Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Medical Applications of Particle Beams in Manchester

Applications are invited for the position of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Medical Applications of Particle Beams. We are searching for an academic with an excellent record in experimental research, who will develop and use accelerated particle beams for medical applications. The successful candidate will be a leading contributor to the interdisciplinary research in using accelerated particle beams to diagnose and/or treat cancer.

This post is in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the successful candidate will be expected to forge strong collaborative links between the Cockcroft Institute for Accelerator Science (CI), the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) and the Christie NHS hospital. The Cockcroft Institute is a regional collaboration of the universities of Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester and Strathclyde, together with STFC Accelerator Science and Technology Centre (STFC ASTeC). It focuses on three major research themes: frontier facilities (e.g. the Large Hadron Collider), advanced acceleration (e.g. plasma wakefield acceleration) and applications of particle accelerators (e.g. proton beam therapy).

Within the region it hosts significant accelerator facilities, including the Christie proton beam therapy centre, CLARA – a 250 MeV electron accelerator, the Scottish Centre for Plasma Accelerators (SCAPA), and ion accelerators at the Dalton Cumbria Facility. The Christie NHS hospital operates one of only two proton therapy treatment centres in the UK. Part of the centre is a dedicated proton therapy research room led by colleagues from FBMH. Current research includes novel dose delivery methods (FLASH therapy and spatially fractionated), imaging using prompt photons and proton CT, high-throughput radiobiology experiments (including novel tissue structures), detectors and instrumentation. These efforts are underpinned by extensive mathematical models and simulations.

The successful candidate will be a leading contributor to the Cockcroft Institute, the Manchester Accelerator Physics Group and the Christie NHS hospital proton therapy centre. Over the next period there is expected to be opportunity for funding in this area, enabling the candidate to develop ambitious research plans.

We are looking for candidates who are leaders or emerging leaders in proton beam therapy, very high energy electron therapy, detectors and techniques for imaging and dosimetry or simulation. Applicants with a background in novel acceleration of particles for medical applications or accelerator-based techniques for radio-isotope production are also welcomed.

What You Will Get In Return

• Fantastic market-leading retirement scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working. Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Enquiries About The Vacancy, Shortlisting And Interviews:

• Name: Stewart Boogert – Email: stewart.boogert@manchester.ac.uk
• OR Name: Chris Parkes – Email: chris.parkes@manchester.ac.uk

General Enquiries Email: recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk

Application forms and further particulars are available at www.manchester.ac.uk/jobs. Along with your application, you should submit a single file containing your CV, list of publications, personal research statement (max 2 pages), teaching statement (max 2 pages) and the names of three references.