GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt operates one of the leading particle accelerators for science. Currently, the new FAIR ( F acility for A ntiproton and I on R esearch) one of the world's largest research projects, will be built in international cooperation. GSI and FAIR offer the opportunity to work in this international environment with a team of employees committed to ensuring each day to conduct world-class science.

The international NUSTAR (NUclear STructure, Astrophysics and Reactions) collaboration comprises more than 700 engaged scientists from over 170 participating institutions wordwide. NUSTAR experiments are ongoing in the FAIR Phase-0 research program, and will be the first to be carried out at the new Superconducting-FRagment Separator (Super-FRS) facility at FAIR in the coming years.

The NUSTAR Experiment Area department is looking to hire a motivated

Safety and Quality Assurance Engineer (all genders)

Posting ID: 25.48-1012

as soon as possible to support the NUSTAR experimental program at GSI/FAIR.

The main tasks include:

• supporting the preparation of risk assessments for NUSTAR components and experimental areas
• ensuring safety and quality requirements are met during the installation, commissioning and operating phases of NUSTAR experiments at FAIR
• identification and proper handling of non-conformities
• the role of responsible safety officer (‘STV’) for the NUSTAR High-Energy Cave for the planning (and foreseeably also operation) phases
• representation of the NUSTAR sub-project within GSI/FAIR on topics relating to safety and/or quality assurance, and liasing between NUSTAR groups and GSI/FAIR safety and QUA specialists

Candidates should possess:

• at least a Bachelor’s degree in safety engineering, quality assurance, physics or related discipline
• several years of professional work experiment, preferably in comparable scientific environments
• outstanding organisational and communication skills
• fluency in the German and English languages
• a keen interest to work within a large collaboration in a scientific environment

We offer a unique opportunity to work in an exciting and highly-stimulating environment within the framework of world-leading scientific topics. The duration of the position is unlimited.

The salary is based on the German civil service employees (Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst - TVöD (Bund)).

GSI supports the professional development of women. Therefore, women are especially encouraged to apply for the position.

Severely handicapped persons will be preferentially considered when equally qualified.

Further information about FAIR and GSI is available at www.gsi.de (http://www.gsi.de) and www.fair-center.eu (http://www.fair-center.eu) .

Inquiries concerning the position can be sent to Dr. Helena May Albers ( h.albers@gsi.de (mailto:h.albers@gsi.de) ).

Applications should include:

• a letter that exhibits the record of accomplishments and expertise as well as the candidate’s motivation
• a Curriculum Vitae

If you find this position interesting and challenging and would like to work in an exceptional, international scientifically excellent environment, please send your application documents with information of your earliest possible starting date and the Posting-ID 25.48-1012 by 10th of June 2025 at the latest via the online portal on our job site:

Online-Bewerbungsportal (https://www.gsi.de/jobskarriere/stellenangebote/online-bewerbung)

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