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ALBA is a unique research project currently under construction in Spain.

ALBA is a dynamic scientific research institute, co-financed by the spanish government and the catalan government.

It is in the construction phase and will be a new generation synchrotron. It will be one of the brightest X-ray sources in the world. It will attract lots of scientists from university labs, research institutes and industry who will use this synchrotron light for fundamental and applied research.

ALBA is situated near Barcelona, a welcoming, plural and diverse city, a city to live and share.

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Opportunities for scientists:

The consortium for Construction, Equipment and Exploitation of the Synchrotron Light Laboratory (CELLS) is jointly funded by the Spanish State Government through its Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Ministry of Education and Science) and the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Autonomous Government) through its Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació (Department of Universities, Research and Information Society).

The consortium will construct and operate the Synchrotron Light Facility, named ALBA (3 GeV, ~ 4 nmrad), in the Barcelona area (Valles Occidental). The scientific program implies the implementation of beamlines devoted to a variety of scientific areas that should be operational by 2009-10.

We are currently in the process of identifying candidates to scientist positions with relevant experience in the following areas:

• High resolution powder diffraction
• Non crystalline diffraction (SAXS-WAXS)/ microfocus
• Macromolecular crystallography
• Absorption spectroscopies
• Circular magnetic dichroism and resonant reflectivity
• Photoemission: PEEM and core level combined with XES for non UHV applications
• Soft x-ray microscopy

The successful candidates will be expected to have the responsibility (in total or in part) for the design, construction and operation of the beamlines together with the development of an in-house research program. Indefinite and fixed term contracts will be considered depending on the experience and circumstances of the applicants. The evolution from fixed term contracts to indefinite ones will also be contemplated.

If you are interested in being considered for such positions, please apply here.

Opportunities for young graduates:

If you have recently finished technical studies (physics, engineering, computing, control...) and have interest in any of the following fields:

• Accelerator physics
• Beamlines design
• Research with Synchrotron Light
• Computing and Electronics
• Mechanical Engineering

And you are bright, curious and interested to work in an international environment, come and join us.