Research Associate

Department

School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Salary

£37,694 - £46,049 per year

Grade

Grade 6

Contract status

Fixed term

Hours of work

Full-time

Based at

University of York campus

Interview date

To be confirmed

Posted Date

24/09/2026

Apply by

08/10/2026

Job Reference

15375

Documents

• Job Description (15375).pdf (PDF, 397.49kb)
  
  

Role Description

Department

The School of Physics, Engineering and Technology brings physicists and engineers together to push the frontiers of knowledge, foster innovation and meet the grand challenges facing society. Our aim is to deliver world-leading research in both fundamental and applied areas whilst developing new technologies that work for the public good, in an environment where everyone can thrive.

As a School, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to our culture and we strive to provide a working environment which allows all staff and students to contribute fully, to flourish, and to excel. We aim to ensure that there is a supportive and egalitarian culture at all levels and across all staff groups and offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. We are proud to hold Juno Champion and Athena Swan silver awards, which recognise our commitment to creating an equitable and fully inclusive environment in which staff and students can thrive. We aim to inspire young people to engage with science and engineering through our outreach work. The York nuclear physics group is investigating strongly interacting matter over a wide range of distance scales - from quarks, through atomic nuclei to astrophysical objects such as neutron stars.

Role

We are currently seeking a 6-month Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to lead the completion of data analysis from experiments at R3B (FAIR) employing deuteron quasi-free scattering reactions with high-energy radioactive ion beams.

Skills, Experience & Qualification Needed

You will have:

• Excellent knowledge of the R3B setup at FAIR and experiments that have been performed at R3B.
• Proficiency in the use of the software package R3BRoot for data analysis and simulations.
• Proficient in ROOT and C++
• Previous knowledge of performing and analysing experiments with the R3B setup.
• Ability to effectively communicate physics outputs in conferences and collaboration meetings.
• Ability to summarize physics results in scientific report and papers.
  
  

Interview date: To be confirmed

For informal enquiries: please contact Prof Marina Petri on [Confidential Information] or contact PET Admin on [HIDDEN TEXT]

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