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Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Ultra-low Temperature Physics

Employer
University of Oxford, Department of Oncology
Location
Oxford, UK
Salary
£32,626-£57,480
Posting live until
22 Jun 2022

Job Details

Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Research Assistant posts in Ultra-low Temperature Physics at the Department of Physics, University of Oxford. 

Both posts are available for 2 years, with a possibility of extension to 3 years. 

This project will develop an ultra-low-vibration microkelvin refrigerator for use with ultra-high-Qmechanical oscillators. 

The ideal PDRA candidate will have a combination of specialized knowledge, skills and successful experience in the following research areas:

  • Microkelvin Refrigeration;
  • 3He/4He Dilution Refrigeration;
  • High-field Superconducting Magnets;
  • Microkelvin Instrument Design and Fabrication;
  • Ultra-low Vibration Techniques;
  • Superconducting Quantum Inference Devices;
  • Ultra-high-Q Mechanical (Torsional) Oscillators;
  • Quantum State Sensing & Qubits ;
  • High-frequency Data Acquisition and Control Electronics;
  • Data Management, Analysis.

Applicants should hold a PhD in experimental ultra-low temperature physics. Demonstrated skills should include capability to design, fabricate and procure components, assemble, integrate, test and operate ultra-low temperature scientific instruments. 

They must have the ability to lead ultra-low temperature research, generating consequential and fundamental scientific discoveries, whilst managing and coordinating academic research and administrative activities of themselves and the ultra-low temperature physics research team. 

The successful candidates will be able to adapt and develop; new and existing scientific techniques plus experimental protocols to the research objectives of the project. They must also be able to test hypotheses and analyse scientific data from ultra-low temperature research instruments. 

More information about the requirements for this role can be found on the Job Description, the link to which is below. 

Supplementary Information on the Department/Research Centre and the post is available at the following URLs:

https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/our-people/daviss 

http://davis-group-quantum-matter-research.ie/ 

Please direct enquiries about the role to Prof. J.C. Séamus Davis. Contact: jcseamusdavis@gmail.com.

Company

The Department of Oncology within the Medical Sciences Division was created in October 2010 with a mission to improve cancer care through research and teaching. To do this, the Department delivers research in an array of linked themes. There is a strong emphasis on translation, with established infrastructure to develop scientific insights towards clinical application. The aims of the Department include the development of truly multidisciplinary and collaborative oncology research in Oxford, and working closely with colleagues in the NHS Cancer and Haematology Centre, research can be rapidly and efficiently translated into cutting-edge clinical treatment for cancer patients.


Fundamental to our approach is to train students in translational, as well as basic, science so that they acquire key transferable skills during their time with us. Programmes are usually multidisciplinary and, as described below, attract high quality committed candidates who stay the course. Our translational focus makes us an attractive destination for Industry and we are growing the financial contribution to studentships from this source.


The Department incorporates the MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, as well as a number of other internationally recognised research groups working in oncology and related fields. Currently the Department has activities on four sites in Oxford; these are the Old Road Campus Research Building, the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, the Radiobiology Research Institute, and in the Cancer and Haematology Centre.


The Department of Oncology has over 400 staff and more than 120 postgraduate students - both clinical and non-clinical - and is one of the largest departments within the University of Oxford’s Medical Sciences Division. The Department of Oncology has also been awarded a departmental Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of its commitment to introduce organisational and cultural practices that promote gender equality, and of its efforts to improve the working environment for both men and women.

 

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Oxford
Oxford
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OX3 7DQ
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