Duties

Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility. Located at Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond enables world-leading research across a wide range of scientific disciplines and industrial applications.
The Diamond facility consists of three accelerators – a 100 MeV linac, a 3 GeV booster synchrotron and a 562 m circumference 3 GeV storage ring. 

Diamond Light Source Ltd. wishes to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work in the Accelerator Physics Group within the Diamond Technical Division.

The key duties of the post are as follows:

• carry out studies to model, understand and optimise the performance of the Diamond accelerators under all required operating conditions
• assist with the characterisation and the operation of the accelerators, the associated insertion devices and feedback systems, to provide ultra-stable X-ray beams for the beamline users
• contribute to producing the relevant procedures and high level software tools in order to achieve the above
• contribute to advanced studies for ultra low emittance lattices, new injection schemes and other possible upgrades.
 

Qualifications and Experience: Essential

• First Degree in an appropriate branch of physics.
• Relevant Postgraduate Degree.
• High degree of mathematical, computational and IT skills.
• Some experience of accelerator physics of either a practical or theoretical nature.
• Self motivation, flexibility, and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Good interpersonal, communication and presentational skills.
• Available to travel in the UK and abroad, including occasional periods away from home. 
• Available to work occasional shifts operations.
 

Qualifications and Experience: Desirable

• Experience in the accelerator physics aspects of synchrotron radiation sources.

Further Information

For further details on applying for employment at Diamond, please visit our 'Application Form' page.

Enquiries about the post should be made to the Head of the Accelerator Physics Group at the following address:

Dr. R. Bartolini (riccardo.bartolini@diamond.ac.uk)
Diamond Light Source Ltd.
Diamond House
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot, Oxfordshire
OX11 0DE, U.K..
tel : +44-(0)1235-778073

Applying for employment
For further details on applying for employment at Diamond, please visit our 'Application Form' page.