Working Student (Laser Spectroscopy, Prototyping, Lab Management)

About the role

As a Working Student, you support the Lab Team hands-on with a variety of tasks. You take ownership for important but unpretentious lab duties as well as for exciting tech development tasks in the well-equipped labs in Berlin-Adlershof.

What you'll do

• Characterization of components for MIR spectrometers
• Assembly of prototypes and production of high- and low-tech components (3D printing, soldering, wire bonding, optical alignment, packaging)
• Sample preparation, setting up and conducting measurements, data analysis using custom scripts
• Maintenance, calibration, and documentation of laboratory equipment and measurement technology
• Ordering consumables and managing inventory
• Sharing responsibility for keeping the laboratory tidy and clean
• Close collaboration with physicists, technicians, engineers, scientists, and developers

What you'll need

• Master student (physics or closely related), preferably starting this summer or at least 1.5 years left until starting the thesis
• Located in Berlin with a student work permit for Germany
• Initial practical experience in a laboratory setting, ideally in optics, electronics, spectroscopy, or microscopy
• Knowledge of Python for data analysis and experience in Linux environments
• Interest in and enjoyment of laboratory work
• Willingness to also take on tasks that may be less exciting
• Thorough and independent work ethic, reliability, team spirit and intrinsic motivation
• Proficiency in German and English