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            Neutron Physics Laboratory (NPL) at the Nuclear Physics
            Institute, Řež near Prague, Czech Republic, invites
            applications for an <i>instrument scientist position in
              the neutron diffraction group</i>. The position is open to
            candidates who </span><span
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            chemistry, material science and engineering </span><span
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            lang="EN-US">or related areas, and have a proven record of
            experience with </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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            research in materials science. </span><span
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            candidate should preferably have </span><span
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            background in neutron or X-ray diffraction methods and</span><span
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            technical and communication skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            successful candidate will participate in the research and
            development work associated with neutron scattering
            instrumentation at the neutron diffractometers </span><span
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            to characterization of microstrains and deformation
            mechanism in technologically important materials.
            Responsibilities will include the cooperation with visiting
            researchers in conducting experiments and data reduction</span><span
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            in the subjects like microstrain characterization of
            materials within the open access user program of CANAM.
            She/he will also participate in the instrumental </span><span
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            and software upgrade projects</span><span
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            the diffractometer. The </span><span
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            scientist is also expected to develop her/his own research
            program using the diffractometer and/or other facilities at
            NPL, preferably </span><span
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            the field of </span><span
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            of microstrains and deformation mechanism </span><span
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            alloys and related topics</span><span style="font-size:
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            further information, please contact Dr. Pavel Strunz (<a
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              href="mailto:strunz@ujf.cas.cz"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:strunz@ujf.cas.cz">strunz@ujf.cas.cz</a></a>).<br>
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            of the appointment:</b><br>
          The appointment will initially be for three years with the
          possibility of extension (subject to satisfactory
          performance).<br>
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            style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><b>Closing date
              for applications</b>: 31 October 2015. <br>
            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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            mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
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            Strunz<br>
            Nuclear Physics Institute, ONF<br>
            CZ-25068 Řež near Prague, Czech Republic<br>
            phone: +420 266173553<br>
            fax: +420 220940141<br>
            e-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
              href="mailto:strunz@ujf.cas.cz">strunz@ujf.cas.cz</a></span><br>
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      </o:smarttagtype><b>Additional information:</b></span><span
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      The <a href="http://www.ujf.cas.cz">Nuclear Physics Institute
        ASCR</a>, 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, which includes
      also Neutron Physics Laboratory (NPL). The NPL research team
      combines expertise in the field of materials science with the
      power of neutron physics. The user facilities of NPL are open to
      both national and international guest scientists - at least 40% of
      the instrument beam time is reserved for external research
      proposals.<br>
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          announcement: <a
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