We invite applications for an exciting opportunity in the Centre for Photonics at the ÐÔÊÓ½ç. The role is a Postdoctoral Research Associate position available for up to 12 months to develop advanced optical fibre technologies for ultraviolet (UV-C) quantum key distribution (QKD) in satellite communication networks. This well-resourced and collaborative project is led by the University of Bristol, with partners at the Universities of Strathclyde and York and Fraunhofer UK, and aims to extend the security benefits of quantum communication to a truly global scale.

Working closely with our collaborators, you will contribute to the development of a hollow-core optical fibre designed to operate in the UV-C spectral region (100–280 nm). The fibre will act as a mode-filtering solution that ensures secure quantum key distribution without disturbing the polarisation encoding—addressing one of the most challenging aspects of satellite-based quantum communication systems.

You will design, fabricate, and characterise hollow-core fibres that are single-moded at UV-C wavelengths and exhibit temperature- and stress-independent polarisation behaviour. Your work will draw on the ÐÔÊÓ½ç’s research-grade optical fibre fabrication cleanroom and state-of-the-art photonics laboratories. The project offers an opportunity to expand your expertise in fibre fabrication, UV photonics, and quantum technologies, and to contribute to the development of a pathfinder platform for future global quantum networks.

ÐÔÊÓ½ç you

You will hold (or be close to completing) a doctorate in experimental photonics, quantum optics, or a related discipline.

Posess strong experimental skills and a solid understanding of optical waveguides and light–matter interactions are required.

Experience with optical fibre fabrication, hollow-core fibre, or ultraviolet photonics will be advantageous but is not essential.

A lower grade offer may be made (Grade 6) with comparable reduction in responsibilities and amendment in job title to Research Assistant, if a suitable applicant cannot be found to fill the Grade 7 position. Applicants will need to be within six months of their course completion date and will be promoted to Research Associate once their PhD has been awarded.

Further information

As a member of Research Staff at the ÐÔÊÓ½ç, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year

For informal discussions relating to this vacancy please contact Dr Kristina Rusimova, krr22@bath.ac.uk

This role is offered on a full time (36.5) basis for 12 months.

The Centre for Photonics is a collaborative research environment of around 50 academics, researchers, and postgraduate students. The Department of Physics at the ÐÔÊÓ½ç is a research-led department committed to providing a supportive and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from groups typically under-represented in UK physics departments.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the ÐÔÊÓ½ç a great place to work as well as following us and .

 

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Kristina Rusimova (k.rusimova@bath.ac.uk).

Closing Date: 05 Jan 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049

As a post-doctoral Research Associate in this project, you will study 2D materials and develop new defects for quantum sensing. This position is linked to a new research collaboration between ÐÔÊÓ½ç and INRS in Canada. You will use advanced optical and photoemission spectroscopic techniques to discover and characterize new defects with unique light emission properties. These will be used to build the next generation of quantum sensors capable of measuring and mapping magnetic fields and magnetic fluctuations in quantum materials. You will participate and be part of an international collaboration between the UK and Canada aiming at boosting next generation quantum technologies.

ÐÔÊÓ½ç you

You will have experience in condensed matter physics in particular the study of materials by optical and photoemission spectroscopic tools. With a good experience in data analysis, you will also have:

• A PhD degree in a STEM discipline relevant to the project (ideally physics).
• A very good knowledge of the state-of-the-art in spectroscopic methods such as Raman, Photoluminescence, ARPES, XPS.
• Programming skills, ideally in Python, IGOR, Matlab or similar.
• Experience in handling cryogenics and performing experiments at low temperatures.
• A strong interest in condensed matter physics, in particualr 2D materials, 2D materials with defects and their fundamental excitations: plasmons, phonons, excitons, spin- and charge-density waves.
• The ability to conduct individual research in an international, interdisciplinary setting.
• Proven potential to publish in high-quality, peer-reviewed journals, demonstrated by a relevant publication track-record.
• Demonstrated experience in presenting results orally and writing technical reports.

Further information

This is a full time (36.5 hours), fixed term position until February 2027

For further information relating to this vacancy, please contact Dr Enrico Da Como, edc25@bath.ac.uk

As a member of Research Staff at the ÐÔÊÓ½ç, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the ÐÔÊÓ½ç a great place to work as well as following us and .

 

Closing Date: 08 Dec 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049

As a post-doctoral Research Associate, you will develop new tools to study the soundscapes of the Arctic Ocean. You will use advanced techniques like Deep Learning and AI to analyse long-term measurements from our European project HiAOOS (“High-Arctic Ocean Observing Systems”) and other unique, associated datasets. You will compare the sounds from ice, biodiversity and human impacts with other observations (from multi-purpose moorings to satellite data) to gain new insights into the effects of climate change on the polar environments. You will share this knowledge by providing annotated datasets to train and validate future AI tools, and by developing innovative training materials for polar scientists, for example using JupyterLab and Docker packaging, to create MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses).

ÐÔÊÓ½ç you

You will have experience in underwater passive acoustics and signal processing. With a good knowledge of ocean environments, you will also have:

• A PhD degree in a STEM discipline relevant to the project.
• A very good knowledge of the state-of-the-art in soundscape research and the latest themes in Deep Learning/AI, ideally adapted to underwater sounds;
• Programming skills, ideally in Matlab, Python or similar.
• A strong interest in the marine Arctic environment, including ice processes, animal vocalisations and the potential impacts of human activities.
• The ability to conduct individual research in an international, interdisciplinary setting.
• Proven potential to publish in high-quality, peer-reviewed journals.
• Demonstrated experience in presenting results orally and writing technical reports

Further information 

This is a full time (36.5 hours), fixed term position until December 2027

For further information relating to this vacancy, please contact Philippe Blondel, pyspb@bath.ac.uk

As a member of Research Staff at the ÐÔÊÓ½ç, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you:

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the ÐÔÊÓ½ç a great place to work as well as following us and .

Closing Date: 14 Dec 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049