Work with us
Join a world-leading hub of scientific and engineering excellence.
STFC Scientific Computing is part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) – one of Europe’s largest research organisations, spanning six sites across the UK and overseas.
We are an international centre of excellence for advanced computing expertise and digital research infrastructure and provide leading research and innovation capabilities, with access to world-class facilities. Our team drive ground-breaking advances in science, engineering, computing, and technology, playing a major role in some of the most important discoveries of the 21st century.
Your benefits
At STFC Scientific Computing, we provide you with the support you need to enjoy your work and perform at your best.
- Flexible 30 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 2.5 privilege days
- Flexible working hours
- Subsidised restaurant and coffee outlets
- Paid emergency leave
- Enhanced maternity, shared parental, maternity support/ paternity and adoption pay
- Parental leave
- Access to My Family Care, emergency dependents care
- Workplace nurseries*
- Career breaks
- Access to confidential counselling service
- Cycle-2-work scheme
- On site health club** and sports facilities ***
- Health promotion programmes
- Defined benefit career average pension scheme
- Occupational health screening and assistance
- Discount scheme, including high street and grocery discounts and travel offers
- Free on-site parking
- Enhanced contractual sick pay
- Employee recognition scheme
- In-year and end-of-year bonus schemes
- Overtime arrangements
- Employee referral scheme
- Family friendly contracts
- Travel season ticket salary advances
- Rent deposit salary advances
- Charitable give as you earn scheme
Detailed information regarding the benefits available can be found here.
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and Swindon Office only – waiting list applies
** Daresbury Laboratory only
*** Rutherford Appleton Laboratory only
Scientific computing exists to accelerate vital scientific discovery. We are an international centre of excellence for advanced computing expertise and digital research infrastructure. We invest in our people, ensuring they are able to develop and grow, and enabling them to deliver technologies and solutions.
Tom Griffin, Director, STFC Scientific Computing
Our international networks
We represent the UK in a variety of global initiatives, providing access to facilities, planning future facilities strategy, and encouraging international collaboration in strategic areas of research.
Our partners and collaborators include:
Visiting and honorary scientists
STFC Scientific Computing is fortunate to work with visiting scientists from hundreds of institutions across the globe.
You can view our current group of visiting and honorary scientists here.
Our graduate and apprenticeship programmes
Research and learning are central to what we do, and our talent development team ensure new starters have access to the opportunities and support they need to kickstart their careers.
View our graduate and apprenticeship career opportunities here.
