Document 6538602

FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER
UNIVERSITÄT
ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG
TECHNISCHE FAKULTÄT
The Electron Microscopy Group at the Materials Science Department of the University of ErlangenNürnberg offers the position of a
Research Engineer in Electron Microscopy and FIB Sample Preparation.
The group operates three FEI transmission electron microscopes (TEM), among these a recently
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installed double-corrected monochromated Titan Themis 60-300, and a fully equipped laboratory for
TEM sample preparation with a new focused ion beam instrument (FEI Helios Nanolab 660). Our
research focuses on the development and application of advanced TEM and FIB-SEM techniques for
quantitative analysis of materials with the goal to contribute to an understanding of structure-property
relationships and the role of defects at the microscopic scale. Within the Center for Nanoanalysis and
Electron Microscopy (CENEM) we run an EM user facility which aims at making our electron
microscopy expertise and instrumentation available to researchers at the University and beyond.
As research engineer your responsibilities include
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daily maintenance of FIB-SEM and other equipment for TEM sample preparation; interaction
with the manufacturers
training of users at the FIB-SEM
calibration and basic alignment of FIB-SEM and TEMs
conventional TEM sample preparation
TEM sample preparation by FIB and basic SEM and TEM investigations in projects of the
electron microscopy group, research collaborations and for industrial partners
You have either scientific or technical background and several years of hands-on experience in SEM
and (preferentially) FIB-SEM. Expertise in conventional TEM sample preparation and TEM operation is
advantageous but not required. Teamwork skills and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary and
international environment are essential.
The position is first limited to the funding period of our Cluster of Excellence “Engineering of Advanced
Materials” (31.10.2017) but is envisioned to become long term. The salary is according to German
standard (E9 - E11 TL-V) and depends on educational qualification and working experience. We will
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start reviewing applications after October 1 , 2014, and the search will continue until the position is
filled.
The University of Erlangen-Nürnberg is interested in increasing the share of women in research and
teaching positions and therefore explicitly encourages female candidates to apply.
Physically disabled applicants receive favorable consideration when equally qualified.
Please send your application by e-mail to Prof. Erdmann Spiecker (Erdmann.Spiecker@ww.unierlangen.de).
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