Organization unit:
Institute of Radiation Physics
Place of work/ Working hours:
Dresden
Full time
Hire date:
1 September 2026
Limitation:
24 months
For any questions, do not hesitate to ask:
Prof. Dr. Daniel Bemmerer Tel.: +49 351 260 3581,
+49 351 260 3901
Deadline:
1 June 2026
Online application
English / German
Job-Id: 2026/59 (2232)
At HZDR, we promote and value diversity among our employees. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds regardless of gender, ethnic and social origin, belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability.
Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden-Rossendorf
Bautzner Landstraße 400
01328 Dresden
Postdoc (f/m/d) Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics (LUNANOVA ERC Synergy Grant
With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.
The Institute of Radiation Physics conducts research for states of matter under extreme conditions and in very small dimensions.
The Department of Nuclear Physics is looking for a Postdoc (f/m/d) Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics (LUNANOVA ERC Synergy Grant).
Your tasks
- Prepare, perform, and analyze experiments at Felsenkeller underground ion accelerator on solar fusion reactions
- Collaboration with PhD, MSc, and BSc students
Your profile
- Completed PhD in the field of Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics
- Experience with the operation and application of radiation detectors
- Proven experience with nuclear physics experiments
- Experience working with radionuclide standards
- Proficiency in ROOT for data analysis
- Experience with GEANT4 for simulation of detectors and experiments
- Ability to work effectively in international and interdisciplinary teams
- Willingness to travel for extended research stays, experiments and conferences
- Fluent English (written and spoken)
Our offer
- A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
- Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
- Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
- We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
- Numerous company health management offerings
- Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
- An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"
We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.
