Career Opportunities with a Degree in… Physics

JOBS PAST GRADUATES WERE DOING THE YEAR AFTER GRADUATION:

• Research and Development Engineer, Electronic Concepts, Galway.
• Contract Planner, Hewlett Packard, Galway.
• Electronic Test Development Engineer, Analog Devices, Raheen, Limerick.
• Lab Analyst / Plant Operator / Waste Water Treatment Plan Operation & Laboratory Analysis, Jones Environmental
• Scientist, Vista Med, Rooskey, Roscommon
• Lab technician, Medtronic Galway

SAMPLES OF JOBS ADVERTISED LOOKING FOR PHYSICS GRADUATES:

Looking at past job ads gives an idea of the range of positions that can be available and also the type of person / skills that employers are looking for.

Healthcare Scientist Trainee - Clinical Physics and Bioengineering (Radiotherapy or Health Physics) NHS Scotland. 1st or 2nd class honours in Physical, Computing or Engineering Sciences. Post specifically for training in radiotherapy or health physics and register for IPEM Training Scheme and study for MSc as appropriate.

Electronics Technician, British Antarctic Survey. Maintain and operate a suite of scientific instruments for studying the atmosphere and geospace, making routine meteorological observations and launching weather balloons. Degree in physics, electronic engineering or similar with practical experience in electronics and computer hardware. Knowledge of data acquisition techniques or RF electronics an advantage.

Failure Analysis Engineer, Analog Devices, Limerick. Degree or Masters in electronics, physics or related.    

Research Assistant, Forfas. Applied science, physics or engineering desirable. Duties: literature searches on science, technology, innovation, analysing data, summaries of reports etc.