35 Vacancies

This studentship will develop an automated electrochemical testing platform coupled with machine-learning for C-N coupling catalyst discovery. This is an exciting fully funded PhD studentship opportunity exploring the development of an automated electrochemical testing platform for data-driven catalyst discovery. In recent years, electrochemical C-N coupling reactions have emerged a...

Put simply, we set the standards by which everything is measured. In doing so, the National Physical Laboratory is helping to combat issues on a global scale such as climate change, curing diseases and the development of cutting-edge communications technology . As our Service Transition Manager, you'll help co-ordinate and facilitate the changes to our business processes and systems that will ...

Proton therapy has emerged as a powerful cancer treatment technique due its superior tumour-targeting capabilities. Both conventional and ultra-high dose-rate proton therapies demand advanced imaging technologies to enable accurate in vivo three-dimensional dose verification and treatment delivery assessment. A promising imaging technology is proton-acoustics, relying on detecting acoustic waves ...

RF Specialist – Join a Team Pushing the Boundaries of Wireless Security Research Are you fascinated by how wireless systems really work? Do you enjoy experimenting with radiofrequency (RF) environments, analysing complex signals, and diving deep into emerging air interface technologies? If you're driven by curiosity and want your work to contribute to cutting edge security ...

The National Physical Laboratory's (NPL) science helps save lives, protect the  environment  and enable citizens to feel safe and secure. For over a century, we have worked with industry to encourage innovation and translate scientific  expertise  into economic prosperity, skilled  employment  and improved quality of life.  Our scientific work encompasses a vast ran...

As recognised by the World Economic Forum (Top 10 Emerging Technologies for 2025), structural power composites (SPCs) meld electrochemical energy storage with mechanical load-bearing, delivering huge sustainability benefits. The topic brings together the two disparate disciplines of composite mechanics and electrochemistry, presenting compelling technical challenges and offering exciting opportu...

Plastics have transformed modern life but created a global environmental crisis, over 450 million tonnes are produced each year, with the majority persisting for centuries in landfills and oceans. The urgent challenge is to design new polymers that not only deliver high performance but also degrade safely and predictably after use. At the same time, these materials must be derived from renewable...

The Portfolio Office sits at the heart of NPL's change agenda, providing integrated oversight, governance, prioritisation, assurance and insight across NPL's internal and external portfolios. It operates as a strategic Centre of Excellence for Programme and Project delivery, enabling the right change to be delivered at the right time, in the right way, with the right support. We are see...

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is seeking an exceptional scientific leader to serve as Head of NPL Science. This senior leadership role is pivotal to shaping NPL's scientific direction, ensuring our research delivers extraordinary impact and quality, and cultivating an excellent environment for science, engineering and metrology across the organisation. Key responsibilitie...

Step into the future of Engineering Biology with a PhD that puts you at the centre of designing and manufacturing next-generation virus-like particles for RNA and DNA delivery. These biological particles are key to the medicines and biotechnologies of tomorrow — and your project will help transform how they're made. Working at the National Physical Laboratory and the University of Strathcly...

Who sets the standards, to ensure that anything that can be measured is done so with consistency and reliability? We do. Through our vital research, the National Physical Laboratory is helping support scientific and commercial innovations, international trade, environmental protection and health and wellbeing. With so much going on, we've got lots to communicate. As an Internal Com...

We're seeking a practicing and experienced Systems Engineer to join our world-leading Time and Frequency Department . We maintain and develop the UK's National Time Scale, UTC (NPL), and are currently developing a new resilient Time Scale that will underpin Digital Infrastructure. You will be joining at an exciting time, as we drive the maturation of our sy...