Postdoctoral Reseacher : hardware development and integration for the LHCb experiment, 39,83 hrs/week

Postdoctoral Reseacher (m/f/x): hardware development and integration for the LHCb experiment, 39,83 hrs/week

The LHCb experiment at CERN focuses on precision studies of heavy-flavour physics and hadron spectroscopy. As part of its Upgrade II program for operation at the High-Luminosity LHC, LHCb is developing the Mighty Tracker, a new downstream tracking detector that combines an inner pixel region with an outer scintillating-fibre (SciFi) tracker. The fibre tracker will employ long, radiation-hard fibre mats read out by silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) and a new generation of front-end electronics based on the PACIFIC++ ASIC, providing precise timing and amplitude information at high rates. The project involves extensive hardware, electronics, and system-integration development, including fibre module production, cold-box mechanics, SiPM and ASIC characterization, and DAQ interface testing - areas, among which Ruhr University Bochum will play a leading role.

Your task involves close collaboration with partner institutes in Dortmund, Aachen, Freiburg, and Heidelberg (Germany), as well as EPFL (Switzerland) and ICCUB (Spain) within the LHCb Mighty Tracker project. You will work in an active, international research environment with opportunities for teaching, supervising students, and contributing to detector R&D at the forefront of high-energy physics., * Lead the hardware development and integration of the scintillating-fibre (SciFi) part of the Mighty Tracker for LHCb Upgrade II.

• Develop and maintain readout, firmware, and DAQ interfaces in collaboration with CERN and partner institutes.
• Coordinate production and testing of readout electronics, fibre modules, and cooling mechanics.
• Oversee laboratory work on detector assembly and system performance characterization.
• Supervise students and oversee technical staff, The position is salaried and based on the collective agreement of the Länder (TV-L). If the personal and collective agreement requirements are met, the employee will receive pay grade E13 TV-L.

Do you have experience in Python?, Do you have a Doctoral degree?, * a PhD in particle physics or a related field.

• Detector Physics.
• Programming (ideally Python, C++, at least one of the two).
• Experience with electronics development, data acquisition, and system integration.
• Ideally experience with SiPM readout.

In order to fill a fixed-term position in full-time (39.83 hours/week = 100%) starting on 01.03.2026, we are looking for a, * A full-time position at TV-L E13, with level and step commensurate with experience.

• Workplace located in Bochum, Germany - a dynamic university city of about 100,000 residents, close to Düsseldorf, Dortmund, and the Sauerland nature reserve.
• Regular business trips to CERN for detector integration, testing, and project meetings.

Employment at one of the largest universities in Germany within the University Alliance Ruhr, A job in the heart of the lively Ruhr metropolitan region with its diverse cultural offerings, A varied sports program with around 100 sport disciplines and the university's own gym, Collaboration in a committed and appreciative team, Challenging and varied tasks with a high level of independence, RUB sees itself as a university with an international presence. The campus languages are German and English. Competence in at least one of the two languages and the willingness to learn the other are a prerequisite. RUB provides corresponding free courses for employees. German language courses are offered by the University Language Center (ZFA) in the field of German as a Foreign Language (DaF). https://www.daf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/sbgk/index.html.en The Staff Council has the right to participate in all selection interviews. At the request of a candidate (m/f/x), it will ensure its participation in the entire procedure. Please contact wpr@rub.de. The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of Germany's leading research universities, addressing the whole range of academic disciplines. A highly dynamic setting enables researchers and students to work across the traditional boundaries of academic subjects and faculties. To create knowledge networks within and beyond the university is Ruhr-Universität Bochum's declared aim.