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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
Condensed Matter Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: £39,424 - £47,779 per annum
Stores Technician
Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 4: Grade 4: £28,437 - £32,108 per annum
Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Climate Physics & Earth Observations and Tutorial Fellowship in association with Trinity College
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (TF-UNIVERSITY): Combined University and College Salary within the range £57,986- £77,366 p.a. plus additional benefits
Director of the Masters in Quantum Technology
Atomic and Laser Physics
STANDARD GRADE 10: Grade 10: £64,336 - £75,439 per annum plus additional benefits including (currently) a College allowance of £3,000
Building Services Technician – Chilled water and Compressed Air systems
Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 6: Grade 6: £35,681 - £41,636 per annum
Postdoctoral Research Assistant to develop a self-driving laboratory for organic photovoltaics
Condensed Matter Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: £39,424 - £47,779 per annum