28 faculty science physics jobs found in Oxford

Department of Physics, Denys Wilkinson Building, University of Oxford, Keble Rd, Oxford OX1 3RH Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Exoplanet Discovery with the PLATO Mission. The post is available initially for a fixed-term duration of 2 years, with the possibility of extension for a further year. Oxford Astrophysics invite applications for a PDRA to work with prof S Aigrain on the preparation of the European Space Agency’s PLATO mission, focusing mainly on the impact of instrumental systematics and stellar variability on the detection and characterisation of transiting exoplanets. PLATO, due for launch in 2026, will discover thousands of planets transiting bright stars, including habitable planets, and will probe the internal structure of the host stars using asteroseismology. The successful candidate will work closely with Prof S Aigrain, her research group, and collaborators at other PLATO Mission Consortium (PMC) institutes,...

Department of Physics, Denys Wilkinson Building, University of Oxford, Keble Rd, Oxford OX1 3RH Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in machine learning and citizen science. The post is available initially for a fixed-term duration of 2 years This project will build on work by the Zooniverse team in developing methods combining machine learning and citizen science, focusing on the potential of anomaly detection and serendipitous discovery. Example projects in astrophysics (particularly galaxy morphology and/or exoplanet discovery), protein structure (in collaboration with the Rosalind Franklin Institute) and bioacoustics for monitoring the health of ecosystems (in collaboration with UCL and WWF) provide a rich set of problems to address. The project provides an interesting opportunity for anyone with a desire to lead an attack on interesting machine learning problems in the context of real-world scientific problems. The successful candidate...

Department of Physics, Denys Wilkinson Building, University of Oxford, Keble Rd, Oxford OX1 3RH Applications are invited for the post of Associate Professor (or Professor) in the Theory and Observation of Optical Transients in the Astrophysics sub-department of The University of Oxford. The successful candidate will also be appointed to a Tutorial Fellowship at Hertford College under arrangements described in the Job Description and Person Specification. The appointment will be initially for five years at which point, upon completion of a successful review, the post-holder will be eligible for reappointment to the retiring age.  The Associate Professor will develop a world-leading research programme in the theory and/or observation of transient astrophysical phenomena, with a priority being to exploit Oxford’s involvement in optical transient surveys. They will furthermore teach at undergraduate and graduate level, and participate in the administration. On behalf...

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, Department of Biochemistry, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Biological Physics. The post is available initially for a fixed-term duration of 2 years, with the possibility of extension subject to funding. This project will develop and exploit Single-molecule investigation of rotary molecular motors. The successful candidate will undertake independent, collaborative research in the research areas of the Berry lab.  Applicants should hold or close to completing PhD in biophysics, physics, or a related field to the research area of the role. Previous experience in any of the following fields will be an advantage: Single-molecule biology.  Optical microscopy.  Fluorescence microscopy.  Lasers.  Design and construction of optical experiments. Candidates are expected to have a strong record of personal research and achievement, very good...

Applications are invited for self-motivated individuals to join our exciting research into new nanomagnetic and magneto-optic technologies. We have had a number of synergistic recent breakthroughs on low-power neuromorphic computing (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-022-01091-7),low-power all-optical magnetic writing https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.00697and functional magnonics. We are looking for two motivated PDRAs, keen to join us and... Job listing information Reference NAT01376 Date posted 1 February 2023 Closing date 1 March 2023 Job summary Applications are invited for self-motivated individuals to join our exciting research into new nanomagnetic and magneto-optic technologies. We have had a number of synergistic recent breakthroughs on low-power neuromorphic computing (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-022-01091-7),low-power all-optical magnetic writing https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.00697and functional magnonics....

Imperial College London invites applications for a Research Associate position to work on the LHCb experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.  Job listing information Reference NAT01368 Date posted 25 January 2023 Closing date 27 February 2023 Job summary Imperial College London invites applications for a Research Associate position to work on the LHCb experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.  Duties and responsibilities You will focus on the analysis of LHCb data, with the opportunity to also contribute to the Group’s ongoing activities on the detector, software and future upgrades of the experiment. We expect you to take an active role in LHCb data analysis in an area in which there is excellent potential to observe physics beyond the Standard Model. Essential requirements You will hold a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant area  You must also be able to demonstrate the...

We are looking for a Research Associate to work on developing next generation plasma-based accelerators in the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science. Job listing information Reference NAT01370 Date posted 19 January 2023 Closing date 16 February 2023 Job summary We are looking for a Research Associate to work on developing next generation plasma-based accelerators in the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science. Duties and responsibilities The position will be to develop and diagnose plasma sources for the AWAKE experiment at CERN. AWAKE is a proton driven wakefield acceleration experiment that is investigating the use of plasma accelerators for next generation particle colliders. The post holder will be expected to help produce independent and original research, submit publications to refereed journals and help with the administration of the research group. The work typically would involve a high...

Imperial College London invites applications for a Research Associate to work on the LHCb experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. Job listing information Reference NAT01358 Date posted 20 December 2022 Closing date 6 February 2023 Job summary Imperial College London invites applications for a Research Associate to work on the LHCb experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. Duties and responsibilities You will focus on the development of the upgraded RICH and silicon tracking detectors, and contribute to the operation of the existing RICH detector. Imperial played a leading role in the design and construction of LHCb’s RICH detectors, will play a similar role in the operation of the current RICH detectors and design of their upgrade, and has begun development of the mechanical design of the new silicon tracking detector planned for the next upgrade. Essential requirements You will hold a PhD*...

Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Single Molecule Biophysics to work under the supervision of Professor Madhavi Krishnan for a period of 12 months. The project involves work in the broad area of soft condensed matter at the nanometer scale and has a specific interest in measuring and understanding electrostatics in molecular-scale matter, e.g., biological macromolecules. Professor Krishan is looking from highly motivated and committed individuals to engage in an ambitious research program applying the new electrometry technique to important molecular measurement problems. A few areas of interest include detection and measurement of charge changing post-translational modifications in proteins, the detection of folded state and molecular conformation, as well that of molecular binding affinities, all using molecular electrical charge in solution as the...

Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Experimental Soft Matter to work under the supervision of Professor Thorneywork for a period of up to three years. The successful candidate will join an ambitious research program exploring the nature and role of fluctuations in molecular transport processes by studying highly controlled experimental models at the meso- and nanoscale, built from colloids, microfluidics and optical tweezers.   Applicants must hold a PhD in Chemistry, Physics, or a related subject area, (or be close to completion) prior to taking up your appointment.  The research requires expertise in optics, the development of optical microscopy set-ups and programming for data analysis or hardware control. You will be expected to manage your own academic research and administrative activities. This involves small scale project...

We seek to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to join the prolific climate and impact science community at the University of Oxford, and that is interested in playing a crucial part in the multifaceted outcomes of this project. You will be a member of Climate Research Programme, but there is opportunity to engage Oxford researchers with common research interests at other Department and Schools. Your duties will include data analysis, postprocessing and attribution of the selected classes of societally impactful hydrological extreme events and TCs recently observed and projected by the end of 21st century. You will also work on incorporating climate information of such extreme events into the climate risk stress testing tool and resilience rating system at the World Bank and dissemination to its stakeholders around the world through CCKP. Developing new ideas for addressing physical and socio-economic research questions on extreme events in a changing climate will...

Department of Engineering Science, Oxford Thermofluids Institute, Southwell Building, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES We are seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Hydrogen Powered, Sustainable Aviation Systems to join the Sustainable Aviation Group at the Department of Engineering Science, Oxford Thermofluids Institute.  The post is funded for a 3-year fixed-term. You will be actively involved in the developing and running of experimental facilities investigating hydrogen as a potential fuel for aviation propulsion systems. Concurrently, the researcher will be developing lower order analytical models and performing high fidelity computational simulations to corroborate experimental findings and propose other configurations not experimental investigated. You should possess a PhD or DPhil (or be near completion of) in the field of engineering, physics or applied mathematics together with relevant experience in the field of thermofluids. You should also...

This post (funded by the MARVELS grant, US Army Research Office) will work the development of the electronics support for Hearables, with the aim to investigate the use of Hearables for unobtrusive in-ear detection and extraction of robust and useful indicators of the users physical and mental state in challenging real-world environments. For our recent work on Hearables, please visit ... Job listing information Reference ENG02485 Date posted 1 February 2023 Closing date 14 March 2023 Job summary This post (funded by the MARVELS grant, US Army Research Office) will work the development of the electronics support for Hearables, with the aim to investigate the use of Hearables for unobtrusive in-ear detection and extraction of robust and useful indicators of the users physical and mental state in challenging real-world environments. For our recent work on Hearables, please visit ...

Applications are encouraged for a Research Associate position to work on the prediction of hydrogen-assisted failures using computational methods, on the project titled “Simulation-based assessment of the interplay between hydrogen, defects and plastic straining,” funded by Shell. This role will work under the supervision of Dr Emilio Martínez-Pañeda and be based in the Mechanics of Infrastructure Materials research group. Hydrogen... Job listing information Reference ENG02456 Date posted 12 January 2023 Closing date 9 February 2023 Job summary Applications are encouraged for a Research Associate position to work on the prediction of hydrogen-assisted failures using computational methods, on the project titled “Simulation-based assessment of the interplay between hydrogen, defects and plastic straining,” funded by Shell. This role will work under the supervision of Dr Emilio...

Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ PLEASE NOTE THE CLOSING DATE FOR THIS VACANCY HAS BEEN EXTENDED Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Nucleic Acid Chemistry to work under the supervision of Professor Tom Brown for a period of up to 32 months (until 30/09/2025) on the TransNAT project: Transforming delivery, safety and efficacy of nucleic acid therapeutics: from intracellular uptake to targeting brain and muscle. The project involves the synthesis of chemically modified oligonucleotides for therapeutic applications with the intention of improving delivery and targeting to specific cells and organs. Applicants must hold a PhD in Chemistry or a related area, (or be close to completion) prior to taking up your appointment.  The research requires experience in Nucleic Acid Chemistry or a relevant area of synthetic chemistry/chemical biology.  You will be expected to...

School of Geography and the Environment, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY The School of Geography and the Environment, in association with St Edmund Hall, seeks applications for a full-time Associate Professorship in Physical Geography, with a focus on biogeography and/or macroecology. The Associate Professorship is tenable from 1st September 2023, or at an earlier or later date by negotiation, and will be held in conjunction with a Tutorial Fellowship at St Edmund Hall under arrangements described in the further particulars. The post-holder will be based at the School of Geography and the Environment, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. The appointment will be for five years in the first instance, and upon completion of a successful review, the post-holder will be eligible for reappointment to the retiring age. The main duties of the post-holder will be to engage in research, produce high-quality publications of an international standard and to teach, supervise and examine...

Department of Engineering Science, Keble Triangle We are seeking a full time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Thermal Propulsion System Research Group (TPSRG:  https://eng.ox.ac.uk/tpsrg/ ) at the Department of Engineering Science (Central Oxford). The post is funded by EPSRC and is fixed-term for 12 months or until 31 March 2024. The position serves the Oxford TPSRG and Convergent Science, where the aim is to broaden the impact of research from TPSRG and help build a more open-source data platform to showcase the research excellence within the TPSRG. You will be responsible for the development, validation, and implementation of advanced turbulent reactive spray models. Additional duties also include constructing a database from previous research activities in TPSRG and making it available to the wider community. The candidate will be working closely with Professor Felix Leach, Dr Leo Fang and external research associates within the Convergent Science research...

Department of Engineering Science, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ We are seeking a full-time or part-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Energy Demand Observation to join the Energy Demand Observatory and Laboratory (EDOL) at the Department of Engineering Science in central Oxford.  The post is funded by EPSRC Grant  EP/X00967X/1 and is fixed-term for three years. EDOL will establish a world-class Observatory of 2,000 representative GB homes with high resolution, longitudinal, technical and social data with the aim to better understand energy use. The programme is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the School of Geography and the Environment (Oxford), the Department of Engineering Science (Oxford) and University College London. The instrumentation for the Observatory is developed in dedicated Laboratories of 100- 200 homes. Novel and innovative instruments will be rigorously tried and tested. Only solutions that satisfy requirements of reliability, value...

Department of Chemistry, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA and Corpus Christi College, Merton St, Oxford, OX1 4JF Applications are invited for the post of Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry. The successful candidate will also be appointed to a Tutorial Fellowship at Corpus Christi College. The appointment will be initially for five years at which point, upon completion of a successful review, the post-holder will be eligible for reappointment to the retiring age. We wish to appoint a candidate whose research interests are centred in experiment-based Physical Chemistry, and who has a very strong track record, or shows outstanding promise, in independent research.  The research area will be broadly interpreted but should align with one or more of the eight Research Themes of the Department (see https://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/research.aspx), which include Kinetics, Dynamics and Mechanism, Innovative Measurements and Photon Science, Advanced...

Developing AI-ECG models for cardiovascular risk and mortality prediction Applications are invited for the position of Clinical Research Fellow, to work at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London. We are seeking a highly motivated junior doctor to join a collaborative team of clinicians, basic scientists, and physical scientists working on cardiovascular research. The present post is funded by a recently-awarded £1.2M... Job listing information Reference MED03643 Date posted 25 January 2023 Closing date 15 February 2023 Job summary Developing AI-ECG models for cardiovascular risk and mortality prediction Applications are invited for the position of Clinical Research Fellow, to work at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London. We are seeking a highly motivated junior doctor to join a collaborative team of clinicians, basic scientists, and physical scientists working on...