Diamond Light Source Ltd.
Location
Oxfordshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Business Area
Science
Full Time Salary
£37,087 to £40,754 per annum (Discretionary range to £46,868)
Post Type
Full time / Fixed term
Term
3 years
Closing Date
17/03/2024
Ref No
11305
Documents
Based onsite - Harwell campus
About Us
Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility. By accelerating electrons to near light-speed, Diamond generates brilliant beams of light from infra-red to X-rays which are used for academic and industry research and development across a range of scientific disciplines including structural biology, physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, earth, and environmental sciences.
About the Role
We now have an opportunity for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join a successful international collaboration between PSI in Switzerland and DLS in the UK. Diamond Light Source has a need for new detector systems that will meet the challenge of the increase in photon flux brought by the Diamond II upgrade. The increase in photon flux will have a big impact in crystallography and other techniques that currently use photon counting area detectors. It is therefore necessary to investigate different detector technologies that, instead of counting photons, accumulate the charge generated by the X-rays. The most advanced hybrid integrating area detector suitable for synchrotron applications and with reasonable size currently is Jungfrau developed at PSI. The project aim is for the PDRA to test and integrate multiple Jungfrau detector systems in collaboration with the detector teams at PSI and DLS. This collaboration will include studying high Z sensor materials, such as Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT), for higher energy X-ray detection and determining new calibration techniques.
Your tasks will be:
About You
You will hold anappropriate PhD degree or equivalent qualification with experience and knowledge in the following:
As well as a demonstrated background in ionizing radiation detectors.
Benefits
Diamond offers an exceptional benefits package to support staff in achieving a positive work/life balance. This includes 26 days annual leave plus Christmas closure, public holidays, 2 annual volunteering days and flexible working hours. We also offer an excellent defined benefit pension scheme. Staff also have access to a range of amenities on site including a nursery, cafes, a restaurant and sports and leisure facilities. A relocation allowance may also be available where applicable.
To Apply
Please use the online application process to apply and tell us why you believe you are suitable for this role.
The initial closing date for applications is 17th March 2024, however applications will be reviewed and interviewed on an ongoing basis until this vacancy is filled.
Diamond is open to different ways of working and we are committed to supporting our employees to have more flexibility and autonomy over where, when and how long they work.
Where relevant, and possible for the role, we will consider flexible working arrangements, secondment and job share opportunities.
Diamond attract talented individuals from around the world and currently employ 44 different nationalities. Reflecting trends in our sector we employ more men than women (77% men and 23% women as at March 2021). Therefore, we particularly welcome applications from suitably qualified women.
If you are disabled and would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please let us know via the online application process.
Diamond are members of Working Families (the UK’s work-life balance organisation), we have also achieved the Athena SWAN Bronze award and Disability Confident Level Two.
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