[Neutron] Vacancy for a Research Scientist at ILL

[recruitment]

The Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), situated in Grenoble, France, is 
Europe's leading research facility for fundamental research using 
neutrons. The ILL 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: France, Germany and the United 
Kingdom, the ILL has also signed scientific collaboration agreements 
with 10 other European countries. Within the Science Division, the Large 
Scale Structures (LSS) Group is now recruiting a:

*RESEARCH SCIENTIST (m/f)*

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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. ILL 
scientists also have access to ancillary laboratories, including a 
protein deuteration facility (D-Lab) and a soft matter laboratory (PSCM) 
for sample preparation and characterization. These laboratories are run 
in partnership with European and also Grenoble-based research centres 
and facilitate collaboration with local and external scientists.

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 development, of the reflectometer D17. The 
instrument is a vertical sample reflectometer dedicated to the study of 
soft matter, biological systems and magnetic structures. 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.

/Qualifications and experience: /
Ph.D. in physical sciences. Experience in reflectometry and interest in 
soft condensed matter. Computing skills and a general interest in 
software development, particularly in the field of off-specular data 
analysis, would be considered an advantage.
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.

/Notes:/
Fixed-term contract of 5 years.
Generous company benefits (adaptation and expatriation allowance), 
relocation assistance and language courses may be offered.
Further information can be obtained by contacting the head of the LSS 
Group: Dr. R. Cubitt, tel.: +33(0)4.76.20.72.15, e-mail: cubitt at ill.fr 
or via http://www.ill.fr/lss


Please submit your application on line, with a list of publications, no 
later than *15.09.2010*, via our website: http://www.ill.fr/careers  
(Vacancy reference: *10/19*).


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