University of Bath
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Bath, Somerset | United Kingdom
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Staff Students University of Bath Open search Courses Research Enterprise Sport Departments About Staff Students Open search Jobs at Bath Current vacancies Applying Working at Bath Research at Bath Relocating to Bath Living in Bath Log In University of Bath Research Assistant (fixed-term) Job title Research Assistant (fixed-term) Department Physics Salary Starting from £29,605, rising to £36,024 Grade Grade 6 Contract Type Full Time, Fixed Term Placed on Wednesday 28 February 2024 Closing date Wednesday 13 March 2024 Interview date To be confirmed Reference ED11472 Share We invite applications for a 3 month research assistant position to develop optical fibre for photonic quantum technologies.
The post is funded by an industrially-led collaboration between 14 universities and a variety of companies across the UK. About the role Working closely with project partners, you will contribute to the project goal to create quantum data centres of the future by developing optical fibre-based single-photon sources and high-performance optical switches. This project will give you the opportunity to broaden and strengthen your research skills, using Bath’s research-grade optical fibre fabrication cleanroom to make micro-structured fibre and deploying your devices in state-of-the-art photonics labs. As well as creating industrially- relevant technologies, we aim to publish results from this project in high-impact academic journals and disseminate our findings at high-profile international conferences. Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Peter Mosley (p.mosley @bath.ac.uk). About us The CPPM is a highly collaborative research centre consisting of approximately 40 staff and postgraduate students. The Department of Physics at the University of Bath is a research-led department, and is committed to providing a supportive and inclusive working environment. About you You will have experience in experimental quantum photonics, fibre photonics, or a related field. You will require strong laboratory skills as well as a firm theoretical understanding of quantum optics. Experience with speciality optical fibre, including fabrication, will be advantageous. What we can offer you a very generous employer contributory pension scheme generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance , Visa Reimbursement , Interest-Free Loan Find out more about our benefits We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award . We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams. We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information. Email details to a friendIn your application, please refer to myScience.org and reference JobID 2845382 .
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