Research Software Scientist

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. We perform cutting-edge research in the fields of future technologies, energy and climate, health innovation and fundamentals of nature. By performing fundamental and applied research, we work on sustainable solutions for major challenges facing society, science and economy. PSI is committed to the training of future generations. Therefore, about one quarter of our staff are post-docs, post-graduates or apprentices. Altogether, PSI employs 2200 people.

The Macromolecular Crystallography MX team at PSI is responsible for the development and operation of three MX beamlines and a crystallization facility at the Swiss Light Source SLS, and for serial crystallography at both large research infrastructures SLS and SwissFEL. The MX team is a multi-disciplinary group of around twenty-five people from diverse backgrounds in natural, computer, and engineering sciences. The MX Data group delivers software solutions for MX applications and development, including data management, data acquisition, processing, analysis and archiving. In 2023/2024 the SLS will undergo a major upgrade to deliver improved performance and new opportunities for MX experiments. To contribute to the development of the next generation of data acquisition and analyses software, we are looking for a

Research Software Scientist
for the Data Group in Macromolecular Crystallography