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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

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Quantum Simulation with Dipolar Gases

Atomic and Laser Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7:
Closing date:

IML Technical Support and Data Manager

Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 6: Grade 6: £36,360 - £42,434
Closing date:

Post-doctoral researcher in aerosols, clouds and their interactions with focus on km-scale modelling

Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 7RS: £40,178 -£48, 700 per annum
Closing date:

Postdoctoral Research Assistance in Supernova Cosmology (2 posts)

Astrophysics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 7: £40,178 - £48,700 per annum
Closing date:

Beecroft Fellow in Cosmology

Astrophysics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 7RS: £40,178 -£48,700 per annum
Closing date:

Postdoctoral researcher in millimetre transients with The Africa Millimetre Telescope

Astrophysics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 7RS: £40,178 - £48,700 per annum
Closing date:

Linux & Research Computing Officer

Particle Physics
STANDARD GRADE 7: Grade 7: £39,424 - £47,779 per annum, inclusive of Oxford Weighting, with discretionary range to £51,983
Closing date:

Postdoctoral Research Assistant on the ATLAS experiment

Particle Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: £40,178 - 48,700 per annum
Closing date:

Postdoctoral Research Assistant on the ATLAS experiment

Particle Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: £40,178 - 48,700 per annum
Closing date: