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Institute of the ASCR in Řež near Prague, Czech Republic, invites
applications for an<i> instrument scientist in neutron diffraction</i>.
The position is open to candidates who have (or are about to
receive) a PhD in physics, chemistry, material science and
engineering or related areas, and have a proven record of
experience with experimental research in materials science. A
background in neutron or X-ray diffraction is highly desirable.
The candidate should have good communication skills.<br>
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Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The Nuclear
Physics Institute ASCR, public research institution, is a member
of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. With about 250
employees, it hosts the user infrastructure CANAM (see </span></span><span
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href="http://canam.ujf.cas.cz/">http://canam.ujf.cas.cz/</a>)</span>,
which includes also the Neutron Physics Laboratory (NPL). The
NPL combines expertise in the field of materials science with
the power of neutron physics. It operates user facilities, which
are open to both national and international guest scientists.<br>
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</span></span><span
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candidate will participate in the research and development work
associated with neutron scattering instrumentation at the neutron
diffractometers dedicated to strain/stress characterization.
Responsibilities include cooperating with visiting researchers in
conducting experiments and reducing data in subjects like micro-
or macro-strain characterization in materials (e.g. welded metals)
in the frame of the CANAM Open Access user program. At the NPL, at
least 40% of the instrument beam time is reserved for external
research proposals. She/he will also participate in the instrument
development as well as in equipment and software upgrade projects
at the diffractometer. Instrument Scientist is also expected to
develop research program (preferably in the field of stress/strain
characterization and related topics) using the diffractometer
and/or other facilities at the NPL.<br>
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<span
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infromation, contact Dr. Pavel Strunz (<a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:strunz@ujf.cas.cz">strunz@ujf.cas.cz</a>).<br>
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the appointment:</i> The appointment will initially be for three
years with the possibility of extension (subject to satisfactory
performance).<br>
<i>Closing date for applications</i><i>: </i>22 April 2013<br>
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Applicants should send a letter of application, a detailed
academic C.V., a list of publications, the contact details of at
least two academic referees and copies of degrees to<br>
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Pavel Strunz<br>
Nuclear Physics Institute, ONF<br>
CZ-25068 Řež near Prague, Czech Republic<br>
phone: +420-2-6617-2034<br>
fax: +420-2-2094-0141<br>
e-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:strunz@ujf.cas.cz">strunz@ujf.cas.cz</a><br>
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<i>Links:</i><br>
CANAM infrastructure: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://canam.ujf.cas.cz/">http://canam.ujf.cas.cz/</a><br>
NPL laboratory: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://neutron.ujf.cas.cz/en/instruments/lvr15">http://neutron.ujf.cas.cz/en/instruments/lvr15</a><br>
SPN-100 stress/strain diffractomete: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://neutron.ujf.cas.cz/en/hk4">http://neutron.ujf.cas.cz/en/hk4</a><br>
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