties of 
superconductors on a microscopic scale. The subject of this doctoral 
thesis is the combination of in-situ transport measurements with 
small-angle neutron scattering. The aim is to examine complex transport 
phenomena in detail, which have so far been largely inaccessible 
experimentally. The doctoral project is carried out as a collaborative 
project with our partners at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL, Grenoble) 
in France, with formal academic supervision provided by the Technical 
University of Munich. Following an 18-month appointment at FRM II, the 
second part of the doctoral project (also 18 months) will take place in 
Grenoble at the ILL.

Potential candidates should hold a degree (Diplom, Master) in the field 
of physics or related with a focus on condensed matter research, 
ideally, with first experience with superconductivity or scattering 
techniques. Experience operating complex experimental setups and data 
analysis tools (e.g. python programming) are an asset.

https://karriere.frm2.tum.de/Doktorand-mwd-Transporteffekte-in-Supraleitern-ILL-Cofund--eng-j396.html 
<https://karriere.frm2.tum.de/Doktorand-mwd-Transporteffekte-in-Supraleitern-ILL-Cofund--eng-j396.html>

Neutron sources such as the FRM II make a fundamental contribution to 
research. This doctoral thesis focuses on the comprehensive modeling and 
characterization of the neutron flux of the FRM II neutron source, 
starting from nuclear fission in the fuel element and moderation in the 
moderator tank, through re-moderation in secondary sources, the neutron 
guide system, and finally to the individual instruments. Various 
simulation methods (Serpent, McStas) as well as detailed experimental 
measurements of flux, spectral flux distribution, and divergence 
distribution at different positions will be combined into a coherent 
model. The doctoral thesis is being conducted as a joint project with 
the TUM Center for Nuclear Safety and Innovation.

Potential candidates should hold a degree (Diplom, Master) in the field 
of physics, nuclear physics, radiochemistry, or a related field, 
ideally, with first experience reactor physics and modeling. Experience 
operating complex experimental setups and data analysis tools (e.g. 
python programming) are an asset.

https://karriere.frm2.tum.de/Doktorand-mwd-Flussmessungen-FM-II-FLUX-eng-j397.html 
<https://karriere.frm2.tum.de/Doktorand-mwd-Flussmessungen-FM-II-FLUX-eng-j397.html>

The selected PhD student will be enrolled in the physics program of the 
TUM doctoral school. Please contact Sebastian Mühlbauer 
(Sebastian.muehlbauer at frm2.tum.de 
<mailto:Sebastian.muehlbauer at frm2.tum.de>) for more information! The 
deadline for application is 2025-04-06.

-- 
PD Dr. habil. Sebastian Mühlbauer
SANS-1
Coordinator Neutron Methods Group

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ)
Technische Universität München
Lichtenbergstr. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany

phone: 049-(0)89-289-10784
email:sebastian.muehlbauer at frm2.tum.de
http://www.frm2.tum.de
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