MARI Instrument Scientist – Stfc Career London

Overview

Position Title: MARI Instrument Scientist

Company: STFC

Location: London, UK

Job Description

Discover what science you can enable when you are offered the opportunity to conduct your own research programme and support the use of our ground-breaking instrumentation. As an instrument scientist within the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source facility, you will support and collaborate with users to run inelastic neutron scattering experiments. You will work with international teams and be involved with experiments covering a wide range of scientific research subject areas.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct a scientific research program that includes the use of the spectrometers in the group (MARI, MAPS, MERLIN and LET).
• Help guide the scientific program on the group’s instruments.
• Provide support to users on MARI, from proposal submission through experimental time to data analysis.
• Contribute to developments and improvements on MARI, including on the instrument itself, sample environment and data reduction and analysis methods.

Requirements:

• We are looking for someone with relevant research experience, particularly using inelastic neutron scattering.
• You will work well in a collaborative environment, and will have broad interests in order to work effectively with our users.
• You will have ideas for your own research, and will be able to communicate this with clarity and enthusiasm.

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours.
• An excellent defined average salary pension scheme
• Employee shopping/travel discounts
• Excellent learning and development opportunities