About the job:
The successful candidte will be an integral part of a research project/team assisting in the planning and delivery of the research activity with the EPSRC Grant, Laser-Induced Chiral Photolysis. Specifically, the candidate will use experiments and simulations to create synthetic chiral light and optimise its ability to selectively ionize and fragment chiral molecules of a particular handedness. This will involve designing, developing and running experiments in Belfast and with collaborators in Bordeaux, France.
About the person:
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:
- Have or be about to obtain a relevant PhD.
- Degree in Physics, Theoretical Physics or related field.
- Significant experience of multiphoton interactions with molecules, or related experiments
- Extensive experience setting up laser optics for experiments.
- Significant experience analysing data using Matlab, Python or Labview.
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.
If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport
