Postdoctoral Research Associate for X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamlines at Elettra 2.0
Pubblicato il 17-08-2026 - EURAXESS Ireland in Italia
Organisation/Company ELETTRA - SINCROTRONE TRIESTE S.C.P.A. Department HR Research Field Physics » Applied physics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 6 Sep 2026 - 23:00 (Europe/Rome) Country Italy Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 1 Dec 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number DA/26/28 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
The XAFS beamline at Elettra, dedicated to X-ray absorption spectroscopy in the hard X-ray range, was installed on a bending magnet source and covered the 2.4 – 27.0 keV energy range, thus allowing the study of a large number of elements, from sulphur to bismuth . The optical scheme guaranteed a stable and spatially homogeneous beam over the whole energy range, and the detection system assured high quality data in transmission and fluorescence mode.
These characteristics met the needs of a large number of researchers for the electronic and local structural characterization of systems relevant in many scientific fields: from materials science to solid state physics, from electrochemistry to environmental and earth sciences.
In the framework of the Elettra 2.0 project, the XAFS beamline is being moved to a different position with a source equivalent to the previous one. The control system, the acquisition strategy and the infrastructure for solid-gas interaction experiments will be upgraded, allowing for further developments of the sample environment. At the same time, a completely new beamline dedicated to XAS (XAS-miniWiggler), will be built. The beamline will cover the energy range from 4.7 to 41.5 keV with focusing capability down to 100 x 100 mm2 at the sample position. At the endstation, in addition to standard XAS applications, an analyzer for High Energy Resolution Fluorescence Detected-XAS (HERFD-XAS) and