Post-doctoral Research Associate in laser-driven electron acceleration

at  Lancaster University

Lancaster Physics Department and the Cockcroft Institute for Accelerator Science wish to appoint a postdoctoral research associate to work in laser- and THz-driven electron acceleration programme.
You will have experience in experimental ultrafast lasers and optics, and in electron-beam dynamics modelling. Training and expertise in areas other than your principal expertise will be available to support the post.
You will join a group of researchers from Lancaster Physics, Lancaster Engineering and Manchester Physics departments. The group operates ultrafast laser laboratories at Lancaster and Manchester Universities, and a combined laser and electron beam laboratory at Daresbury National laboratory. The THz-driven electron programme has successfully demonstrated acceleration and phase-space manipulation on CLARA 35 MeV beams, and has also established an experimental capability for THz driven interactions with 100 keV photoelectron source.
You will be based (principally) at Daresbury National Laboratory, and will provide experimental leadership in the research programmes for laser- and THz-driven MeV electron injector for particle accelerators, and in developing an ultrafast electron diffraction capability for condensed matter science. Opportunities for developing an aligned personal research activity will be available.
The post is initially for 18 months, with potential for further extension at Cockcroft Institute grant renewal in 2025.
Further enquiries may be made to Professor Steven Jamison, s.jamison@lancaster.ac.uk.
General information on the THz acceleration group, and in the Cockcroft institute can be found at https://www.thzag.uk/about-us and https://www.cockcroft.ac.uk/about/.

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