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We offer a diverse range of job opportunities at the Department of Physics from academic and research roles to professional services and support roles. From technicians and engineers to accountants and administrators, everybody in the department plays their part; together, we apply the transformative power of physics to the foremost scientific problems, educate the next generation of leading physicists and promote the public understanding of physics.

Current vacancies

COMPOS Business and Outreach Coordinator

Atomic and Laser Physics
STANDARD GRADE 7: £39,424-£47,779 (with a discretionary range to £51,983) per annum
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Space Electronics and FPGA Lead Engineer

Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
STANDARD GRADE 8: Grade 8: £49,119 - £ 58,265 per annum
Closing date:

Outreach Administrator (COMPOS)

Atomic and Laser Physics
STANDARD GRADE 5: £32,108-£37,338 with a discretionary range up to £40,514 per annum
Closing date:

Student Finance and Research Contracts Officer

Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 6: £35,681 - £41,636 per annum
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Cosmology

Astrophysics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 07RS: £39,424 - £43,984 per annum
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Senior HR Officer

Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 6: Grade 6: £35,681 - £41,636 (with a discretionary range to £45,212) per annum, inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Space Instrumentation

Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 7RS: £39,424 - £47,779 per annum
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Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Particle Physics

Particle Physics
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (TF-UNIVERSITY): £58,265 - £77,645 per annum
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Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Theoretical Biophysics

Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (TF-UNIVERSITY): Combined University and College salary from £57,986 to £77,366 p.a. plus substantial additional benefits, award of Full Professor title.
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AV and IT Support Technician

Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 5: Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 per annum
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Astrophysics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 7: £39,424 - £47,779
Closing date: