Assistant Professor in Applied Nuclear Physics (Research and Education)

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £46,735 to £55,755 with potential progression once in post to £62,728

Salary: As this vacancy has limited funding the maximum salary that can be offered is Grade 8, salary £55,755

The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor with strong expertise and a demonstrated scientific track record in applied nuclear physics. We are seeking an ambitious physicist to exploit the School’s accelerator facilities in the applied areas of fission and fusion research. The accelerators comprise the Birmingham MC40 Cyclotron; and the High Flux Accelerator-Driven Neutron Facility (HF-ADNeF), a new national facility that is part of the National Nuclear User Facility (NNUF) project, an important Government investment in the UK’s nuclear future to provide state-of-the-art experimental facilities for research and development in nuclear science and technology. The successful applicant will open up new research into fission and fusion in the School, strengthening the physics interface to colleagues working on materials for fission and fusion in the School of Metallurgy & Materials, and working closely with external partners (e.g., from industry). The goal is to fully capitalize on the unique opportunities afforded in this area by the Birmingham ecosystem, i.e., its facilities and expertise. 

Based in the School of Physics and Astronomy, the accelerators support a broad range of research across many disciplines, including fission- and fusion-related studies, fundamental nuclear physics, medical isotopes, dosimetry for radiotherapy, radiobiology, materials damage as well as detector and high-power target development. 

The successful applicant will sit within the Nuclear Physics Group in the School of Physics and Astronomy, as part of a dynamic team utilising the unique combination of nuclear facilities based in the School and at national and international laboratories. They will require the necessary background and expertise to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education programmes in the School, in particular in nuclear technologies and nuclear physics.

Role specifications include the following:

• PhD in relevant area of applied nuclear physics or similar
• Strong background in nuclear applications
• Background in performing accelerator-based measurements relevant to applied nuclear physics studies or neutron-based measurements
• Significant experience of working on nuclear applications relevant to one or more EPSRC-funded areas, i.e., fission and fusion reactors, nuclear data and advanced nuclear technologies
• Evidence of effectively engaging with academic and wider user communities
• Demonstrated publication and scientific track record in a field relevant to the Applied Nuclear Physics

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor David Evans, email: d.evans@bham.ac.uk and/or Professor Carl Wheldon, email: C.Wheldon@bham.ac.uk

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