Postdoctoral Research Officer in precision spectroscopy antihydrogen

Postdoctoral Research Officer in precision spectroscopy on antihydrogen

Employer:

Location:

Swansea, Wales

Pay:

£39,355 to £45,413 per year

Contract Type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

17/01/2026

The ALPHA collaboration at CERN synthesises and traps antihydrogen for precision tests of fundamental symmetry.

The collaboration is world leading in precision spectroscopy and gravitational studies of antihydrogen.

Following a major upgrade to the frequency metrology instrumentation in ALPHA, the aim is now to achieve or surpass the precision of spectroscopy in ordinary hydrogen.

Swansea University is a founding member and a major stakeholder in the collaboration.

The successful candidate will join the Swansea team at CERN and will become a full member of the ALPHA collaboration.

The group has three permanent academic staff members, four post-doctoral staff and a varying number of PhD students actively contributing to the ALPHA project  require the successful candidate to have a PhD in experimental physics.

Experience in relevant sub-fields (e.g. laser physics, laser cooling, frequency metrology, trapped charged particles or atoms) or with some of the techniques we use (for instance cryogenics, ultra-high vacuum and Labview) will be appreciated.