Vacancy No. 188/2025

Physicist (f/m/d)

65% part-time

At the Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP) at KIT, a PhD position (m/f/d) in the field of (astro-)particle physics is available. Our research group has many years of experience in the search for rare events and is a member of the international XENON and XLZD collaborations dedicated to the search for dark matter. The goal of the advertised position is to advance technological aspects related to liquid xenon time projection chambers in preparation for the construction of the XLZD Observatory.

Job description
  • design, construction, and testing of a prototype high-voltage feedthrough for use in liquid xenon
  • develop suitable calibration techniques, conduct Monte Carlo simulations
  • perform statistical analyses to evaluate the sensitivity of future liquid xenon detectors, such as XLZD, with regard to key questions in astroparticle physics
  • contribute to teaching activities of the research group
  • assist in supervising Bachelor’s and Master’s theses
  • presenting your results at scientific conferences
  • preparing publications.
Personal qualification
  • you hold a Master’s degree in Physics
  • you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team and have a passion for experimental research
  • working within international collaborations requires excellent intercultural and organizational skills
  • strong communication skills and a constructive work attitude are expected.
Organizational unit

Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP)

Starting date

01.09.2025

Salary

Salary category 13 TV-L, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements.

Contract duration

3 years.

Application up to

19.06.2025

Contact person in line-management

For further information, please contact Dr. Yanina Biondi  (yanina.biondi@kit.edu ), phone: +49 721 6082 2702. Please send your application including a cover letter, your CV, and all certificates in electronic form (preferably as a single pdf file).

Application

Please apply online using the button below for this vacancy number 188/2025 .
Personnel Support is provided by 

Ms Ratzel
phone: +49 721 608-25544,

Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

We prefer to balance the number of employees (f/m/d). Therefore we kindly ask female applicants to apply for this job.
Recognized severely disabled persons will be preferred if they are equally qualified.

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