Research Fellow (108407-0324)

The Department of Physics seeks to appoint an ambitious Research Fellow to join the Ultrafast and Terahertz Photonics group at the University of Warwick.  The position is available from May 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter for 2 years with the possibility of extension. 

Your research goals will be related to developing robotics for applying THz imaging and spectroscopy techniques to detection of skin cancer and other skin conditions as part of the £10M EPSRC funded project, Terabotics.  Particular focus will be on developing and integrating novel THz image approaches with a surgical robot, and speeding up and improving the accuracy of terahertz data acquisition and analysis. 

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Emma MacPherson via email: E.MacPherson@warwick.ac.uk.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.  

You will be an excellent communicator capable of working effectively both independently and as part of a research team.  You will be approachable and enthusiastic to help others, particularly PhD students. You will possess excellent planning and time management skills to ensure your research objectives are achieved effectively. 

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure. 

The Ultrafast and Terahertz Photonics Group 

The Ultrafast and Terahertz Photonics group currently comprises 3 members of staff (James Lloyd-Hughes, Emma MacPherson, Rebecca Milot).  Dr Lloyd-Hughes set up the Warwick Centre for Ultrafast Spectroscopy (WCUS) in 2016 which is a joint activity between the Physics and Chemistry Departments at the University of Warwick. Dr MacPherson joined the group in October 2017, and Dr Milot joined in 2018, further expanding the range of terahertz activities at Warwick University.   

 Further information on the Ultrafast and Terahertz Photonics group can be found at go.warwick.ac.uk/ultrafast. The webpage for Prof MacPherson is here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/condensedmatt/ultrafastphotonics/emmasthzgroup/ 

Department of Physics

For further information about the Physics department, please visit our website.

The post will be based in the Department of Physics, a vibrant academic department with 200 academic, research, technical and professional services staff, over 800 undergraduate students and 200 postgraduate research students.

We are proud of our diverse community of staff, students, and visitors, and are committed to maintaining an excellent record in teaching and research by ensuring that there is equality of opportunity for all, fostered in an environment of mutual respect and dignity.

We hold an Athena SWAN Silver award, a national initiative to promote gender equality for all staff and students. We are also a Juno Champion, which is an award from the Institute of Physics to recognise our efforts to address the under-representation of women in university physics and to encourage better practice for both women and men. 

Further information about working in the Department of Physics and the benefits available can be found at www.warwick.ac.uk/physics/staff/working/.

The University supports flexible working and requests for part-time working or job-share will be considered where possible.

Childcare for interviews

Childcare can be provided for you at the University of Warwick Nursery (www.warwick.ac.uk/services/childrensservices/nursery) in order for you to attend the interview. Childcare is subject to availability of places at the Nursery.

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**. 

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

*QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

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To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by 11.55pm on the closing date of 14th April 2024.

To apply, please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and a covering letter explaining why you wish to be considered for the position.

You should demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the role by specific reference to each of the essential, and where applicable, desirable criteria, in the person specification of the job description.

This is a re-advertisement, previous applicants need not apply.

To streamline our hiring process, we kindly request that all candidates submit their applications through our official website. This ensures that all applications are received in a uniform format and can be processed efficiently by our HR team.

The interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed in April. 

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities. 

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here. 

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

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