[Neutron] Job - Instrument Scientist - Excitations and Polarized Neutrons IRC83990

[Laura Nicol (RCUK, SSC Ltd)]

The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is the UK's provider of large scale inter-disciplinary research infrastructures and their supporting technologies, which enable UK researchers to investigate the world we live in and understand the building blocks of the universe. Our Harwell Oxford Campus is home to world-leading science including the ISIS neutron source, Central Laser Facility, Diamond Light Source, space and high performance computing and technology. 

Job Title: Instrument Scientist - Excitations and Polarized Neutrons
Salary is in the range: £26,610 to £37,534 (dependent upon experience)
Contract type: Permanent (open ended)
Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

ISIS is a world leading facility for condensed matter research using neutron scattering and muon spectroscopy, with a strong scientific user programme and extensive international links. We support a national and international community of more than 2000 scientists for research into subjects ranging from clean energy and the environment, pharmaceuticals and health care, through to nanotechnology, materials engineering and IT, as well as fundamental physics and chemistry investigations.

The Excitations & Polarized Neutron Group at ISIS is seeking an Instrument Scientist to work on the Merlin chopper spectrometer.  Merlin is one of several inelastic neutron spectrometers at ISIS, which allow dynamical investigations of materials covering timescales from the femto-second to the nano-second range.  ISIS has an international reputation for building innovative neutron instruments, with massive wide angle position sensitive detector arrays, tunable energy resolution and a combination of high flux and low background; and crucially this is backed up by the development of world-leading data analysis software. 

The duties of the Instrument Scientist on Merlin are:
.	to provide scientific and technical support to scientific visitors to ISIS, particularly on Merlin 
.	to work as part of a team to develop novel instrumentation, techniques and software 
.	to conduct an active programme of research using Merlin and/or other instruments at ISIS  

We are looking for applicants with:
.	A PhD (or equivalent) in one of the physical sciences (chemistry, physics, material science, earth  science, etc)
.	Research experience in lattice dynamics, magnetism, phase transitions, crystallography, molecular  spectroscopy, disordered materials or dynamics in soft matter
.	The ability and drive to pursue an independent research programme
.	Interest in the development of novel neutron instrumentation and techniques

For further information on this post please contact:
Dr Ross Stewart, +44 (0)1235 446287, ross.stewart at stfc.ac.uk
Dr Rob Bewley, +44 (0)1235 445112, rob.bewley at stfc.ac.uk

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Closing date for applications: 22 March 2013
Interviews will be held on 19 April 2013

NO AGENCIES

STFC is an equal opportunity employer and promotes diversity in its workforce. We are particularly keen to consider applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce and we are positive about disability.
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