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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 on the Diamond-II Light Source
Particle Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: £39,424 - £47,779 per annum
Postdoctoral Researcher in convection and aerosols through satellite based remote sensing
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 7RS: £39,424 - £47,779 per annum
Senior Researcher in Geospatial Foundation Models for the Analysis and Compression of Atmospheric Data with Focus on Clouds
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 8: Grade 8RS: £49, 119 - £ 58,265 per annum
Research Programme Support Officer
Atomic and Laser Physics
STANDARD GRADE 6: £35,681 - £41,636 with a discretionary range to £45,212 per annum.
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in optical neural networks (experiment)
Atomic and Laser Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: £39,424 - £47,779 per annum
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
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Cosmology
Astrophysics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 07RS: £39,424 - £43,984 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.