DaltonResearchFellow

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Job reference: SAE-032063

Salary: £48,337 - £59,390 per annum depending on experience

Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering

Location: Manchester

Employment type: Fixed Term

Division/Team: Dalton Nuclear Institute

Hours Per Week: Full Time (1 FTE)

Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 21/12/2026

Contract Duration: 48 Months

School/Directorate: FSE Research Institutes

Job Description

We are seeking outstanding scientists and engineers at an early stage in their academic careers to join our team as a Dalton Research Fellow. Fellows should show a high level of innovation and ambition in their ideas, and want to develop potentially transformative, high-impact research. The Fellowship is an excellent stepping stone to establishing an academic career in nuclear science or engineering.

You will be responsible for:

• Plan, develop and conduct world-leading research
• Win external funding for research
• Supervise postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers
• Engage with the nuclear sector and form positive working relationship between and across external academic, industrial and policy stakeholders
• Actively contribute to the Dalton nuclear community (e.g. engage in Dalton outreach activities, Dalton early career researcher development and networking, and/or contribute to the Dalton policy group)

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria:

• A relevant PhD (or equivalent qualification/experience) awarded prior to commencing the appointment
• Ability to develop a coherent world-leading research programme
• Ability to plan and build a team and deliver outstanding results
• Strong understanding of the importance of the impact of your research programme on the nuclear sector - either industrial partners or government stakeholders
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer contribution pension
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
• Ride to work and EV car scheme available

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.

Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Philip Edmondson and Clint Sharrad

Email Address: philip.edmondson@manchester.ac.uk; clint.a.sharrad@manchester.ac.uk

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Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

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