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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a vacancy for an instrument scientist in the Excitations group at ISIS, to work on the MARI spectrometer. This would be a permanent appointment. Full details can be found at
<a href="https://www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers/jobs/mari-instrument-scientist-2258">
https://www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers/jobs/mari-instrument-scientist-2258</a>. Applications are by CV and cover letter, outlining your suitability for the role, and must be submitted via the careersportal website. The closing date is 2<sup>nd</sup> October.
Informal enquiries can be directed to Russell Ewings (russell.ewings[AT]stfc.ac.uk).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The particulars of the role are as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0B0C0C;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:white">Salary: </span></strong><span style="color:#0B0C0C;background:white">£31,931 to £44,166 per annum (dependent
on skills and experience). A Specialist Allowance of up to £2000 per annum is also available for this role.</span><span style="color:#0B0C0C"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:white">Hours:</span></strong><span style="background:white"> Full time </span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:white">Contract Type: </span></strong><span style="background:white">Open Ended.</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:white">Location: </span></strong><span style="background:white">Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0B0C0C;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0B0C0C;background:white">About the role:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We are looking to recruit an instrument scientist to work on the MARI spectrometer, one of the suite of instruments operated by the ISIS Excitations group. The role is varied, and includes supporting and
collaborating with users to run inelastic neutron scattering experiments as well as conducting your own research program on instruments at ISIS and other neutron sources. You will work with international teams and will be involved with experiments covering
a wide range of scientific research subject areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The duties of the position include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Conduct a scientific research program that includes the use of the spectrometers in the group (MARI, MAPS, MERLIN and LET) as well as other instruments at ISIS and other neutron
sources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Help guide the scientific program on the group’s instruments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Provide support to users on MARI, from proposal submission through experimental time to data analysis, as well as being responsible for the safety, maintenance, and calibration
of MARI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Contribute to developments and improvements on MARI, including on the instrument itself, sample environment and data reduction and analysis methods.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:39.75pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Provide occasional support to users on the other instruments in the group when experiments in which you have a strong scientific interest are being conducted on them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:39.75pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Participate fully in the scientific life of the Excitations group, as well as that of the facility more widely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Represent the group’s interests on occasion at meetings with internal and external collaborators.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Promotion of the Excitations group’s capabilities with new user groups and communities, with a view to grow the user base, especially on MARI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#0B0C0C;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">About you:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We are looking for someone with relevant research experience, particularly using inelastic neutron scattering. You will work well in a collaborative environment, and will have broad interests in order to
work effectively with our users. You will have lots of ideas for your own research, and will be able to communicate this with clarity and enthusiasm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="color:#0B0C0C;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">About us:</span></b><span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The ISIS Neutron & Muon Source is a world-leading centre for research in the physical and life sciences at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford in the United Kingdom. Our suite of neutron
and muon instruments gives unique insights into the properties of materials at the atomic scale. We support a national and international community of more than 3000 scientists for research into subjects ranging from clean energy and the environment, pharmaceuticals
and health care, through to nanotechnology and materials engineering, catalysis and polymers and on to fundamental studies of materials.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The Excitations Group at ISIS operates four world-class inelastic neutron spectrometers; MARI, MAPS, MERLIN and LET. They are used for investigations of the dynamics of materials covering timescales from
the femto-second to the nano-second range. Materials studied include quantum magnets, low-dimensional magnetic materials and molecular magnets; thermoelectrics; calorics; superconductors; and many other kinds of functional materials.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0B0C0C;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The ISIS Excitations group are committed to becoming a diverse team. We encourage interest and applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and particularly welcome applications from underrepresented
groups. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#AEAAAA;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#AEAAAA;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr. Russell Ewings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#AEAAAA;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Excitations Group Leader<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#AEAAAA;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#AEAAAA;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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