Integrated Modeller and Scenario Developer

Physics World; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in fusion energy is seeking an Integrated Modeller and Scenario Developer to enhance simulations for future energy solutions. This role requires advanced knowledge in tokamak physics and offers enriching career pathways along with competitive salaries and benefits.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme

Corporate bonus scheme

Flexible working options

Generous annual leave

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of tokamak physics or equivalent experience.
• Experience in physics integrated modelling.
• Desire to learn new skills and expand technical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop simulations for MAST-U.
• Validate integrated models against experimental data.
• Perform core-edge coupled simulations with JINTRAC.

Skills

Scientific aptitude

Technical knowledge

Programming skills

Education

PhD-level knowledge of tokamak physics

Tools

Python

C

Fortran

Job description

Integrated Modeller and Scenario Developer
Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK
Full-time
Salary: £42,858 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Division: Plasma Science and Fusion Operations
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 4
Department: Plasma Physics

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

As an employee of UKAEA, you will benefit from:

Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.

• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible);
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment;
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders;
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays;
• Wide range of career development opportunities;
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.

Job Description

The salary for this role is £42,858 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days a week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

This role will be based in Culham, Oxfordshire.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As an Integrated Modeller and Scenario Developer, you will play a pivotal role in exploiting JETTO core transport code and its integrated models and testing new or upgraded models in JETTO as they become available.

Your career development as a scientist will be strongly supported, including working towards chartership with the Institute of Physics.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Developing interpretive and predictive simulations of scenarios for MAST-U;
• Validating predictive capability of integrated models against experimental data and identifying regimes and regions where model improvement is required;
• Understanding experimental results relating to transport and confinement, e.g. observed confinement scalings, impurity accumulation, variations in observed plasma performance;
• Performing core-edge coupled simulations with JINTRAC.

Qualifications

A demonstrably strong scientific and technical aptitude is very important, and we will consider favourably candidates with desire, willingness and potential to learn new skills and to grow into new areas of physical and technical knowledge.

• PhD-level knowledge of tokamak physics or equivalent work experience;
• Experience and knowledge of physics integrated modelling.

Desirable (any of these would be an asset):

Experience and knowledge of at least one area of tokamak plasma modelling, such as:

• Core turbulent transport models (quasilinear and/or gyrokinetic/gyrofluid codes);
• Edge plasma transport or plasma exhaust transport modelling;
• Heating and current drive, particle sources;
• MHD / ELM / pedestal modelling;
• Demonstrated programming skills in Python, C, and Fortran;
• Knowledge of software development tools and good coding practices.

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages.

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email us if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.