Neutron and Gamma Assistant Diagnostic Physicist
$38,500–$38,500 year
HybridAbingdon, England, United Kingdom
Abingdon, England, United KingdomHybridFull Time$38,500–$38,500 yearLarge
Full TimeLarge
Job Summary
Support routine operation of neutron and gamma diagnostics in MAST-U, including Fission Chambers, Neutron Cameras, and Hard X-ray Detectors. Ensure equipment operates per safety rules by following commissioning procedures and maintain calibration protocols. Contribute to designing refurbishments for physics studies and support maintenance of inter-shot analysis codes to produce diagnostic data. Onsite work is expected three days per week at sites including Culham, Oxfordshire, with a two-year fixed-term appointment. Salary is £38,500 inclusive of a Specialist Allowance.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in a scientific, engineering or technical subject
- Experience working in an academic or industrial research environment
- PhD in a relevant scientific field
- Hands on experience operating diagnostics hardware
- Ability to carry out analysis of experimental data
- Use of suitable tools
- Error analysis
- Ability to conduct physics research as part of a team
- Good oral and written communications skills
- Must complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)
- Must complete The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions
- Must complete a search of open source data
Desired Qualifications
- Experience of working with radioactive sources and/or radiation related diagnostics
- Experience with data analysis codes
- Proficiency programming languages, e.g. IDL, Python
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