Plasma Exhaust Physicist 2 Years Fta

Uk Atomic Energy Authority; Culham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

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Employee benefits

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority in the United Kingdom seeks a Plasma Exhaust Physicist for a two-year fixed-term appointment. The role focuses on experimental analysis on current tokamak devices to guide the STEP exhaust design, with high-fidelity edge simulations using SOLPS and EDGE2D.

Expect collaboration with scientists globally and a strong emphasis on international standards. The position requires a PhD in plasma physics, strong data-analysis skills, and experience linking modelling with

Qualifications

• PhD in plasma physics or equivalent required.
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices desirable.
• Experience in data analysis and leading experiments beneficial.
• Ability to conduct independent research.
• Strong team-working and outward-facing collaboration.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Theoretical and experimental understanding of exhaust physics issues.

Responsibilities

• Proposing and guiding/executing exhaust research on current tokamak devices.
• Providing interpretative modelling of current tokamak devices and predictive modelling for future devices.
• Interface between modelling and experimental teams to provide insight.
• Proposing experiments and guiding research on devices such as ST-40 and MAST-U.
• Disseminating results through conference presentations and peer-reviewed papers.

Skills

Software engineering

Data analysis

Experiment leadership

Independent research

Team player

Communications

Exhaust physics

Education

PhD in plasma physics

Tools

SOLPS

EDGE2D

Job description

Job Description

The salary for this role is £48,290 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days a week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

This role can be based at any of the following sites: 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 Plasma Exhaust Physicist 2 years FTA, you will play a pivotal role in experimental analysis on current tokamak devices to drive the design of the STEP exhaust solution. The post holder will provide high fidelity edge simulations of the experiments with codes such as SOLPS and EDGE2D. The post holder will be focused on topics including SOL broadening and impurity induced transport in a tokamak.

Key Responsibilities

• Proposing and guiding/contributing to exhaust research on current tokamak devices
• Providing interpretative modelling of current tokamak devices and predictive modelling of future devices
• Interface between modelling and experimental teams to provide insight
• Proposing experiments and guiding/contributing to research on current devices such as ST-40 and MAST-U.
• Disseminating results through conference and peer reviewed journal papers.

Qualifications

• PhD in plasma physics or equivalent
• Knowledge of and/or experience of implementing software engineering best practices.
• Knowledge of and/or experience of data analysis and leading experiments
• Proven ability to conduct independent research
• Good team-player with an outward facing work-ethos as he/she will work closely with scientists around the world
• Good oral and written communications skills
• Theoretical and experimental understanding of exhaust physics issues

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.

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