Professor, Reader, Lecturer and Advanced Fellowship post Applications of Laser-Plasma Accelerators

Scottish Universities Physics Alliance - SUPA - Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, University of Strathclyde

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Posted: September 20, 2011

Expires: October 21, 2011

Requisition number: JA / 132 / 2011

Applications are invited for new post to support the development and exploitation of a major new initiative in UK physics - the Scottish Centre for the Application of Plasma-based Accelerators (SCAPA), supported by the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) and the participating universities. SUPA brings together internationally leading physics research across Scotland to form the largest academic physics grouping in the UK, with more than 1,000 people. SCAPA is a major initiative of the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA). Facilities at SCAPA will include high power lasers, laser-driven plasma accelerators and radiation sources. Research at the facility will be focused on the development and application of next-generation accelerator technology.

The SUPA post will be based at the Universities of Strathclyde, together with a strategic appointment that will be made at Strathclyde.

SUPA Professor/Reader in the development (theory or experimental) and application of laser-plasma based accelerators (Ref: JA/132/2011)

Application information can be obtained from http://vacancies.strath.ac.uk

The post will provide a unique opportunity to take a lead in the development and applications of ultra-compact laser-plasma particle sources and their derivatives. They will extend and complement the existing strong research programmes in nuclear and plasma physics at the SUPA institutes and will bridge to other disciplines, with a strong focus on the development of industrial and academic end-user applications, including those from the health sciences. The successful applicants will have skills, knowledge, and experience in an experimental or theoretical area relevant to the individual posts, such as plasma physics, applications of high-power lasers, nuclear and hadron physics or cross-disciplinary research. Research carried out with SCAPA will provide natural links to large international collaborative projects such as ELI, Laserlab, at CERN and other facilities.

For further information about SCAPA please visit http://www.scapa.ac.uk or Tel: 0141 553 4133.

Closing date: Friday, 21st October 2011.