PhD Physicist (R&D)

Broad and varied roles providing scientific capabilities towards the development of new scientific instrumentation. 

About Bentham Instruments

Bentham is a small but well-established (almost 50 year old) company that designs and manufactures bespoke light measurement solutions for customers across the world. Our instruments can be found in laboratories worldwide, on mountain tops and even the arctic.

The Opportunity

We are seeking to expand our R&D department with bright individuals! This particular advertisement is for PhD physicists to join our research and development team. Positions for different relevant skill sets are available, so join us and use your specific skills to perform laboratory measurements, build software to drive experiments or analyse scientific data, develop firmware that is embedded in our devices, design optical systems, research possible technologies for our new products, and / or work in our optics laboratories to perform experiments towards the development of prototype hardware. 

As a small and agile company, our research and development activities in the field of light measurement are very varied. You may be sometimes be asked to work on cutting edge optics, to develop firmware to drive a new instrument, or to perform a measurement or calculation.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including 23 days of holidays (+bank holidays)

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lend scientific capability to aspects of the research and development of our products.
  • Contribute to the design of new products and measurement techniques.
  • Perform measurements and run experiments in our laboratories

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of activities, but rather an outline of the main areas of responsibility. In addition to the duties and responsibilities, the jobholder may be required to perform other assigned duties from time to time. However such duties will be reasonable in relation to the employee’s skills, abilities, status etc.

Experience / Qualifications

Candidates must have:

  • a doctorate in Physics
  • excellent communication skills
  • ability to work safely in a laboratory environment

How to apply

Please send your CV and cover letter to personnel@bentham.co.uk