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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
Space Electronics and FPGA Lead Engineer
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
STANDARD GRADE 8: Grade 8: £49,119 - £ 58,265 per annum
Outreach Administrator (COMPOS)
Atomic and Laser Physics
STANDARD GRADE 5: £32,108-£37,338 with a discretionary range up to £40,514 per annum
Student Finance and Research Contracts Officer
Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 6: £35,681 - £41,636 per annum
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Cosmology
Astrophysics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 07RS: £39,424 - £43,984 per annum
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
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Space Instrumentation
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 7RS: £39,424 - £47,779 per annum
Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Particle Physics
Particle Physics
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (TF-UNIVERSITY): £58,265 - £77,645 per annum
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.
AV and IT Support Technician
Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 5: Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 per annum
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Astrophysics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 7: £39,424 - £47,779