{"data":{"id":146304,"slug":"forskare-i-ultrasnabb-optik-och-attosekundfysik","type":"job","title":"Researcher in Ultrafast Optics and Attosecond Physics","description":"Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading academic institutions. We have approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malm\u00f6. We are united in our drive to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's living conditions.\nWorkplace Description\nThe Division of Atomic Physics at the Department of Physics at Lund University has a staff of approximately 50 researchers, including visiting researchers and doctoral students. Research at the division is primarily based on the use of advanced laser sources, ranging from diode lasers to terawatt lasers at the High-Power Laser Laboratory. Research areas include interactions between intense laser fields and matter, attosecond science, quantum information, solid-state X-ray spectroscopy, laser applications in medicine and biology, as well as industrial applications. The announced position is connected to the Attosecond Physics group and more specifically to a team working on developments in ultrafast optics and the generation of attosecond pulses.\nMore information is available at www.attolund.se.\nWhat We Offer\nLund University is a state authority, which means you receive special benefits, generous vacation, and a favorable occupational pension.\nRead more on the university's website about working with us: Jobba hos oss\nDuties and Responsibilities\nAs a researcher, your work will primarily involve conducting research. Teaching may also be part of your responsibilities, but no more than one-fifth of your working time. The purpose of the employment is to develop your independence as a researcher and create conditions for further professional advancement.\nThe employment is proposed around the following project:\nManipulation and Characterization of Ultrashort Laser Pulses for Harmonic Generation and Its Applications.\nThe project focuses on generating ultrashort laser pulses, for example using nonlinear techniques for pulse post-compression, their detailed characterization in the temporal and spatiotemporal domains, and their manipulation in space and time, with the goal of developing new methods for controlling higher-order harmonic generation and applications of attosecond pulses.\nDuties include:\nOperation and development of femtosecond laser systems\nDevelopment of pulse characterization methods\nAdvanced nonlinear optics\nGeneration of attosecond pulses\nPotential collaboration with industrial partners\nExploration of applications for the developed sources\n\nDuties also include supervision of thesis students and doctoral candidates.\nQualifications\nTo be eligible for employment as a researcher, you must have a doctorate degree, or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a doctorate, in the subject area of the position. Documentation of meeting the eligibility requirement must be submitted no later than when the employment decision is made.\nRequirements for the position are:\nCompleted doctoral degree in physics\nVery good English language skills, both spoken and written\nTheoretical and practical experience in ultrafast optics and nonlinear optics\n\nMeritorious for the position:\nThis position is intended as an initial step in a research career, and the evaluation of applicants will primarily be based on their scientific merits and potential as a researcher. Particular emphasis will be placed on scientific competence within the subject area.\nThe following will form the basis for evaluation:\nStrong ability to develop and conduct high-quality research\nExperience in pulse characterization\nPractical experience with femtosecond lasers and\/or harmonic generation in gases\nWorks well in a team\nTeaching experience\nOther skills, such as instrument programming, data analysis, vacuum technology, optical and mechanical design\n\nConsideration will be given to how the applicant, through their experience and competence, is assessed to complement and strengthen research within the division\/department and contribute to its future development.\nOther Information\nThe position as researcher is a special fixed-term employment at 100% for the period 2026-11-01 to 2027-10-31. Researchers are covered by \"local collective agreement on annual working hours for researchers and research associates.\" Planning of annual working hours occurs in dialogue between supervisor and employee.\nHow to Apply\nThe application must be written in English and should include a CV including a list of publications, a personal letter explaining your interest in the position and how the position matches your research qualifications. The application should also include a copy of your doctoral degree or equivalent, as well as anything else you wish to include (copies of grades, reference contact information, recommendation letters, etc.).\nWe look forward to receiving your application!\nLTH \u2013 Lund Institute of Technology \u2013 is part of Lund University. At LTH, we educate people, build knowledge for the future, and work hard to develop society. We create space for brilliant research and inspire creative development of technology, architecture, and design. Approximately 12,000 students study here. Every year, our researchers \u2013 many of whom work in world-leading research profile areas \u2013 publish around 100 dissertations and 2,000 scientific articles. A number of research results and student projects are developed into innovations. Together, we explore and create \u2013 for the benefit of the world.\nThe Department of Physics is one of Lund University's largest departments with approximately 400 employees. The department has seven research divisions and several major research centers. Research at the department covers a broad spectrum of modern physics. www.fysik.lu.se.\nWe decline all contact from advertising sales, recruitment, and staffing companies due to state procurement regulations.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Forskare i ultrasnabb optik och attosekundfysik","description_original":"Lunds universitet grundades 1666 och rankas \u00e5terkommande som ett av v\u00e4rldens fr\u00e4msta l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten. H\u00e4r finns omkring 46 000 studenter och 8 500 medarbetare i Lund, Helsingborg och Malm\u00f6. Vi f\u00f6renas i v\u00e5r str\u00e4van att f\u00f6rst\u00e5, f\u00f6rklara och f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra v\u00e5r v\u00e4rld och m\u00e4nniskors villkor.\nBeskrivning av arbetsplatsen\nAvdelningen f\u00f6r atomfysik vid Fysiska institutionen, Lunds universitet, har en stab p\u00e5 ungef\u00e4r 50 forskare inklusive g\u00e4stforskare och doktorander. Forskningen vid avdelningen baseras fr\u00e4mst p\u00e5 anv\u00e4ndningen av avancerade laserk\u00e4llor, allt fr\u00e5n diodlasrar till terawattlasrar vid H\u00f6geffektlaserlaboratoriet. Forskningsomr\u00e5dena inkluderar v\u00e4xelverkan mellan intensiva laserf\u00e4lt och materia, attosekundvetenskap, kvantinformation, fasta-tillst\u00e5ndets r\u00f6ntgenspektroskopi, lasertill\u00e4mpningar inom medicin och biologi, samt industriella applikationer. Den utannonserade tj\u00e4nsten \u00e4r knuten till gruppen Attosecond Physics och mer specifikt till ett team som arbetar med utveckling inom ultrasnabb optic och genereringen av attosekundspulser.\nMer information finns p\u00e5 www.attolund.se.\nVi erbjuder\nLunds universitet \u00e4r en statlig myndighet vilket inneb\u00e4r att du f\u00e5r s\u00e4rskilda f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner, gener\u00f6s semester och en f\u00f6rm\u00e5nlig tj\u00e4nstepension.\nL\u00e4s mer p\u00e5 universitetets webbplats om att vara anst\u00e4lld hos oss Jobba hos oss\nArbetsuppgifter och ansvarsomr\u00e5den\nI arbetsuppgifterna som forskare ing\u00e5r fr\u00e4mst att bedriva forskning.\u00a0 \u00c4ven undervisning kan ing\u00e5 i arbetsuppgifterna, dock h\u00f6gst en femtedel av arbetstiden. Syftet med anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r att utveckla sin sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndighet som forskare samt skapa f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar f\u00f6r vidare meritering.\nAnst\u00e4llningen f\u00f6resl\u00e5s kring f\u00f6ljande projekt:\nManipulering och karakterisering av ultrakorta laserpulser f\u00f6r \u00f6vertonsgenering och dess till\u00e4mpningarna.\nProjektet fokuserar p\u00e5 att generera ultrakorta laserpulser, exempelvis med hj\u00e4lp av ikke-linj\u00e4ra tekniker f\u00f6r efterkompression av pulser, deras detaljerade karakterisering i de tidsm\u00e4ssiga och rumsligt-tidsm\u00e4ssiga dom\u00e4nerna samt deras manipulation i rum och tid, med m\u00e5let att utveckla nya metoder f\u00f6r att styra genereringen av h\u00f6gre ordningens harmoniska och till\u00e4mpningar av attosekundspulser.\nArbetsuppgifterna inkluderar:\nDrift och utveckling av femtosekundlasersystem\nUtveckling av pulskarateriseringsmetoder\nAvancerad icke-linj\u00e4r optik\nGenerering av attosekundpulser\nPotentiellt samarbete med industriella partner\nUtforskning av till\u00e4mpningar f\u00f6r de utvecklade k\u00e4llorna\n\nArbetsuppgifter inkluderar \u00e4ven handledning av examensarbetare och doktorander.\nKvalifikationer\nBeh\u00f6rig att anst\u00e4llas som forskare \u00e4r den som har avlagt doktorsexamen, eller en utl\u00e4ndsk examen som bed\u00f6ms motsvara doktorsexamen,inom anst\u00e4llningens \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5de. Bevis om att beh\u00f6righetskravet \u00e4r uppfyllt ska ha inkommit senast vid tidpunkten d\u00e5 anst\u00e4llningsbeslut fattas.\nKrav f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r:\navlagd doktorsexamen i fysik\nmycket goda kunskaper i engelska i tal och skrift\nteoretisk och praktisk erfarenhet inom ultrasnabb optik och icke-linj\u00e4r optik\n\nMeriterande f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r:\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r t\u00e4nkt som ett inledande steg i karri\u00e4ren och bed\u00f6mningen av de s\u00f6kande kommer i f\u00f6rsta hand att baseras p\u00e5 deras vetenskapliga meriter och potential som forskare. S\u00e4rskild vikt kommer att f\u00e4stas vid vetenskaplig f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga inom \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5det.\nF\u00f6ljande utg\u00f6r grund f\u00f6r bed\u00f6mning:\nGod f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att utveckla och genomf\u00f6ra forskning av god kvalitet\nErfarenhet inom pulskarakterisering\nPraktisk erfarenhet av femtosekundlasrar och\/eller \u00f6vertonsgenerering i gaser\nJobbar bra i grupp\nErfarenhet av undervisning\nAndra f\u00e4rdigheter, t.ex, programmering av instrument, data-analys, vakuumteknologi, optiskt och mekanisk design\n\nH\u00e4nsyn kommer att tas till hur den s\u00f6kande genom sin erfarenhet och kompetens bed\u00f6ms komplettera och st\u00e4rka forskningen inom avdelningen\/institutionen samt bidra till dess framtida utveckling.\n\u00d6vrigt\nAnst\u00e4llningen som forskare \u00e4r en s\u00e4rskild visstidsanst\u00e4llning p\u00e5 100 % under perioden 2026-11-01 tom 2027-10-31. Forskare omfattas av \u201dlokalt kollektivavtal om \u00e5rsarbetstid f\u00f6r forskare och bitr\u00e4dande forskare\u201d. Planeringen av \u00e5rsarbetstiden sker i dialog mellan chef och medarbetare.\nS\u00e5 h\u00e4r s\u00f6ker du\nAns\u00f6kan skaskrivas p\u00e5 engelska och b\u00f6r inneh\u00e5lla CV inkl publikationslista, personligt brev med motivering till varf\u00f6r du \u00e4r intresserad av anst\u00e4llningen och p\u00e5 vilket s\u00e4tt anst\u00e4llningen matchar dina forskningsmeriter. Ans\u00f6kan ska \u00e4ven inneh\u00e5lla kopia av doktorsexamen eller motsvarande samt \u00f6vrigt som du \u00f6nskar \u00e5beropa (kopior av betyg, uppgifter till referenser, rekommendationsbrev etc)\u201d\nV\u00e4lkommen med din ans\u00f6kan!\nLTH \u2013 Lunds Tekniska H\u00f6gskola \u2013 \u00e4r en del av Lunds universitet. P\u00e5 LTH utbildar vi m\u00e4nniskor, bygger kunskap f\u00f6r framtiden och arbetar h\u00e5rt f\u00f6r att utveckla samh\u00e4llet. Vi skapar utrymme f\u00f6r briljant forskning och inspirerar till kreativ utveckling av teknik, arkitektur och design. H\u00e4r l\u00e4ser n\u00e4rmare 12 000 studenter. Varje \u00e5r publicerar v\u00e5ra forskare \u2013 varav m\u00e5nga verkar inom v\u00e4rldsledande profilomr\u00e5den \u2013 omkring 100 avhandlingar och 2 000 vetenskapliga r\u00f6n. En rad forskningsresultat och studentarbeten f\u00f6r\u00e4dlas till innovationer. Tillsammans utforskar och skapar vi \u2013 till nytta f\u00f6r v\u00e4rlden.\nFysiska institutionen \u00e4r en av Lunds universitets st\u00f6rsta institutioner med cirka 400 anst\u00e4llda. Vid institutionen finns sju forskningsavdelningar och ett antal st\u00f6rre centrumbildningar. Forskningen vid institutionen t\u00e4cker ett brett spektrum av modern fysik. www.fysik.lu.se.\nVi undanber oss alla kontakter fr\u00e5n annonsf\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare, rekryterings- och bemanningsf\u00f6retag p\u00e5 grund av statliga upphandlingsregler.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":false,"location":{"address":"Professorsgatan 1","full_address":null,"city":"Lund","country":"SE","latitude":55.7205201,"longitude":13.1642678},"metadata":{"region":"Sk\u00e5ne l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"LUNDS UNIVERSITET","postcode":"22100","positions":1,"profession":"Forskarassistent","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.lu.se\/vacancies","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"Cord Arnold","employment_type":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Lunds universitet, LTH, Fysiska institutionen","experience_required":true},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":3,"ai_views_count":4,"ai_vendor_counts":{"openai":2,"anthropic":2},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"046-2227472","owner_email":"cord.arnold@fysik.lu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-06T07:19:14+00:00","expires_at":"2026-08-20T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-08-15T03:05:17+00:00","updated_at":"2026-08-19T03:04:24+00:00"}}