UKHSA's Radiation, Chemical and Environment (RCE) Hazards Directorate provides advice, research and services to protect the public from exposure to chemicals and poisons, ionising and non-ionising radiation, and other environmental hazards. RCE provides a specialist assessment and advice function within UKHSA's overall response as a Category 1 responder to radiation and chemical emergencies. RCE has an extensive and diverse research function part of which is carried out in the context of NIHR Health Protection Research Units.
The Radiation Dosimetry Department provides authoritative public health information and advice about exposures to lasers and optical radiation, electromagnetic fields, and ionising radiation used for medical diagnostic imaging. In addition, the department provides the secretariat to the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE).
The work of the Department encompasses the provision and maintenance of calibration facilities, research programmes of physical measurement and theoretical dosimetry, health hazard exposure assessments, and the development of standards. It includes the provision of training courses, and liaison and collaborative input to national and international bodies concerned with setting and promulgating standards for protection.
Essential Criteria:
It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 1000 words that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the essential criteria (for full details of all essential criteria please refer to the attached job description, you must review this to produce your statement of suitability):
Essential
- Educated to degree level in electrical/electronic engineering or a physical science discipline, or equivalent level of experience working at a similar level.
- Current full UK driving license.
- Experience of electromagnetic field (EMF) sources and applications
- Experience of EMF laboratory facilities and equipment such as network and spectrum analysers, oscilloscopes etc
- Understanding and ability to apply electromagnetic theory.
- Strong mathematical/statistical and analytical skills to use existing computational models and ability to write new codes.
- Confident in use of Microsoft office packages, especially Word and Excel
- Ability to communicate effectively, formally, informally, orally and in writing (including presentation of scientific work) to colleagues, customers, and representatives from other organisations.
Desirable Criteria
- MSc in electrical/electronic engineering or a physical science discipline
- Postgraduate or on-the-job experience of scientific work gained in a project or research environment.