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style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;" lang="EN-GB">The Institut
Laue-Langevin (ILL), situated
in <st1:City w:st="on">Grenoble</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">France</st1:country-region>,
is <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>'s leading research facility
for
fundamental research using neutrons. The <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">ILL</st1:place></st1:State>
operates the brightest neutron source in the world, reliably delivering
intense
neutron beams to 40 unique scientific instruments. The Institute
welcomes 1700
visiting scientists per year to carry out world-class research in
solid-state
physics, crystallography, soft matter, biology, chemistry and
fundamental
physics. Funded primarily by its three founder members: <st1:country-region
w:st="on">France</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region>
and the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United Kingdom</st1:country-region>,
the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ILL</st1:place></st1:State>
has also signed
scientific collaboration agreements with 10 other European countries.
The
Science Division currently has a vacancy for a:<br>
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<b>RESEARCH SCIENTIST - reflectivity (m/f)</b><br>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<b><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-GB"></span></b><span
style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"
lang="EN-GB">Working within the
Large Scale Structures (LSS) Group in the field of Neutron
Reflectometry you
will be involved in the day-to-day running, as well as the longer term
d evelopment,
of the new reflectometer FIGARO. The instrument is a vertical
scattering plane reflectometer
dedicated to the study of soft matter and biology, in particular at
liquid surfaces.
It will be commissioned and receive its first users by the end of 2008.
You
will be expected to help with the ongoing optimization of the
instrument
hardware, software and sample environment, carry out your own active
research
programme, and assist ILL users in conducting their experiments. You
will also
be expected to assist users in making complementary measurements: in
situ
tensiometry and Brewster angle microscopy and ex situ phase modulated
ellipsometry will be available for beamline users of FIGARO.<o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"
lang="EN-GB"><br>
The LSS group
comprises a range of instruments designed to carry out studies on the
structure
of matter on a scale of one to hundreds of nanometers. These include
instruments for small-angle scattering, reflectometry, diffraction from
single
crystals or one or two-dimensionally ordered materials. The range of
science
covered is very broad, from polymer and colloid science through
structural
molecular biology to materials science and magnetic phenomena.<o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"
lang="EN-GB"><i>Qualifications and experience:</i><br>
Ph.D. in physics,
biophysics or physical chemistry.<o:p></o:p><br>
We are particularly
interested in highly motivated candidates with experience in
reflectometry and
an interest in soft condensed matter or structural biology. Although
not
essential, computing skills will represent an advantage, as will some
experience in physical measurements of biological interfaces.</span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p><br>
The post represents
an excellent opportunity for a young postdoctoral scientist to develop
expertise, broaden experience and interact with leading scientists from
around
the world. Applications from more experienced scientists who are able
to obtain
a secondment period from their home institute will also be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"
lang="EN-GB"><i>Notes:</i><br>
Fixed-term contract : 5 years.<br>
</span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"
lang="EN-GB">Generous company benefits (adaptation and
expatriation allowance), relocation assistance and language courses may
be
offered.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-GB"><br>
Further
information can be obtained by contacting the head of the Large Scale
Structures Group: Dr. P. Timmins, tel.: +33(0)476207263, e-mail:
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:timmins@ill.eu">timmins@ill.eu</a> <span style=""> </span>or the Figaro Project
Leader and Senior Fellow in Soft Matter Research: Dr Giovanna Fragneto,
tel.:
+33(0)476207062, e-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:fragneto@ill.eu">fragneto@ill.eu</a> <span style=""> </span>or via
<a href="http://www.ill.fr/lss">http://www.ill.fr/lss</a><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><strong><span
style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></strong><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"
lang="EN-GB">Please submit your application on-line,
with a list of publications, no later than <b>09.11.2008</b>, via our
website: </span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a
href="http://www.ill.fr/carrers"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">http://www.ill.fr/carrers</span></a></span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(0, 0, 51);"
lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span>(vacancy reference<b> 08/26)</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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