The ideal candidate for this Cryogenic Sample Environment Industrial Placement should be enrolled in an undergraduate degree course, possess a minimum average of 2:1 in Physics, have the ability to work in a radiation controlled area, and have good communication and time/task management skills. They should also be willing to learn new skills, have experience with experimental measurements and data analysis, and a strong understanding of quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, or cryogenic engineering.

The candidate will join the cryogenics team for 12 months, contributing to day-to-day activities and gaining technical skills in ULT and high magnetic field equipment. They will investigate the dependence of HTS superconductor critical current on temperature and strain, and develop a prototype thermal weak-link assembly for live neutron experiments.

Research & Development

Science

United Kingdom

Oxford

Competitive salary

Career average pension

Flexible Working

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Large

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<ul><li><span style="color: rgb(11, 12, 12); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You will join the cryogenics team within the sample environment group at ISIS Neutron and Muon source. ISIS Neutron and Muon source completes 1200 experiments per year, covering a range of disciplines, on samples brought in from a community of some 2000 external users which are investigated using a smorgasbord of techniques. Approximately 2/3 of the experiments require the application of specialist sample conditions, including ultra-low temperatures (ULT) down to 20 mK and high magnetic fields up to 13 T, for which the cryogenics team is responsible.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(11, 12, 12); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">﻿ In this placement, the successful candidate will work on a component of a collaborative project developing a new high field magnet (up to 25 T) based on a hybrid design of conventional and high-Tc superconductors (HTS). To this end, the successful candidate will be instructed through a development of their theoretical physical understanding of, and practical ability with, cryogenic and high magnetic field equipment. Then, using these skills they will use the ENGIN-X stress rig to cool HTS tapes and measure their properties.</span></li></ul>

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You will join the cryogenics team within the sample environment group at ISIS Neutron and Muon source. ISIS Neutron and Muon source completes 1200 experiments per year, covering a range of disciplines, on samples brought in from a community of some 2000 external users which are investigated using a smorgasbord of techniques. Approximately 2/3 of the experiments require the application of specialist sample conditions, including ultra-low temperatures (ULT) down to 20 mK and high magnetic fields up to 13 T, for which the cryogenics team is responsible.﻿ In this placement, the successful candidate will work on a component of a collaborative project developing a new high field magnet (up to 25 T) based on a hybrid design of conventional and high-Tc superconductors (HTS). To this end, the successful candidate will be instructed through a development of their theoretical physical understanding of, and practical ability with, cryogenic and high magnetic field equipment. Then, using these skills they will use the ENGIN-X stress rig to cool HTS tapes and measure their properties.

Cryogenic Sample Environment Industrial Placement

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