Silicon Detector Technician

About the Role

The School of Physics and Chemical Sciences maintains a tradition of outstanding research in ground-breaking fields. The successful candidate will work in the Department of Physics and Astronomy within the Particle Physics Research Centre (PPRC). 

This role will work on silicon detector development and construction for projects including the ATLAS Inner Tracker.  The Inner Tracker (ITk) is a large silicon detector under design, to be constructed as a replacement of the Inner Detector system for the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) due to commence operation in the middle of the decade. The main goal of this post is to contribute to the construction of the ITk so that the upgraded ATLAS experiment at the HL-LHC can continue to search for signs of new physics and perform precision measurements of particles, including the Higgs boson.  The post holder will also work on our other silicon detector R&D projects including detectors for future colliders at e+e- machines such as Belle 2 and FCC-ee.  The post will be located at QMUL’s Mile End Campus in London but will require travel to CERN in Switzerland and universities and laboratories in Europe

About You
The successful candidate will have a degree in a relevant STEM field. They will have demonstrable experience in planning and conducting experiments and working with or constructing radiation detectors. The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of either C++, Python.

Potential and/or ability to communicate science to non-specialist audiences and potential students in outreach work is expected. A willingness to engage with continuing professional development opportunities during the duration of the post is required.  

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Department of Physics and Astronomy maintains a tradition of outstanding research in ground-breaking fields. Our research is internationally excellent, with academic, research staff and students working in dedicated Research Centres in Experimental Particle Physics, Astrophysics, Condensed Matter, and Theoretical Physics.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.