Astronomy

x 2 (Fixed Term) Salary: £27,854-£36,298 pa Reference: MA01186 Closing date: 03 June 2013 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 September 2015 in the first instance. Applications are invited for two post-doctoral research associates to work with Professor David Wales and Professor Daan Frenkel in...

Limit of tenure: 3.5 Years. A fully-funded 3.5 year PhD studentship is available in the Computational Modelling Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Prof. Markus Kraft. The studentship starts in October 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter and, due to funding...

£25,500 up to £35,040 per annum for exceptional candidates + benefits Based in Exeter We’re a unique, high profile organisation with an excellent reputation, home to world-class science and cutting-edge technology. Every day, we challenge the ordinary because we believe in the best. The best for our customers and the best for...

A 4-year studentship is available in the UCL Chemistry Department to work with Professor Nora de Leeuw and project partners AWE on a computer simulation project to gain atomic-level insight into the physico-chemical properties of the PuO 2 material and its interaction with hydrogen, which is relevant to our understanding of the corrosion behaviour of...

£26,442 - £29,704 per annum Based in Wallingford We are now seeking a Field Instrument Scientist / Engineer to operate eddy covariance greenhouse gas monitoring, and associated micrometeorological and hydrological measurements in an active research focused team based at our Wallingford site. Main Duties The focus of the role is...

£37,382 to £44,607 per annum 2 year Fixed Term Contract   Applications are invited for a Research Fellow in Photonic Communication System Research, focused on technologies which may revolutionize the way in which optical networks are deployed worldwide. Having undergone exponential growth in capacity since its commercial...

£60,971 - £73,137 pro rata Ref: 8605 Part Time 11.5hrs per week, Temporary for 48 months, Based in Milton Keynes We are seeking to appoint an outstanding candidate who will build upon the legacy and reputation of the Open University by establishing new capability in extragalactic astrophysics through access to telescope...

PhD project Title:  (Inductive) Charging The increase in the number of plug-in vehicles available to customers has led to a large number of charging posts available in town centres etc. There are a limited number of products available which offer non-contact charging of automotive battery packs. The acceptance of plug-in charging for certain...

Ref: AC00470 Post doctoral position in laser-cooling and experimental antihydrogen physics Salary : £31,331 to £36,298 per annum (pro-rata if part time) together with USS Pension benefits, if required. The Swansea Antihydrogen team has a vacancy for a Research Officer to work on the ALPHA experiment at CERN in which the Swansea...

Fixed Term Contract for 21 Months   You will be responsible for developing and implementing a physics-based multi-dimensional dynamic model of a metal-air battery, as part of a larger EU project related to the development of iron-air batteries for automobile applications. You will liaise with experimental partners at the University of...