Tenure‑Track Professor – Autonomous Particle Accelerators

About the role

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology seeks a tenure‑track professor (W1) to lead research, teaching, and innovation in autonomous particle accelerators. The position focuses on developing novel concepts for future accelerators and improving the autonomous operation of existing facilities.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement AI‑based methods for operating accelerators in nonequilibrium states.
• Develop compact accelerator designs with enhanced stability, reduced size, and higher cost‑ and energy‑efficiency.
• Diagnose and control real‑time instabilities across scales, from thermal effects to collective electron‑bunch dynamics.
• Demonstrate research outcomes at the Accelerator Technology Platform (ATP) test facilities and partner sites.
• Establish and lead an independent working group on autonomous particle accelerators within the Institute for Beam Physics and Technology.
• Participate in Helmholtz Association funding programs and secure third‑party research grants.
• Contribute to teaching through courses, special lectures, and export lectures.

Required profile

• Completed doctorate in physics with internationally recognized achievements in accelerator physics.
• Successful acquisition of a junior research group in a competitive funding program (e.g., DFG Emmy Noether, Helmholtz Junior, ERC Starting Grant) within the last three years.
• Proven ability to lead interdisciplinary research teams.
• Willingness to collaborate with physicists, electrical engineers, and computer scientists.

Required skills

• Accelerator physics
• AI‑based control methods
• Beam diagnostics and real‑time control systems
• Design of compact storage rings and accelerator components

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape a new research field at a leading German research institute.
• Access to state‑of‑the‑art accelerator test facilities.
• Support for securing national and international research funding.
• Teaching responsibilities with a flexible load (4–6 hours per week per semester).