Higher Scientist - Teddington, United Kingdom - NPL

Description

We're seeking an experienced Higher Scientist to join our Microphotonics team within our world-leading Time & Frequency department.

We are now working in a hybrid way, with a mix of remote and office working. We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where business possible. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in.

You will be joining our Microphotonics team at an exciting time – we are leading the national effort to develop compact and chip-based microresonator-based frequency combs, or microcombs, as part of the UK Quantum Technologies Flagship Programme.

Microcombs are a game-changer in:

As Higher Scientist, you'll play a pivotal role at the forefront of bringing these remarkable new technologies to fruition. You'll enjoy collaborating with prominent scientists and engineers at our state-of-the-art laboratories, to commercialise microcombs and incorporate them into exciting new technologies such as portable optical clocks and handheld real-time multispecies trace detectors based on dual-comb spectroscopy.

Excitingly, this role provides the opportunity to publish your work in high-impact academic journals and present it at prestigious international conferences, contributing to a rapidly growing field of research.

Key responsibilities: