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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 Superconducting Quantum Circuits

Condensed Matter Physics
STANDARD GRADE 7: Grade 7: £36,024 - £44,263 per annum
Closing date:

Senior Researcher

Condensed Matter Physics
STANDARD GRADE 8: Grade 8: £45,585 - £54,395 per annum
Closing date:

Grants Officer

Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 6: £32,332 - £38,205 per annum
Closing date:

Leverhulme-Peierls Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Theoretical Physics

Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics
STANDARD GRADE 8: Grade 8 (£45,585 – £54,395 per annum)
Closing date: