Physics

Supervisor(s): Dr Ilya Kuprov Start date of project: 1 Oct 2013 Funding: UK, EU How long is the project/funding: 4 years Advert end date: 1 Sep 2013 Project Description This project will use one of the biggest supercomputers in the UK to perform large-scale simulations of quantum system dynamics. Such simulations are essential in magnetic...

Supervisor(s): Dr Ilya Kuprov Start date of project: 1 Oct 2013 Funding: UK, EU How long is the project/funding: 4 years Advert end date: 1 Sep 2013 Project Description The primary difficulty in large-scale quantum device engineering is the fragile nature of quantum states – left on their own, they fade away or get destroyed by...

Supervisor(s): Dr Ilya Kuprov Start date of project: 1 Oct 2013 Funding: UK, EU How long is the project/funding: 4 years Advert end date: 1 Sep 2013 Project Description An optimal control problem consists in bringing a physical system from one state to another to a given accuracy with minimum expenditure of time and resources. Originally...

This project, in collaboration with the specialist water vapour measurement company Qrometric, will explore the application of laser modulation techniques to the spectroscopic measurement of water vapour using high-finesse optical cavities, by applying laser modulation techniques that we have developed for our atomic physics experiments. It will combine...

The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is the UK's provider of large scale inter-disciplinary research infrastructures and their supporting technologies, which enable UK researchers to investigate the world we live in and understand the building blocks of the Universe. Salary: £54,565 to £60,627 Contract Type:...

Full Time The salary will be negotiable on the professorial scale but not less than £62,731 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance. The Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM) in the Department of Earth Sciences at University College London seeks candidates for a Professorial level appointment. Applicants' research should...

Ref: DK160413 Loughborough University A PhD studentship is available for high calibre candidates to join a collaborative project between the University and Industry to develop an autonomous, ground-based system for the recognition and monitoring of clouds. The research topic focuses on developing new concepts, methods and algorithms to enable...

Ref: 2947 The newly formed Photonics group seeks to appoint a postdoctoral research associate in the framework of the EPSRC-funded project “Challenging the limits of Photonics – Structured light”. The research is focussed on Biophotonic sensing and will involve integrating multiple photonic functions, such as the light source,...

(2 posts)  (Fixed Term) Salary: £27,854-£36,298 pa Reference: KA01168 Closing date: 29 May 2013 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Applications are invited for two postdoctoral Research Associate positions, available from June 2013 for 24 months, within a UK- and EU-funded...

Reference Number: 2559 Location: Durham City Faculty/Division: Science Grade: Grade 7/8/9 Position Type: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 27 May 2013 Durham University is one of the UK’s leading Universities with a strong commitment to the highest international levels of excellence in research and education.  ...