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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

Senior Project Manager for HARMONI – the ELT’s integral field spectrograph

Astophysics
STANDARD GRADE 8: Grade 08S: £48,235 to £57,255 per annum
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Electrician – Building Services Technician

Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 6: Grade 6: £34,982 to £40,855 per annum
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Ultrafast Terahertz Science and Technology

Condensed Matter Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913 per annum
Closing date:

Building Services Technician - Chilled Water and Compressed Air Systems

Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 6: Grade 6 - £34,982 - £40,855
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Inertial Confinement Fusion Research

Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 7: Grade 7: £38,674 -£46,913 per annum
Closing date:

Senior Scientific Researcher in Single-Molecule Biophysics

Condensed Matter Physics
RESEARCH GRADE 9: Grade 9: £55,636 - £64,228 per annum
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