Salary: £19,136
Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 months)
Hours: Full Time
Closing Date: 28th October 2018
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is one of Europe’s largest research organisations. We’re trusted to support, enable and undertake pioneering projects in an amazing diversity of fields. Through world-class facilities and people, we’re driving ground-breaking advances in science, technology and Engineering.STFC is one of nine organisations that have been brought together to create UK Research and Innovation (UKRI); a new organisation with a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation.

Each year we offer opportunities to undergraduate sandwich students to gain practical experience, working alongside technical experts at the forefront of scientific research. We offer an invaluable experience with exposure to world class science and technology, and the opportunity to develop working relationships that continue well after your placement has finished.

You will be employed by the world leading ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to deliver software for analysis of data from ISIS instruments. We offer a friendly and supportive team environment, a generous holiday allowance, flexi-time, on-site restaurant and sports and social club.

You will work within the Mantid project, an international collaboration that is developing analysis software for neutron and muon instruments within a contemporary structured programming framework. The Mantid project is an open-source development that is developed and supported by a core project team of developers across three countries. As a professional software project, Mantid was highly commended at the UK IT Industry Computing Awards in the Project Excellence category for the best not for profit product.