Graduate engineer, specialized in mechanical or physical

sciences (15-051-3)Tuesday, 26. May 2015

The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) is the National Metrology Institute of
the Federal Republic of Germany with scientific and technical service tasks. It furthers
progress and reliability in metrology for society, the economy and science.
At Department 3.3 "Thermophysical Quantities", we are looking for a
graduate engineer
specialized in mechanical or physical sciences
to join us as of 15 June 2015. This position is available on the basis of a 3-year fixed-term
contract. The remuneration will be paid in accordance with remuneration group
10 TVD Bund.
Your task:

Carrying out experimental work to further develop primary pressure standards

Tracing secondary pressure standards to primary pressure standards

Calibrating high-accuracy measuring instruments (measuring set-up, measurements,

assessment, uncertainty analysis, associated processes such as clarifying technical
issues with national and international customers)

Qualifications:

You have completed studies at a German "Fachhochschule" (University of Applied

Sciences) or equivalent and have specialized in one of the above-mentioned
subjects.

You have knowledge and practical experience in the fields of mechanics, metrology
and materials technology as well as construction

You have general PC knowledge, basic knowledge of programming languages and

of computer-aided instrument control.

You have an appropriate command of the English language to work with the
relevant literature and communicate with our foreign visitors.

You have good communication skills and are ready to work in a team.

Experience in the fields of pressure measuring techniques, vacuum technique and

uncertainty calculation would be advantageous.

Disabled persons will be given priority if they have the same occupational aptitude.
PTB promotes the professional equality of women and men and is thus especially interested
in applications from women.
Within the scope of the official feasibilities, PTB offers flexible part-time work schemes in
order to support in particular the compatibility of family and profession. For further
information, please see our flyer Familienfreundliche PTB (Compatibility of family and
profession at PTB) at www.ptb.de/cms/Jobsausbildung.html.
Are you interested? Then please submit your application using our
online application form
or
by post to: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Referat "Personal",
Reference number 15-051-3, Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany.
The closing date for applications is 26 May 2015. Unfortunately, we cannot accept
applications sent via e-mail.
For further information with regard to this position, please contact:
Prof. Dr. Ravi Fernandes, phone: +49 (0)531 592-3300, e-mail: ravi.fernandes@ptb.de.
doctoral candidate
with a graduation in experimental physics, biotechnologies, physical chemistry or a
comparable subject
to join us as soon as possible. This position is available on the basis of a 36-month fixedterm contract. The remuneration will be paid in accordance with remuneration group
13 TVD Bund (85 %). You will be employed at our Berlin site. Your doctorate will take
place in cooperation with the Institute of Transfusion Medicine of the Charit Hospital in
Berlin.
Your future tasks will include:

The development of procedures of quality assurance for the manufacturing of a blood

substitute, especially to quantify the methaemoglobin concentration in Hb microparticles,
and the development of a concept for real-time measurement in production. The following
investigations are planned:

Measuring the stray light distributions of (sub-) micrometre particles in the flow
cytometer at various wavelengths.

Measuring the size distribution and concentration of Hb microparticles.

Measuring the collimated and the diffuse transmission as well as the diffuse
reflection of cell suspensions and microparticles by means of a double integrating
sphere set-up.

Designing (flow) spectrophotometric cells to modify the oxygen saturation in

particle suspensions.

Modelling the measurement data by means of the Mie theory and by derivation of
the optical properties of the Hb microparticles.

Determining the (relative) oxygen saturation in suspensions of Hb microparticles