Microwave Heating and Current Drive Physicist (2-Year FTA)
Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK
Full-time
Salary: £42,858 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstandingpension
Division: Plasma Science and Fusion Operations
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire Confirmed
Grade: Level 4
Department: Tokamak Systems
Company Description
By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interestedin 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 forgenerating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.
UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research forground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported bytomorrow'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 ofthis 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 flexibleworking 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. Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.
This role is 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 asearch of open source data.
The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute tothe future of fusion energy. As Microwave Heating and Current Drive Physicist, you will play apivotal role in developing theoretical models of microwave plasma interaction and designing andimplementing experiments to test theoretical predictions.
Key Accountabilities:
- Develop theoretical models for microwave-plasma interaction, with a particular focus on ElectronBernstein Wave interaction.
- Design, plan and execute experiments to test theoretical predictions.
- Develop diagnostics specific to microwave-plasma interaction.
- Publish research in peer reviewed journals.
- Publicise work internally, and at national and international conferences.
- Participate actively in collaborations with external partners.
Qualifications
Essential:
- PhD in plasma physics.
- Strong track record in publishing research in the area of microwave-plasma interaction.
- Experience with Electron Bernstein Waves is desired.
- Experience presenting material at international conferences.
- Excellent communications skills, both oral and written, and ability to interact with variousstakeholders (wider physics team, MAST-U management, external collaborators etc.).
Your career development as a scientist will be strongly supported, including working towardschartership with the Institute of Physics.
Additional Information
For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEAcareers pages.
We welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. Weencourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly from women in STEM, people fromBlack British Caribbean and African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi British, and other ethnic minoritybackgrounds, people with disabilities, and neurotypical individuals. Our Executive team, supportedby our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networksactively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. Wereinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers tosuccess.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receivea large number of applications.
For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside
the UK in the last five years, please visit the UK Government website for information on criminalrecords checks. If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website orif the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check fromthat state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.
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