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Focused Ion Beam/Scanning Electron Microscope Specialist

Job details
Posting date: 11 April 2025
Salary: £40,497 to £45,413 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 11 May 2025
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Remote working: On-site only
Company: University of Glasgow
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 171932

Summary

College of Science and Engineering
School of Physics and Astronomy

Focused Ion Beam/Scanning Electron Microscope Specialist
Vacancy Reference: 171932
Grade/Pay Scale: UofG Grade 7, £40,497 - £45,413 per annum

The University of Glasgow has been changing the world for more than 574 years. Today, we are one of the world's top 100 universities and ranked 13th in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Impact Rankings 2023, demonstrating that we are not only one of the best universities in the United Kingdom, but one of the best universities for the world. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Focused Ion Beam/Scanning Electron Microscope Specialist to join the School of Physics & Astronomy on a permanent basis.

In this role, the successful candidate will provide comprehensive management and senior technical leadership to Focused Ion Beam / Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB/SEM) users on behalf of the Materials & Condensed Matter Physics research group and Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Centre. They will provide specialist technical expertise in operation of FIB/SEM instrumentation, particularly FIB sample preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopy and Atom Probe Tomography and be responsible for the planning and safe operation of specialist resources to optimise outputs in line with the MCMP group and CoSE Instrumentation Services strategy.

For more information on these please visit:

https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/physics/research/groups/mcmp/

https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/physics/research/groups/mcmp/knc/

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and offered on an open ended basis. Relocation assistance will be provided where appropriate.

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For informal enquiries please contact William Smith at William.Smith@glasgow.ac.uk

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