National Physical Laboratory
Higher Scientist
Higher Scientist at National Physical Laboratory, across the UK, paying £40,138 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- £40,138 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- UK wide
- Closing date
- Sector
- Research Scientist
14% below the typical rate for research scientist
Reference https://jobs.npl.co.uk/vacancies/3051/higher-scientist.html
About the role
- Department - Science and Engineering
- Location: - Teddington, United Kingdom
- Vacancy Type: - Permanent
- Salary Details: - Starting from £40,138
- About the Role -
NPL is seeking an experienced Higher Scientist based in Teddington to plan and deliver a number of technical activities to take our research to the next level. This full-time Research Scientist job comes with a generous salary and benefits package.
As a Higher Scientist, you'll be expected to acquire new knowledge to find solutions to advance our research. Also, if commercial opportunities arise from your work, you'll need to flag these – as this is how new products and services are born. At NPL, we learn from each other, respect each other, and work together to do better for ourselves and our customers.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
- Sharing your learnings so that we all benefit and mentoring those with less experience than you
- Developing partnerships to strengthen our capability
- Acting as an ambassador for our work externally and being willing to promote what we do
- Providing technical support for any bids, we may be undertaking
Reference: https://jobs.npl.co.uk/vacancies/3051/higher-scientist.html · Posted 1 hour ago · Closes 11 Dec 2026 · Listed via National Physical Laboratory
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