About the Role
We now have an opportunity for a Principal Beamline Scientist to work with scientists, engineers and software developers in the development of K04 and delivery of the user programme. You will have a keen interest in beamline development, automation, enabling technologies and software to enable MX at unprecedented speed and scale on the highly automated K04 beamline.
Duties include:
1. Leadership of the Diamond-II K04 flagship project alongside colleagues at Diamond.
2. Oversight of operations of beamline I04-1 until the Diamond-II dark period.
3. Management of transition of operations from I04-1 to K04.
4. Collaborating with the XChem facility to deliver fragment-based drug discovery at I04-1 and, post-upgrade, at K04.
About You
You will have an appropriate PhD degree or proven relevant experience, along with excellent interpersonal communication skills, an ability to collaborate and lead in large and complex cross-disciplinary groups and have a passion for enabling the best science.
Practical experience of beamline hardware and software, in particular with respect to experimental end-station and automation, and prior hands-on experience with macromolecular crystallography at a synchrotron is required. A keen interest in technology drivers of engineering and/or software development for scientific delivery is desirable.
Benefits
Diamond offers an exceptional benefits package to support staff in achieving a positive work/life balance. This includes 26 days annual leave plus Christmas closure, public holidays, 2 annual volunteering days and flexible working hours. We also offer an excellent defined benefit pension scheme. Staff also have access to a range of amenities on site including a nursery, cafes, a restaurant and sports and leisure facilities. A relocation allowance may also be available where applicable.
This role qualifies for a non-pensionable allowance of £ per annum.
As standard this role requires a fully onsite working arrangement