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Postdoc (m/f/d) “Magnet Modelling”

Stellenangebot vom 16.05.2025

The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics as an institute of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (registered association) is one of the leading centres for fusion research and is engaged in developing the physical foundations for a future fusion power plant. The institute is affiliated to the European Fusion Programme.

The Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics in Greifswald offers within the division Stellarator Reactor Studies a PostDoc-position for a Physicist or Engineer (m/f/d) for the development of computational models of magnet systems.

Your tasks

• Responsibility for developing computational models of the complex Stellarator 3D magnet system to be used in integrated Stellarator reactor studies.
• Improvement and benchmark of Biot-Savart, force, and quench protection models
• Inclusion of constraints related to coil curvature and strain from bending and torsion
• Application to sensitivity studies and optimisation
• Active involvement and support of Stellarator reactor studies, e.g. through interface specification
• Publication and communication of scientific results
• As IPP is commitment to talent management, the supervision of PhDs and students is considered an integral part of scientific work

Your profile/Our requirements

• PhD in the field of computational physics or engineering
• Advanced knowledge/skills in programming and code development, in particular Python, C++
• Experience in working with complex code frameworks
• Knowledge and experience in superconductor technology
• Fundamental knowledge in magnetic confinement fusion and particular Stellarators beneficial
• An excellent command of written and spoken English

Your abilities

• Ability to bridge between physics, engineering, and mathematics
• Ability to communicate work in written and presentation form
• Ability to manage and organise projects with realistic time planning
• Ability to work constructively in a large international team
• Ability to carry out independent research with own innovations

We offer

• An interesting and versatile position within one of the largest scientific projects in Germany
• Salary is according to the TVöD Bund up to grade E14 depending on personal qualification
• Flexible working hours
• Training and further education opportunities
• Company pension scheme
• Other social benefits

The position is limited to a duration of two years.
The IPP seeks to increase the proportion of employed women in those areas where they are underrepresented and explicitly encourages women to apply for this position. The IPP is committed to employing more disabled individuals and especially encourages them to apply.

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Are you currently interested?

Then we are looking forward to your complete online application until 30.05.2025.