Associate or Full Professor: Science with intense infrared/THz radiation in High Magnetic Fields

Would you like to lead your own independent research group within a large-scale international research infrastructure? HFML-FELIX, a widely recognised research facility with a strong in-house scientific research programme, is offering an Associate Professor / Full Professor position in the field of science using intense infrared/THz radiation in high magnetic fields.

This is a new Chair which aims to initiate a novel, high-profile research area within HFML-FELIX based on research using high magnetic fields and/or intense infrared and THz radiation. Your role will include the acquisition of research funding, possibly in collaboration with external academic and/or industrial partners, and the supervision of PhD candidates and scientific staff. Your teaching activities will be part of the educational institutes for Physics and Astronomy and/or Molecular Sciences. As a world-class research facility with a committed international user community, HFML-FELIX builds on a strong background in advanced spectroscopy using high magnetic fields, as well as intense infrared/THz radiation. In this position, you will be expected to expand these activities towards the unique combination thereof.

As associate or full professor, you will commence a new research line at this novel interface of highest DC magnetic fields and intense infrared/THz radiation and initiate a research programme exploiting the exceptional opportunities for control and manipulation of matter. Possible areas of interest cover a broad spectrum including, for example, pulsed magnetic resonance techniques at the highest DC magnetic fields for the elucidation of the structure of proteins, manipulation of spins in next-generation photovoltaics and THz control of quantum or topological materials. A wider focus should also underpin the aspect of a broad research portfolio of our large-scale research infrastructure as well as teaching within the Faculty of Science’s educational programmes. You should be an internationally recognised researcher with a PhD degree in chemistry, biochemistry or physics, who aims to use the extreme conditions created by high magnetic fields and intense laser radiation to study, control and manipulate molecules and materials.

• It concerns an employment for 0.8 - 1.0 FTE.
• The gross monthly salary amounts to a minimum of €6,648 and a maximum of €9,680 based on a 38-hour working week as a Full Professor (salary scale H2).  An appointment as an Associate Professor with the potential to further develop as a Full Professor is also possible. The gross monthly salary as an Associate Professor amounts to a minimum of €6,002 and a maximum of €8,025 based on a 38-hour working week, depending on your scientific track record and experience (salary scale 13 or 14).
• You will receive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• It concerns a permanent employment.
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services. Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the local labour market, provide customized support in their search for employment and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
• Working for us means getting extra days off. In case of full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the legally allotted 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.

The High Field Magnet Laboratory and Free-Electron Lasers for Infrared eXperiment ( HFML-FELIX) is a large-scale research infrastructure and its in-house research programmes are centred around chemistry and physics, fostering interdisciplinary research. The mission of HFML-FELIX is to develop and exploit the world's highest continuous magnetic fields and intense infrared and terahertz radiation and to facilitate pioneering scientific research carried out by both external and in-house user groups. HFML-FELIX currently comprises six research groups covering a broad research portfolio ranging from condensed matter physics to biomolecular chemistry. In addition, HFML-FELIX has a strong programme in magnet technology and free-electron laser technology. HFML-FELIX is run jointly by Radboud University (RU) and the Netherlands Foundation of Scientific Research Institutes (NWO-I). Its scientific programme is embedded in the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM). IMM is a large interdisciplinary institute with 24 groups working in chemistry, molecular physics and materials science.

HFML-FELIX provides an open and dynamic research environment in which people are encouraged to bring their research to full fruition. Radboud University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and as such encourages applications from women and minorities. It offers customised facilities to better align work and private life. Parents are entitled to partly paid parental leave and Radboud University staff enjoy flexibility in the way they structure their work. Radboud University highly values the career development of all its staff members, which is facilitated by a variety of programmes.


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