Research Fellow (110410-0425) (Two posts)

For informal enquiries, please contact Gavin Morley (Professor) at Gavin.morley@warwick.ac.uk 

There are two positions available for this role; one post available for a duration of 2 years and one post available for a duration of 1 year.

We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to build and operate a scanning confocal microscope for nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centres in diamond. This equipment will be used to further develop and characterize the world-leading nanodiamonds containing NV centres that we make with Oliver Williams (Cardiff) and Element Six. These nanodiamonds will be useful as nanoscale quantum sensors inside living cells advancing biomedical applications. The appointment will be for two years with the possibility of extension as part of our five-year Q-BIOMED Quantum Technology Hub. Our Q-BIOMED collaborators outside Warwick will do the live-cell measurements. This role may also include some work on our ensemble NV magnetometer for medical applications such as assisting with breast-cancer surgery.

You will work with Professor Gavin Morley and his team in Warwick as well as collaborators in the UK and overseas in academia, the NHS and industry. You would be the day-to-day supervisor for PhD students and undergraduate project students.

Applications from underrepresented minorities are particularly encouraged.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so. 

About You

We are looking for someone with a PhD in Physics or a related field, or someone who is very close to obtaining this.

You should have a background in building and/or running physics experiments, microwave/optical/electronic engineering, magnetic resonance, materials science, nanodiamonds, NV centres and/or quantum technology. You will be a good communicator capable of working effectively both independently and as part of a research team. You will have written up clear papers about your previous interesting research. You will possess good planning and time management skills to ensure your research objectives are achieved effectively.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the job description.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure. 

Closing Date: Sunday 27th April 2025 at 11.55pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

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