Optimizing Muon Experiments with Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques Industrial Placement

UK Research and Innovation

Sep 17, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Placement Program
Research & Development
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 proven interest in computational science, with a desire to learn more in this area
A good mathematical ability
Experience of writing programs to solve problems
Able to communicate thoughts and ideas effectively
Ability to work independently and engage in self-motivated learning
Ability to work as part of a team
Able to quickly become proficient using new scientific software
Desirable:
An appreciation of how machine leaning can be applied to optimisation problems
Experience of writing programs in python
Experience of being involved in science experiments
A willingness to travel on company business within the UK and internationally
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

Getting a basic understanding of the technique of muon spin rotation, particularly in how data are taken and analysed.
Adapting the software package ‘HOGBEN’ so that the Fisher information-based methods can be applied to muon experiments, working closely with the ISIS computing group.
Investigating how Gaussian process regression can be used to work out which sample environment parameters should be set to optimise muon experiments.
Creating a software package which implements the above two methods so that they can be used to inform the planning of experiments.
Implementing the software into the existing experimental control software, working with the instrument scientists in the muon group and the ISIS experimental controls group.

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2018

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