Plasma-Neutral Interactions Physicist

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 realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground breaking 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 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays Wide range of career development opportunities A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive

What to expect in our recruitment process:
For a step-by-step overview of how we hire from application to offer please see our Recruitment Process page:

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 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-neutral interactions physicist, you will play a pivotal role is to provide physics insight into the atomic, molecular and surface data relevant to tokamak boundary modelling and experiments. To contribute to the development and use of a New Edge Code being built at UKAEA, specifically within the neutrals work package.

Additional Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain a well-documented database of physically consistent atomic, molecular and surface data for use in the New Edge Code. Propose improvements to existing neutral models used in boundary codes at UKAEA. Report research findings in refereed journal articles as well as at internal meetings, workshops and international conferences. Support experimentalists by providing theoretical insight when requested. Complete projects for validating numerical and theoretical results against MAST-U experiments. Propose experiments and lead/contribute to research on MAST-U, especially in the area of plasma-neutral interactions.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

PhD or equivalent in a relevant field. Proven ability to conduct independent research. The post-holder must be a good team-player with an outward facing work-ethos as they will work closely with scientists around the world. Good oral and written communications skills. Enthusiasm, initiative and ability to drive new research in modelling aspects of Exhaust physics

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here

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 organization. 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 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.

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