Vacancy No. 52/2026

Physicist (f/m/d)

65% part-time

PhD or Postdoctoral position, working on data analysis for the world’s-leading KATRIN neutrino-mass experiment. The successful candidate (f/m/d) will contribute to cutting-edge research at the interface of neutrino physics, data analysis, and modern scientific software.

We offer:

  • Access to unique data from a world-leading experiment
  • A stimulating international research environment
  • Opportunities to develop expertise in both data analysis and scientific software.
Job description
  • Advanced data analysis of high-impact experimental data from KATRIN
  • Development and optimization of analysis pipelines and workflows, particularly for searches of New Physics in KATRIN data
  • Maintaining and further developing analysis software, improving reliability, usability, and performance of analysis tools
  • Development of a simulation platform for the next-generation differential neutrino-mass measurements using atomic tritium (KATRIN++)
  • Contribution to publications and conference presentations
  • Supervision of students and supporting the teaching process.
Personal qualification
  • University degree in physics (Master) with background in nuclear or elementary particle physics without or with doctorate 
  • Strong interest in data analysis and computational methods
  • Experience with scientific programming (e.g. Python, C++)
  • Ability to work independently and in an international collaboration
  • Experience with distributed computing, or software development (optional)
  • Good knowledge of spoken and written English.
Organizational unit

Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP)

Starting date

01.06.2026

Salary

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

Contract duration

3 years.

Application up to

27.02.2026

Contact person in line-management

For further information, please contact Dr. Kathrin Valerius, phone +49 721 608-29014. Your application should include, in addition to your curriculum vitae, a letter of motivation, a list of publications, as well as certificates documenting your professional education and employment references (in German or English) – preferable in one pdf. Furthermore, please provide the contact details of two referees for the purpose of obtaining letters of reference, or alternatively send two letters of reference separately to marion.behechti@kit.edu.

Application

Please apply online using the button below for this vacancy number 52/2026 .
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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