Research Scientist

4 weeks ago


Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Scholarshipdb Full time
Research Fellow - Advanced Beam Shaping for Fibre Lasers

Join the Optoelectronics Research Centre & Systems Group as a Research Fellow on the UK's EPSRC funded Programme Grant, HiPPo (Smart Fibre optic High-power Photonics). This role involves collaboration with researchers at the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) and external partners to develop advanced fibre designs and novel fibre devices for programmable spatial and polarization beam shaping to optimize fibre laser systems.

  • Design and implement various beam (and polarization) shaping techniques to enhance fibre laser system performance.

Key Requirements:

Applicants should have a PhD in Physics or Engineering, with excellent experimental skills. Knowledge and hands-on experience in fibre optics, laser physics, and numerical modelling techniques are highly beneficial. Candidates must demonstrate proven skills in data evaluation and interpretation, as well as experience working in a collaborative research team.

The University of Southampton is a top 100 university worldwide and a Russell Group research-intensive university. We value equality, diversity, and inclusion, and welcome applicants who share these values. We consider applicants who wish to work flexibly, including part-time, and give due consideration to those who have taken a career break.


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