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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

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Ultrafast Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging

Condensed Matter Physics
STANDARD GRADE 7: £36,024– £44,263 pa
Closing date:

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Ultrafast Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging

Condensed Matter Physics
STANDARD GRADE 7: £36,024– £44,263 pa
Closing date:

Software Engineer

Condensed Matter Physics
STANDARD GRADE 7: £36,024– £44,263 pa
Closing date:

HR Officer

Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 6: Grade 6: £32,332 - £38,205 per annum
Closing date:

Cryomagnetics Technician

Condensed Matter Physics
STANDARD GRADE 5: Grade 5: £28,759 -£33,966 per annum
Closing date:

Postdoctoral researcher in convective systems under climate and air pollution changes

Atomic and Laser Physics
STANDARD GRADE 7: £36,024 - £44,263
Closing date:

CNC Machinist

Professional and support services
STANDARD GRADE 5: Grade 5 £28,759 - £33,966 per annum
Closing date:

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in single-molecule biophysics of DNA replication

Condensed Matter Physics
STANDARD GRADE 7: Grade 7: £36,024 -£44,263 per annum
Closing date:

PDRA in CMB polarized foreground science

Astophysics
STANDARD GRADE 7: Grade 07S: £36,024 - £44,263 per annum
Closing date: