School of Physics and Astronomy,
Salary: £33,797 - £40,322 per annum,
Start Date: As soon as possible,
Fixed Term: Up to 24 months
Applications are
invited for a Research Fellow to work on an EPSRC-funded programme grant. The work is based within the Optical
Manipulation Group in the School of Physics and Astronomy (
https://opticalmanipulationgroup.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk).
The group aims to build upon a range of internationally recognized work in the
area of photonics and its applications at St Andrews. The specific topic areas
of this post are: optical trapping with novel trapping materials and geometries;
and rotational levitated optomechanics in vacuum; and laser speckle metrology
for precision measurement of light fields, in fundamental physics and in
applications including environmental sensing.
We are particularly
interested in researchers with prior experience in one or more of: optical
trapping, particularly in vacuum; cavity optomechanics; advanced microscopy and
imaging; quantum technology; laser speckle metrology; light propagation in complex
media. The post is for up to 24 months, subject to satisfactory completion of a
15-month probationary period.
The post-holder will
be required to undertake both experimental work and numerical studies.
Applications
are particularly welcome from women, people from the Black, Asian, Minority or
Ethnic (BAME) community and other protected characteristics who are
under-represented in research posts at the University.
The University is
committed to equality for all, demonstrated through our working on diversity
awards (ECU Athena SWAN/Race Charters; Carer Positive; LGBT Charter; and
Stonewall). More details can be found at
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/diversityawards/.
Closing Date: 24 August 2020
Please quote ref: AR2385DD
School of Physics and Astronomy
Salary: £33,797 - £40,322 per annum
Start Date: As soon as possible
Fixed Term: Up to 24 months