DURHAM UNIVERSITY: Affiliate Professor, Astronomical Instrumentation (PSY_04)

The Division of Physics at Durham College seeks to nominate a gifted particular person to the function of Affiliate Professor. The profitable candidate shall be a member of the Centre for Superior Instrumentation (CfAI). We welcome functions from these with research and teaching pursuits within the broad area of astronomical instrumentation and we’re significantly keen to listen to from candidates with a deal with instrumentation for ground-based or space-based telescopes as a part of bigger collaborative initiatives. The candidate is more likely to work carefully with the observational astronomers in Durham within the growth of latest devices and in serving to to supply early entry to new instrumentation when deployed within the area.

Candidates should show research excellence within the area of astronomical instrumentation and proof potential to additional drive our astronomical instrumentation programme and to completely have interaction within the companies, citizenship and values of the College. They may also be anticipated to make a major contribution to the event and supply of high-quality research-led teaching, which allows undergraduate and postgraduate college students to attain their potential. The place will begin round October 2024.

The Centre for Superior Instrumentation (CfAI) at Durham College is likely one of the main research teams within the Division of Physics. Presently we have now 10 everlasting members of workers, 35 research workers, 2 help workers and round 18 postgraduate college students. CfAI’s imaginative and prescient is to undertake a world-leading programme of education and research with worldwide affect, based mostly on the event of novel instrumentation and leading edge applied sciences with functions throughout a variety of strategically essential scientific areas to profit fashionable society. Additional data could also be discovered at: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/educational/physics/ and https:www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/advanced-instrumentation

Candidates ought to have a PhD in physics or a associated topic and a longtime document of research at an internationally aggressive degree. They need to additionally show potential for teaching and postgraduate scholar supervision and a transparent dedication to creating an inclusive and welcoming working atmosphere.

The Division of Physics is dedicated to building and sustaining a various and inclusive atmosphere. It’s pledged to the Athena SWAN constitution, the place we maintain a silver award, and has the standing of IoP Juno Champion. We embrace equality and significantly welcome functions from ladies, black and minority ethnic candidates, and members of different teams which can be under-represented in physics. Durham College offers a variety of advantages together with pension, versatile and/or half time working hours, shared parental go away coverage and childcare provision.