Open position

Physicist / SW engineer for tokamak control and data acquisition system

• software development for tokamak control and management system
• data acquisition systems programming
• cooperation on the integration of individual diagnostics into common tokamak control system
• software testing
• creation of technical documentation

• master degree in physics, software engineering  or IT, electrical engineering

• good knowledge of object-oriented programming in C++
• development under Linux

• English (upper-intermediate)

• knowledge of Python, Java
• experience with optimization
• development under Windows
• experience with microcontrollers

• full-time employment in a stable institution
• work on a unique scientific project
• five weeks of vacation, sick days
• flexible start and end of working hours
• meal tickets, benefits

• fixed term contract

• flexible start/end of work hours, meal coupons/eating contribution, five weeks holiday, corporate recreation facilities, training courses, employee loans, sick day, unpaid vacations

Plasma physicist with experience of numerical modelling

• maintenance of plasma-wall interaction and impurity transport codes
• performing numerical analysis for the COMPASS-U
• participate in scientific activities of the Theory and Modelling group

• university education in plasma physics, or relevant disciplines
• to be familiar with programming languages (C and/or C++, Fortran)
• English - working knowledge 

• experience in edge plasma modelling

• work on a unique scientific project
• full-time job 
• flexible working hours
• 5-week holidays and sick-days
• other benefits

• Maintenance of the equilibrium reconstruction code EFIT and performing corresponding simulations
• development and maintenance of the flight simulator for the COMPASS-U
• participate in scientific activities of the Theory and Modelling group

• university education in plasma physics, or relevant disciplines
• to be familiar with programming languages (C and/or C++, Fortran)
• English - working knowledge 

• experience in the numerical modelling in plasma physics

• work on a unique scientific project
• full-time job 
• flexible working hours
• 5-week holidays and sick-days
• other benefits

David Tskhakaya, tskhakaya@ipp.cas.cz

• Performing MHD stability analysis for different scenarios at the COMPASS-U
• contributing to other scientific activities of the Theory and Modelling (T&M) group

• PhD degree in plasma physics
• sufficient experience in MHD study of fusion plasmas
• English - working knowledge 

• Experience in performing nonlinear MHD simulations

• work on a unique scientific project
• full-time job
• flexible working hours
• 5-week holidays and sick-days
• other benefits

Physicist/senior scientist with expertise in microwave diagnostics

• coordination of the physics research using microwave diagnostics (utilization of the microwave reflectometer, the microwave radiometer and the interferometer for physics tasks including advanced and real-time data processing)
• development of microwave systems for the COMPASS Upgrade
  

• university education in physics or electrical, nuclear or physical engineering (doctoral or equivalent level)
• professional experience in the field of microwave systems
• to be familiar with physics of plasma-wave interaction
• English - working knowledge 

• knowledge of microwave reflectometry and interferometry and relevant modelling and programming in Python, Matlab or IDL

• work on a unique scientific project
• full-time job
• flexible working hours
• 5-week holidays and sick-days
• other benefits

C++ developer for experiment control system and data acquisition

• software development for experiment control system and data acquisition systems
• software testing
• cooperation with diagnosticians on development
• integration of individual control systems into common tokamak control system
• creation of technical documentation

• master degree in electrical engineering, IT

• knowledge of C/C++
• development under Linux and Windows
• experience with optimization

• English (upper-intermediate)

• knowledge of Python, Java

• full-time employment in a stable institution
• work on a unique scientific project
• five weeks of vacation, sick days
• flexible start and end of working hours
• meal tickets, benefits

Two Postdoctoral Positions in Computational Ultrafast Spectroscopy

The TOPTEC research center, IPP is one of the application centers of Czech Academy of Sciences. Besides its activities in the field of hyperspectral imaging and laser spectroscopy, the core of the center’s work lies in construction of special optics and optical systems, including ESA space projects, development of interferometric optical metrology, and thin-film deposition. The center is based in Turnov, a town with easy access to Prague (Czech Republic) and Dresden (Germany), located in the beautiful landscape of the Bohemian Paradise.

Job profile: The junior research group of Computational Spectroscopy at the TOPTEC Center, led by the group leader Karel Žídek, focuses on the implementation of novel computational methods, such as compressed sensing, to revisit the standard methods of laser spectroscopy. The activities include the fields of microscopy, pump-probe spectroscopy or photoluminescence decay measurements. [arXiv (2019) 1901.04717; Opt. Express 27 (2019) 4562; Sci. Rep. 7 (2017) 15309]

We are currently building a unique experimental setup devoted to time-resolved ultrafast spectroscopy utilizing randomly modulated femtosecond pulses. We envision this concept as an opportunity to measure extremely rapid processes by using broadband laser sources which cannot be used otherwise – for instance due to their instability, unsatisfactory pulse compression or pulse broadening in a sample. We are searching for colleagues who will contribute to the development of the experimental setup with the particular emphasis on random pulse shaping, characterization of random pulses via FROG and related methods, signal processing, and software control of the experiment.

Requirements: You have a PhD in physics or a related field and previous experience in ultrafast laser or laser spectroscopy. Experience with software control of experiments and with compressed sensing or signal processing in general will be considered an asset. Good English communication ability is required. Offer: The position is available for an immediate start and it is initially limited to two years with the possibility of extension. The salary follows the Czech IPP salary scheme for scientists in public research institutions. Application guidelines: If you are interested. contact Karel Žídek with your CV and motivation letter. Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.