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Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Infrared Image Sensors

Employer
Open University
Location
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Salary
£33,797 to £40,322
Closing date
11 Aug 2020

Job Details

PDRA (Infrared Image Sensors), Centre for Electronic Imaging

Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

£33,797 to £40,322

Milton Keynes

Please quote reference: 17440

Fixed Term until 31 July 2022, Full Time

Change your career, change lives

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The Centre for Electronic Imaging (CEI) at the OU is developing new capabilities in characterisation of infrared image sensors for science applications, space-based imaging and Solar System exploration.

We are looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate who will be engaged in all aspects of the specification, procurement and commissioning of a purpose-built characterisation set-up for infrared image sensors. Working with the project team, the role holder will develop experimental techniques for electro-optical characterisation and optimisation of MCT and superlattice infrared image sensors and software for automated data acquisition and analysis. The role holder is expected to become the key expert in infrared device characterisation and the operation of the experimental equipment.

The ideal candidate to fill this role will be a scientifically minded individual who is enthusiastic about and has strengths in image sensor operation and characterisation. The individual will be passionate about applying their skills to scientific areas such as Space Research.

You will have a PhD or equivalent qualification in physics, electronic engineering or a related subject, as well, but not limited to:

  • Good understanding of infrared image sensors, their characterisation and experimental techniques;
  • Proficiency with data acquisition systems and data analysis software;
  • Good problem solving and analytical skills, demonstrated rigorous approach to work and attention to detail;

Opportunities for professional development will be provided through formal and informal training.

What you get in return

Benefits include a supportive and friendly working environment, 33 days holiday per annum pro rata plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days and an attractive pension proposition.

Opportunity to be a part of the OU’s School of Physical Sciences, which conducts internationally recognised space research.

If you have any questions regarding the Group or the role, please contact Konstantin Stefanov (Konstantin.Stefanov@open.ac.uk)

Closing date: 12.00 Noon Tuesday 11 August 2020.

Interview date: Friday 14 August 2020 to be confirmed.

For further information on how to apply please visit the posting on the OU Jobs page by clicking APPLY.

We value diversity and we recognise that different people bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge and culture, and that this difference brings great strength. Applications from candidates with protected characteristics are welcomed. Where you start in life doesn’t dictate where you go.

 

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The Open University’s mission is to be open to people, places, methods and ideas.

We promote educational opportunity and social justice by providing high-quality university education to all who wish to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential.

Through academic research, pedagogic innovation and collaborative partnership we seek to be a world leader in the design, content and delivery of supported open learning.

The Open University has its headquarters at Walton Hall in Milton Keynes, which is 80km north of Central London, midway between Oxford and Cambridge, and just off the M1 motorway, linking it to Birmingham and the north of England.

Around 1,200 full-time academics work at the Milton Keynes campus, along with some 250 of our 1,400 full-time and part-time postgraduate research students.

The University has invested significantly in its infrastructure for research, increasing laboratory space at Milton Keynes headquarters by nearly 50 per cent in the last seven years. Our newest facility is the Jennie Lee Building, which houses dedicated laboratories for pervasive computing and deployment of ambient and ubiquitous technologies.

Our students and academics are supported by around 4,000 administrative, technical, secretarial and student services staff.

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