Epac Application Scientist/senior Scientist - Didcot, United Kingdom - Science and Technology Facilities Council

Science and Technology Facilities Council
Science and Technology Facilities Council
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Application Scientists - EPAC

Salary:
£31,931 or £39,748 per annum (dependent on skills and experience)

Contract Type:
Fixed Term - 3 years, with option to become permanent

Hours:
Full time

Location:
Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxfordshire
Explore the unknown and get to grips with the biggest challenges in Big Science.

And, alongside world class engineers and technologists, use everything you've learnt to find real-answers that shape society and improve lives.


Put simply, discover the kind of impact you can make when you work with some of the best facilities and brightest scientists in the world.


The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) provides access to world-leading, large-scale facilities across a range of physical and life sciences, enabling research, innovation and skills training in these areas.

We have two exciting opportunities within our Central Laser Facility (CLF), one of the world's leading laser user facilities and the national laser facility for the UK.

We are dedicated to supporting the UK and global science and innovation communities.

Withover 45 years of experience as a laser facility, our labs and people provide access to some of the best lasers in the world.


We are now building EPAC - a 10 Hz Petawatt laser facility delivering laser-driven beams of x-rays and particles for insight, innovation, and discovery.

From experimental exploration of extreme quantum electrodynamics through to rapid, high resolution, 3Dx-ray imaging of high-value engineering components.

EPAC will deliver a significant uplift in capacity for academic users and will enable us to open up this novel and exciting technology to industry through a dedicated user programme.

It will be a multi-disciplinary,highly collaborative, hub of expertise - an ecosystem for innovation - working alongside university, security, and industry communities.


About the role


A significant portion of the senior role involves industry engagement and collaborating with industry and university partners to demonstrate the value of laser-driven sources including championing of sector-specific engagement strategies, and commercialisationconsiderations such as IP protection.


About you


Even if you don't think you have every one of these criteria, if you think you could be a good match for this role we encourage you to apply.


We are ideally looking for someone with:
- a completed or close to completion of a PhD or equivalent in a relevant field of expertise (experimental science)
- experience of high power laser experiments and laser-driven particle acceleration, or particle accelerator beam-lines, or x-ray imaging technology
- a record of independent research
- experience in scientific instrument development and design


What we offer
We are offering fixed term positions with a whole host of benefits including:

  • 30 days holiday annually (in addition to 10.5 bank holidays and privilege days)
- flexible working hours
- an excellent defined average salary pension scheme
- employee shopping/travel discounts
- excellent learning and development opportunities

Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance

UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer.


We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world.

Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers and business support team explore the unknown across every field you could think of. And theyturn what they find into work that changes the world around us.


What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe's largest research organisations by your side? Join us and discover what's possible.

**Closing Date: 19th March 2023
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