Research Associate - Lab in a Bubble Project (43595)
 

Salary Range: £30,738 - £37,768
FTE: 1
Term: Fixed (until 30 September 2019)
Closing Date: 18 September 2016
Positions Available: 3

We are looking to recruit three experimental physicists with a strong background in plasma physics, or the interaction of intense laser fields with matter, to join an established research team at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Research will involve the development and applications of plasma-based accelerators, a new generation of compact sources of relativistic particles and brilliant electromagnetic radiation, which rely on the excitation of evacuated plasma bubbles using both laser and particle beams.

The “Lab in a Bubble” project investigates the physics of these micron-sized bubbles using both experimental and theoretical methods. As part of the ongoing ALPHA-X project, it involves four institutes (Strathclyde, Lancaster, St Andrews and Glasgow Universities) and many international partners including ELI, CLPU, GSI, UNIST, Cockcroft Institute, and Tsinghua, Austin Texas, Edinburgh and Southampton Universities.

Research will include the development of ultra-compact incoherent and coherent X-ray sources, isotope production, medical imaging and radiotherapy. Experimental work will be carried out at SCAPA, the CLF and Partner laboratories such as CLPU, ELI etc. The new SCAPA facility at the University of Strathclyde comprises three independent shielded bunkers that are provided with high repetition rate 40 and 350 TW laser beams from state-of-the-art Ti:sapphire lasers. You will join a team of senior scientists, including Professors Dino Jaroszynski, Zheng-Ming Sheng, Paul McKenna and Bernhard Hidding and a team of postdoctoral and PhD theoreticians and experimentalists.

The initial appointment will be for three years, with possibility of extension. One fully funded PhD position may also available to EU resident students for research in this area, which could start as early as October 2016.

For further information or to discuss the posts please contact either Professor Jaroszynski(dino@phys.strath.ac.uk), Dr. Gregory Vieux (g.vieux@strath.ac.uk) or Dr. Enrico Brunetti (enrico.brunetti@strath.ac.uk). Further details of our research can be found in our website (http://alpha-x.phys.strath.ac.uk/).

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Faculty
Faculty of Science
Department/School
Physics
Staff Category
Research
Type of Employment
Fixed-term
Working Hours
Full-time
Vacancy Description
 
Salary Range: £30,738 - £37,768
FTE: 1
Term: Fixed (until 30 September 2019)
Closing Date: 18 September 2016
Positions Available: 3

We are looking to recruit three experimental physicists with a strong background in plasma physics, or the interaction of intense laser fields with matter, to join an established research team at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Research will involve the development and applications of plasma-based accelerators, a new generation of compact sources of relativistic particles and brilliant electromagnetic radiation, which rely on the excitation of evacuated plasma bubbles using both laser and particle beams.

The “Lab in a Bubble” project investigates the physics of these micron-sized bubbles using both experimental and theoretical methods. As part of the ongoing ALPHA-X project, it involves four institutes (Strathclyde, Lancaster, St Andrews and Glasgow Universities) and many international partners including ELI, CLPU, GSI, UNIST, Cockcroft Institute, and Tsinghua, Austin Texas, Edinburgh and Southampton Universities.

Research will include the development of ultra-compact incoherent and coherent X-ray sources, isotope production, medical imaging and radiotherapy. Experimental work will be carried out at SCAPA, the CLF and Partner laboratories such as CLPU, ELI etc. The new SCAPA facility at the University of Strathclyde comprises three independent shielded bunkers that are provided with high repetition rate 40 and 350 TW laser beams from state-of-the-art Ti:sapphire lasers. You will join a team of senior scientists, including Professors Dino Jaroszynski, Zheng-Ming Sheng, Paul McKenna and Bernhard Hidding and a team of postdoctoral and PhD theoreticians and experimentalists.

The initial appointment will be for three years, with possibility of extension. One fully funded PhD position may also available to EU resident students for research in this area, which could start as early as October 2016.

For further information or to discuss the posts please contact either Professor Jaroszynski(dino@phys.strath.ac.uk), Dr. Gregory Vieux (g.vieux@strath.ac.uk) or Dr. Enrico Brunetti (enrico.brunetti@strath.ac.uk). Further details of our research can be found in our website (http://alpha-x.phys.strath.ac.uk/).

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