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==Jobs in Physical Crystallography==
 
==Jobs in Physical Crystallography==
  
<u>Postdoctoral Opportunities:</u>
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<u>Job Opportunities:</u>
  
<u><b>Research Associate: Characterisation & local structure of dielectrics for high voltage applications</u></b>
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<u><b> Beamline Scientist - (I07) Surface and Interface High Resolution Diffraction, Diamond Light Source </u></b>
  
<I>Location : University of Edinburgh</I>
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''Application deadline: 31st May 2026''
  
''Supervisors: Dr Lewis Owen''
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The Diamond light source is seeking to appoint a beamline scientist with a permanent contract to a motivated scientist with good experimental skills and the ability to conduct high quality original research. A candidate with knowledge of surface x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques and a background in surface/interface science (this could be UHV, electrochemistry, catalysis, material science, soft matter) would be ideal. The selected candidate will have the opportunity of taking advantage of the unique capabilities of the I07 beamline to develop their own research activity and participate to the in-house research programme - mostly focused on the characterization surfaces/interfaces in-situ and in operando conditions using x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques, with the possibility of combining spectroscopic characterization (XAS, HAXPES).
  
There is a Post doc position open in the [https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/mosaic-group/home MOSAIC]Group at the University of Sheffield, working with Dr Lewis Owen. We're looking for someone who is interested in doing local structural characterisation of some functional materials.
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For more information, check out the following link:
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https://vacancies.diamond.ac.uk/vacancy/beamline-scientist-i07-surface-and-interface-high-resolution-diffraction-609196.html
  
For more information, including how to apply, details can be found 
 
[https://jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research-Associate-Characterisation-and-local-structure-of-dieletrics-for-high-voltage-applications/999-en_GB here]
 
  
  
<u><b>Postdoctoral Research Associate</u></b>
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<u>PhD Studentships:</u>
 
 
<I>Location : University of Edinburgh</I>
 
 
 
''Supervisors: Dr James Cumby''
 
 
 
The School of Chemistry is looking for an exceptional researcher to develop a new method to measure X-ray diffraction during rapid cooling to liquid helium temperatures, and use this to discover new metastable materials with negative thermal expansion. You will work in collaboration with Diamond Light Source, applying expertise across chemistry, physics and engineering.
 
 
 
For more information, including how to apply, details can be found 
 
[https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNB575/postdoctoral-research-associate here]
 
 
 
  
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<u><b>Developing novel tools for the analysis of local order using total scattering data</u></b>
  
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''University of Sheffield''
  
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''Supervisors: Dr Lewis Owen (University of Sheffield), Prof Katerina Christofidou (University of Sheffield), Dr Gabriel Perez (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source), Dr Alexander Belozerov (STFC Scientific Computing)''
  
<u>PhD Studentships:</u>
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''Rolling deadline with next assessment: 15th May 2026''
  
<u><b>New approaches for studying the structure of high-temperature molten materials</u></b>
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Total scattering is an advanced X-ray and Neutron scattering technique that provides atomic scale information about the structure of a material. Many important materials systems are known to have properties that are strongly affected by this local structure (effects on the atomic scale) including materials for atomic energy, battery components and structural applications. For example, short-range order (the preference of atoms to sit next to or avoid each other) can affect the radiation damage tolerance, electrical resistivity or strengthening properties of a material.
  
''Supervisors: Dr Emma Barney (University of Nottingham) and Oliver Alderman (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source)''
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This project will look to create novel tools and a coherent workflow that combine the diverse pieces of software used for the analysis of local order using total scattering. The project will involve a mixture of coding, data curation, practical experiments at UK national X-ray and Neutron facilities, and method development. This project would suit someone with a background in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or Computer Science. The student will be part of the MOSAIC group at the University of Sheffield. The project will involve close work with colleagues at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and the STFC Scientific Computing team. The student will also be part of the Royce Institute Materials 4.0 CDT and be part of a national cohort working to realise the potential of the digital and data revolutions in materials science. CDT students undertake a doctorate with an in-depth technical and professional skills training across a structured 4-year programme.
  
This studentship will use neutron diffraction to study molten materials and develop new furnace environments to support the research. It will primarily be based at the ISIS neutron source at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and will be co supervised by Dr Oliver Alderman.
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If you have informal enquiries please contact Dr [mailto:lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk Lewis Owen] (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)
 
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/pg-research/molten-materials.aspx
 
  
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For further information see: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/developing-novel-tools-for-the-analysis-of-local-order-using-total-scattering-data-tscat/?p193479
  
 
If you would like to put an advert here please email  
 
If you would like to put an advert here please email  
 
[mailto:struan.simpson@warwick.ac.uk Struan Simpson]
 
[mailto:struan.simpson@warwick.ac.uk Struan Simpson]
 
 
<!-- <u><b> Diamond Light Source - Science Group Leader (Crystallography)</u></b>
 
 
 
Durham University is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Condensed Matter Physics. We are keen to hear from candidates with a
 
track record of cutting-edge experimental investigations of magnetic systems, such as topological magnetic materials and quantum magnetism
 
that involves significant utilisation of international research facilities, such as x-ray and neutron sources.
 
 
For further details of the post and how to apply, please see
 
https://durham.taleo.net/careersection/du_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=24001694&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FLondon
 
 
Please send enquires about the post to Professor Del Atkinson (del.atkinson@durham.ac.uk), Head of Condensed Matter Physics.
 
 
The Diamond Light source have an opportunity for a Science Group Leader to head the Crystallography science group, with overarching responsibility for the science and technical strategy of the group. The group includes world-class beamlines optimised to deliver high-resolution powder diffraction (I11), extreme conditions and high energy scattering (I15), total scattering for pair distribution function studies (I15-1) and single crystal diffraction (I19).
 
 
For more information, check out the following link
 
https://vacancies.diamond.ac.uk/vacancy/science-group-leader-crystallography-547821.html -->
 

Latest revision as of 08:30, 29 April 2026

Jobs in Physical Crystallography

Job Opportunities:

Beamline Scientist - (I07) Surface and Interface High Resolution Diffraction, Diamond Light Source

Application deadline: 31st May 2026

The Diamond light source is seeking to appoint a beamline scientist with a permanent contract to a motivated scientist with good experimental skills and the ability to conduct high quality original research. A candidate with knowledge of surface x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques and a background in surface/interface science (this could be UHV, electrochemistry, catalysis, material science, soft matter) would be ideal. The selected candidate will have the opportunity of taking advantage of the unique capabilities of the I07 beamline to develop their own research activity and participate to the in-house research programme - mostly focused on the characterization surfaces/interfaces in-situ and in operando conditions using x-ray diffraction/scattering techniques, with the possibility of combining spectroscopic characterization (XAS, HAXPES).

For more information, check out the following link: https://vacancies.diamond.ac.uk/vacancy/beamline-scientist-i07-surface-and-interface-high-resolution-diffraction-609196.html


PhD Studentships:

Developing novel tools for the analysis of local order using total scattering data

University of Sheffield

Supervisors: Dr Lewis Owen (University of Sheffield), Prof Katerina Christofidou (University of Sheffield), Dr Gabriel Perez (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source), Dr Alexander Belozerov (STFC Scientific Computing)

Rolling deadline with next assessment: 15th May 2026

Total scattering is an advanced X-ray and Neutron scattering technique that provides atomic scale information about the structure of a material. Many important materials systems are known to have properties that are strongly affected by this local structure (effects on the atomic scale) including materials for atomic energy, battery components and structural applications. For example, short-range order (the preference of atoms to sit next to or avoid each other) can affect the radiation damage tolerance, electrical resistivity or strengthening properties of a material.

This project will look to create novel tools and a coherent workflow that combine the diverse pieces of software used for the analysis of local order using total scattering. The project will involve a mixture of coding, data curation, practical experiments at UK national X-ray and Neutron facilities, and method development. This project would suit someone with a background in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or Computer Science. The student will be part of the MOSAIC group at the University of Sheffield. The project will involve close work with colleagues at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and the STFC Scientific Computing team. The student will also be part of the Royce Institute Materials 4.0 CDT and be part of a national cohort working to realise the potential of the digital and data revolutions in materials science. CDT students undertake a doctorate with an in-depth technical and professional skills training across a structured 4-year programme.

If you have informal enquiries please contact Dr Lewis Owen (lewis.owen@sheffield.ac.uk)

For further information see: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/developing-novel-tools-for-the-analysis-of-local-order-using-total-scattering-data-tscat/?p193479

If you would like to put an advert here please email Struan Simpson