英国哈维尔研究发明园招聘表面科学技术员

Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility. Located at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, we enable world-leading research across a wide range of scientific disciplines and industrial applications.

Surface Science Technician
Circa £26k
Ref: DIA0760/CB

The Science Division are seeking to recruit a Surface Science Technician. The main duties will be to provide laboratory support to scientists, visitors and users of the Diamond beamlines and peripheral laboratories. You will be expected to provide technical and operational support to users of the surface science and microscopy equipment in the laboratories of the Surface Science village and to be involved in beamline and support laboratory developments, specifically design input for future projects.

The successful candidate would have experience of ultrahigh vacuum and sample environment equipment and the ability to design, maintain and support the equipment. Experience in the maintenance of microscopes e.g AFM , Raman, optical etc would be useful.

Duties
To provide technical and operational support to users of the surface science and microscopy equipment in the surface science support laboratory of the Surfaces and Interfaces Village. To support the beamlines of the Surfaces and Interfaces Village.

• Provide a high quality support laboratory for UHV surface science in order to support beamline research;
• Maintain UHV laboratory equipment such as UHV system with sputtering, annealing, STM , AFM , LEED and XPS facilities;
• Develop the UHV laboratory to allow sample preparation under different user defined conditions;
• Support the research projects of the users and in-house research teams using the UHV laboratory by assisting in sample surface preparation using sputtering and annealing and characterisation using STM , LEED and XPS ;
• Be involved in support laboratory developments, specifically design input for beamline experiments involving sample transfers etc;
• Perform assembly tasks for the Surface and Interfaces Village Beamlines.

Qualifications and Experience: Essential
• Experience or knowledge of surface science experimental equipment;
• Experience or knowledge of ultrahigh vacuum equipment;
• Ability to work on own initiative;
• Good interpersonal, communication and presentational skills;
• Good organisational and planning skills;
• Ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels;
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team;
• Self motivation;
• Good practical skills.

Diamond is committed to equality of opportunities for all, and offer a competitive salary (dependent upon skills, qualifications and experience), comprehensive benefits, an index-linked pension scheme and flexible working hours.

For an application form and further information including work permit and visa requirements for non-EU nationals please visit our website at www.diamond.ac.uk , telephone our recruitment line on 01235 778218 or write to us at the address below, quoting the appropriate reference number.

For further information about this role please visit: http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Jobs/Current/DIA0760_CB.html
Diamond Light Source Ltd, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE