DURHAM UNIVERSITY: Affiliate Professor, Astronomical Instrumentation (PSY_04)

The Division of Physics at Durham College seeks to nominate a proficient particular person to the function of Affiliate Professor. The profitable candidate will probably 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 notably keen to listen to from candidates with a give attention to instrumentation for ground-based or space-based telescopes as a part of bigger collaborative tasks. The candidate is more likely to work intently with the observational astronomers in Durham within the growth of recent devices and in serving to to offer 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 providers, citizenship and values of the College. They may even be anticipated to make a big contribution to the event and supply of high-quality research-led teaching, which allows undergraduate and postgraduate college students to realize 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 now have 10 everlasting members of employees, 35 research employees, 2 help employees and round 18 postgraduate college students. CfAI’s imaginative and prescient is to undertake a world-leading programme of education and research with worldwide influence, 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 trendy society. Additional info could also be discovered at: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/tutorial/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 report of research at an internationally aggressive degree. They need to additionally show potential for teaching and postgraduate pupil supervision and a transparent dedication to growing an inclusive and welcoming working setting.

The Division of Physics is dedicated to building and sustaining a various and inclusive setting. 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 notably welcome functions from girls, black and minority ethnic candidates, and members of different teams which are under-represented in physics. Durham College offers a variety of advantages together with pension, versatile and/or half time working hours, shared parental depart coverage and childcare provision.