PhD student for TIQTOC optical atomic clock experiment for Ultra-light Dark Matter

About your role:

• Active role in developing test infrastructure for optical atomic clocks and comparison to reference clocks
• Develop instrumentation for measuring fundamental constants
• Participate in building up clock-based experiments at Humboldt University, DESY, Heidelberg or U. Birmingham
• Analyse experimental atomic clock data and participate in the interpretation of results

Good reasons to join:

Look forward to a unique working environment on our international research campus. Respectful cooperation and the well-being of our DESY employees are particularly important to us. Gender equality is an important aspect for us. To support work life balance we offer flexible working hours and variable part-time. You will benefit from our family-friendly and collegial atmosphere, our established health management and occupational pension provision. As a public funded employer, we offer you a secure workplace and facilitate your individual career with our comprehensive training and development opportunities. Remuneration is according to the regulations of the TV-AVH. DESY offers its employees a financial supplement for a German job ticket (Deutschland-Ticket) at both locations.

Limited: 3 years

About you:

• Experience in one of the relevant physics fields (e.g. particle, atomic/nuclear physics, quantum optics) with Master's degree or equivalent
• Experience with detector physics, with good computer programming skills
• Very good command of English is required and knowledge of German is of advantage
• Willingness to travel and participate in working meetings, conferences, and field work abroad (e.g. at MPIK Heidelberg)
• Strong motivation, very good organizational skills, resilience; ability to work in teams and excellent communication skills

We look forward to receiving your application via our application portal:



DESY promotes equal opportunities, . We therefore welcome applications from people of all dimensions of diversity. The is very important to us and therefore we strongly encourage women to apply for the vacant position. Applications from severely disabled persons and those with equivalent status will be given preference if they are equally qualified .

You can find further information here:


Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Personalabteilung
Notkestraße
Hamburg
Phone: + 8-2

Deadline for applications: ..7