Over the recent years, DESY has also become an international hotspot for cutting-edge laser science. With the advent of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research in Germany, DESY will boost its activities in this thriving research field.

We are seeking two motivated (one position can be filled with a candidate who just completed the PhD) and innovative Postdocs / Laser Scientists to join the IGNYTe project which is funded by the German Ministry of Research, Technology and Space in the scope of the Fusion 2040 programme. After reaching scientific gain in laser-driven ICF experiments at the National Ignition Facility, there is a global endeavour to turn the scientific milestone into practical application. The IGNYTe project addresses the currently unresolved challenge of creating an efficient ultraviolet (UV) light source that can suppress spurious nonlinearities in direct drive fusion target compression. As part of the IGNYTe team, you will develop a laser comprised of a shapeable incoherent fibre front-end, low-temperature cooled Joule-class Yb:YLF amplifiers and novel broadband third-harmonic generation schemes. The positions will be limited by default to two years, but we are seeking for candidates who are motivated to contribute longer to the project.