🚀 Internship
Diagnostics Physicist Industrial Placement
UK Research and Innovation
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12d ago
🚀 Placement Program
Oxford
🤑 £21.6K
AI generated summary
- The candidate must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree course, have completed at least 2 years with an average 2:1 grade, possess experience using computers in physics or engineering, have strong grasp of physics concepts, ability to gain new skills independently, work well in a team, and have strong communication skills. Desirable qualifications include completing 3 years of the degree course and background knowledge or interest in particle accelerators.
- The candidate will research diagnostic equipment, design a Faraday cup, optimize electron suppression and thermal design through simulations, provide regular updates, maintain project documentation, and produce a detailed write-up of the final design.
Description
- The ISIS Neutron and Muon source is a world-leading research facility based at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire. Scientists from around the world use our advanced suite of instruments to probe materials on the atomic scale; conducting experiments designed to push the frontiers of clean energy, pharmaceuticals, materials engineering and many other subjects.
- At the heart of the facility is an 800 MeV synchrotron particle accelerator, producing intense proton beams that go on to create muons and neutrons for experiments. ISIS-II is a proposed successor for ISIS, and its driving accelerator is currently an exciting area of research. The successful candidate will join a small team of physicists and engineers and design a new diagnostic sensor for a prototype accelerator, the FETS-FFA.
Requirements
- Essential:
- Currently enrolled on an undergraduate degree course
- Are required or have requested to take an industrial placement year
- Able to commence employment in summer 2024
- Have the right to live and work in the UK for the duration of the placement
- Completed at least 2 years of degree course
- Have achieved at least an average 2:1 grade in current university course so far
- Have experience with using computers in the context of physics or engineering
- Strong grasp of basic physics concepts and ability to perform calculations
- Ability to gain new skills independently
- History of working well within a team
- Strong oral communication skills
- Good computer-based written communication skills
- Willingness to undertake occasional entry to and/or work in radiation environments
- Desirable:
- Completed 3 years of degree course
- Background knowledge of, or interest in particle accelerators
Education requirements
2:1 or higher
Currently Studying
Undergraduate
Area of Responsibilities
Research & Development
Science
Responsibilities
- Research relevant diagnostic equipment from other accelerators
- Initial design of a Faraday cup
- Optimisation of secondary electron suppression with finite-element simulations
- Optimisation of thermal design with finite-element simulations
- Provide regular updates at team meetings
- Keep project documentation up-to-date
- Produce detailed write-up of final design
Details
Work type
Full time
Work mode
office
Application deadline
Oct 29, 2023
Location
Oxford
Salary
21600 GBP