physicist jobs in London

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history: Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye. With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.   We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing...

About You This is a role supporting the development of our particle accelerator, working alongside senior physicists and engineers on beam dynamics for a high-power FFA ring and its accelerator front end (IS, LEBT, RFQ and MEBT). About You This is a role supporting the development of our particle accelerator, working alongside senior physicists and engineers...

Applying innovative EO / IR optics solutions to AI hardware technology products Essex / Cambs; to £75,000 DoE This expanding tech company is utilising AI within their core hardware products. This extends to the use of computer vision for monitoring and tracking. As their next Computer Vision Physicist, you'll deliver projects from concept through design,...

Job summary We have a new 12 month (fixed term) vacancy for a diagnostic radiology (DR) physicist within the Radiological Sciences Unit of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT), due to a career break. The successful applicants will work in a helpful, friendly and dynamic team, delivering scientific advice and technical support in diagnostic...

Applying innovative EO / IR optics solutions to AI hardware technology productsAny additional information you require for this job can be found in the below text Make sure to read thoroughly, then apply.Essex / Cambs; to £75,000 DoEThis expanding tech company is utilising AI within their core hardware products. This extends to the use of computer vision for...

Turn cutting-edge physics into defence technology This high-growth startup in the defence and security sector is seeking an experimental physicist to work on infrared detection systems. You will build and operate their experimental systems working on all aspects of the design from sensor selection and optical design through to signal processing and data...

About the work CritPt is a public benchmark of research-level physics challenges, built to test whether frontier AI models can carry out genuine physics research reasoning rather than textbook problem solving. The benchmark paper is arXiv:2509.26574 and we recommend reading it before applying. It will tell you quickly whether this work interests you. We are...

About the workCritPt is a public benchmark of research-level physics challenges, built to test whether frontier AI models can carry out genuine physics research reasoning rather than textbook problem solving. The benchmark paper is arXiv:2509.26574 and we recommend reading it before applying. It will tell you quickly whether this work interests you.We are...

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. Position: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physicist (PhD)Type: ContractCompensation: $80–$110/hourLocation:...

About the work CritPt is a public benchmark of research-level physics challenges, built to test whether frontier AI models can carry out genuine physics research reasoning rather than textbook problem solving. The benchmark paper is arXiv:2509.26574 and we recommend reading it before applying. It will tell you quickly whether this work interests you. We are...

About the work CritPt is a public benchmark of research-level physics challenges, built to test whether frontier AI models can carry out genuine physics research reasoning rather than textbook problem solving. The benchmark paper is arXiv:2509.26574 and we recommend reading it before applying. It will tell you quickly whether this work interests you. We are...

CritPt is seeking researchers to tackle high-level physics problems in gravitation, cosmology, and astroparticle physics. You will deliver complete reasoning for every assignment and collaborate to ensure verifiable, publication-ready results.Applicants should have a PhD, a verifiable publication record (arXiv/DOI) and strong proficiency with LaTeX, Python,...

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in...

Obsidian seeks researchers to work on CritPt's research-level physics problems across designated subfields. This is a remote, low-hours engagement emphasizing rigorous written reasoning and verifiable publications.Applicants should demonstrate strong arXiv/DOI papers and a documented publication record. We require a PhD in mathematical physics, theoretical...

Due to the expansion of our service, we have a new vacancy for a diagnostic radiology (DR) physicist within the Radiological Sciences Unit of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT).We are looking for DR physicists with a few years’ experience and a good background in Quality Assurance and radiation protection/safety to join our team of 12,...

Obsidian is seeking researchers to work on high-level physics problems across subfields. This is research-grade work where written reasoning is essential, and results must be verifiable by another specialist.Ideal candidates hold a PhD in quantum information or quantum optics with a strong publication record, and are proficient in LaTeX, Python, SymPy and...

Mercor is hiring PhD and Master's scientists to author AI evaluation tasks (Sci Code). You will author original, executable research problems that today's frontier models cannot solve.Domains — depth required in at least two subdomains with a coding focus: Physics — condensed matter, optics, quantum information/computing, computational physics,...

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs, with a San Francisco base and investors named in the job page. The Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics Physicist (PhD) contract role is remote for 8–10 weeks, requiring about 10 hours per week and compensation of $80–$110 per hour.The role focuses on evaluating AI...

Obsidian is seeking researchers to work on research-level physics problems in their subfield. Remote and asynchronous work with about 10 hours per week over 8 to 10 weeks, starting immediately. You will be matched to an area and contribute through rigorous reasoning and documentation.Applicants should have a PhD in mathematical/ theoretical physics or...

A leading quantum computing company based in London is seeking a Deployment Physicist for the installation and support of Helios systems. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. and at least 8 years of experience in quantum computing or atomic physics, along with essential skills in hardware integration and validation. This role offers a competitive...