Assistant Scientist

 Whether you’re talking about length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, amount or the brightness of light, the National Physical Laboratory sets the standards by which these things are all measured. At NPL, we touch ordinary lives in extraordinary ways and you could too. 

Research is at the heart of all we do. In this vital role, you’ll help carry out a variety of technical activities that will help us resolve problems we’ve identified, to achieve positive outcomes. It’s very much a team effort. And whilst there’ll be a number of pre-determined activities, we’ll expect you to be proactive too – spotting commercial opportunities along the way. It’s also important that you strive to deepen your subject matter knowledge, sharing this as you go so that everyone benefits – championing your work and its importance.  All of which you’ll complete on time, within budget and to the highest standards.   NPL's world leading Radiotherapy and Radiation Dosimetry group provides world-class research, calibrations, specialised measurement services and training for the dosimetry of ionising radiation in cancer therapy and in the industrial sterilisation of medical devices and pharmaceuticals. This is an exciting opportunity for a permanent position as an Assistant Scientist (or Scientist, depending on qualifications and experience) at the National Physical Laboratory. A successful applicant would assist in the development and delivery of a range of medically related measurement services both on-site at Teddington making use of our own state of the art facilities and also off-site at various Medical Physics Departments in UK hospitals.

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