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Neutron and Muon Online Scientific Training Development Industrial Placement

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Placement Program
  • Science
  • £21.6K
  • Oxford

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
  • A-Level Physics and/or Chemistry and/or Biology
  • Good written and oral communication skills relevant to specialist and/or non-specialist audiences
  • Demonstrates good team working abilities
  • The willingness to develop new skills, both technical and non-technical
  • Desirable:
  • Undergraduate level understanding of a subject in the physical, chemical, or biological sciences
  • Familiarity with online learning courses
  • Web content creation skills (e.g., Wikis, websites, videos, animations, or graphics)
  • Basic computer programming skills
  • Demonstrates good time management skills to work effectively across multiple projects
  • Interest in and understanding of how people learn
  • Part of our application process involves submitting your CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter should address your suitability for the opportunity based on how you meet each essential criteria stated in this advert.

Responsibilities

  • Over the course of the project you will be supported in learning the fundamentals of the muon and neutron experimental techniques used to study materials across a wide range of science areas. You will then move on to collaboratively develop their project within the following areas:
  • Researching, writing, and presenting online exercises, quizzes, and tailoring directed courses based on the principles of neutron and muon experiments. For more information about the type of learning materials being created, see: https://e-learning.pan-training.eu/.
  • Developing supporting materials for training school experiments that show the practical details, the scientific basis for them, and how the data are analysed.
  • Working with ISIS staff and international partners on the online learning platform.
  • Disseminating output through technical reports, posters and presentations.
  • The materials developed will be actively used in supporting and training new and existing ISIS users in details of sample preparation, data collection and data analysis. Within this role there are considerable opportunities to develop a broad range of professional skills and learn about a wide range of contemporary science, with support from scientific and technical experts. Additional opportunities to take part in scientific research may be available.

Government
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
2018
Founded Year

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