Research Associate - Experimental Particle and Astroparticle Physics (Research Associate)

Department: Faculty IV - Science and Engineering Faculty | Scope of employment: Full-time | Duration of employment: temporary | Posting ID: 7085

We are an interdisciplinary and open-minded university with currently around 14,000 students and a range of subjects from the humanities, social sciences, and economics to natural sciences, engineering, and life sciences. With over 2,000 employees, we are one of the largest employers in the region and offer a unique environment for teaching, research, and further education.

We are looking for:

In Faculty IV - Science and Engineering Faculty, Physics / Experimental Particle Physics, we are looking for a research associate at the earliest possible date under the following conditions:

• 100% = 39.83 hours
• Pay group 13 TV-L
• temporary for 3 years

Your tasks:

• Your research activity should be in the field of the development of microstructured silicon detectors for applications in high-energy physics
• Participation in the projects of the working group, in particular the construction of the pixel detector for the Insight experiment in the CmF Excellence Cluster, the integration and commissioning of the ATLAS ITk Pixel detector, as well as the design and development of concepts for future silicon pixel detectors
• Documentation of scientific results and preparation of publications
• Supervision of students in the context of theses and seminar papers

Your profile:

• Completed university degree in physics
• Very well-completed doctorate in the field of high-energy physics
• Experience in the development and/or operation of silicon pixel or strip detectors
• Programming skills (C/C++, Python)
• Teamwork and communication skills
• Willingness to undertake business trips to a limited extent
• Above-average involvement in scientific exchange (conferences, reviews, research reports, etc.) and at least one international publication
• Interest in interdisciplinary cooperation
• Very good English skills

Our offer:

• Promotion of your own scientific or artistic qualification according to the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz
• Diverse opportunities to take on responsibility and make a visible contribution in the environment of research and teaching
• A modern understanding of leadership and cooperation
• Good compatibility of work and private life, for example through flexible design of working hours and location as well as support with childcare
• Extensive personnel development program
• Health management with a wide range of prevention and counseling services

We look forward to receiving your application by 15.09.2026. Please apply exclusively via our job portal (https://jobs.uni-siegen.de). Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications in paper form or by e-mail.

Your contact person:

Prof. Dr. Matthias Hamer 0271 / 740 -3320 Matthias.Hamer@uni-siegen.de

Equal opportunities and diversity are promoted and lived at the University of Siegen. The advertisement is expressly aimed at people of all genders (m/f/d); applications from women will be given special consideration in accordance with the State Equality Act. Likewise, we welcome applications from persons of the most diverse personal, social, and cultural backgrounds, people with severe disabilities, and those equivalent to them.

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