[Neutron] PhD job offers at FRM II

[Sebastian Muehlbauer]

Dear All,

A brief reminder of our recent PhD offers at FRM II, Munich! The 
deadline is 6.4.2025.

With kind regards,

Sebastian

Am 14.03.2025 um 10:24 schrieb 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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