Open positions

Postdoc / experienced professional positions
- Upcoming position opening (fall 2025): Postdoc position within the ERC project GASONIC
- Upcoming position opening (Nov 2025): Software engineer for an upcoming joint research project between LZH (Hannover), UHH (Hamburg) and DESY at the intersection between machine learning and photonics

You are always very welcome to contact us if you are interested to work with us as a PostDoc - there are multiple PostDoc stipend options for which you might be eligible.

PhD students
- PhD position targeting nonlinear optics in multi-pass cells (pulse shaping and parametric processes).
- PhD position within the ERC project GASONIC
- PhD position targeting an exciting project at the intersection of data science / ML and photonics: more Info/application

Administration / management
- Upcoming position opening (Nov/Dec 2025): Administrative assistant (part time 50%)
- Upcoming position opening (Nov/Dec 2025): Project manager (part time 50%)

Bachelor/ Master students
Gas-Phase Sono-Photonics project:
- Open positions for theses in experimental and computational optics are currently available.

We are always looking for Bachelor/Master students and offer multiple student projects with close connection to ongoing research activities. You are very welcome to contact us to find out more.

Student helpers
Are you interested to gain experience in a research environment early-on as a student? We regularly have positions for student helpers available. Please contact us!


Recently closed position openings
- PhD position (DESY & University of Hamburg) in MPC nonlinear optics: position opening
- PhD position (DESY & University of Hamburg) in in Gas-Phase Sono-Photonics (closely linked to the upcoming GASONIC project, funded by the European Research Council): position opening
- Up to 2 PhD positions targeting VUV frequency combs within the HITHOR project, funded by the European Research Council: position opening