Senior Core Transport and Turbulence Modeller
Overview of Responsibilities
The salary for this role is £57,117 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, with support for flexible working. This role can be based at Culham, Oxfordshire. Employees must complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including DBS checks.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide scientific leadership and guidance in developing and validating turbulence models to produce predictive simulations of core plasma transport for the UK’s STEP programme.
* Maintain and guide the development of Prokinetics, the Python library used for gyrokinetic code analysis.
* Direct, propose and execute experiments on MAST-U to validate and guide the development of reduced transport models.
* Act as the scientific point of contact for core plasma modelling on MAST-U.
* Nurture and grow existing collaborations and seek new national and international collaboration opportunities.
* Provide guidance and expertise, directing the future of transport and turbulence analysis at UKAEA.
* Report results at science and regular progress meetings.
* Disseminate results through presentations, conferences and peer-reviewed journal papers.
* Guide and mentor early career researchers in turbulence and transport modelling.
Qualifications
* Strong scientific and technical aptitude with a growth mindset for acquiring new knowledge or experience.
* PhD level research experience in plasma physics or a related discipline and post-doctoral experience in plasma modelling.
* Proven ability to conduct independent research.
* Demonstrable high-quality outputs in core turbulent transport models based on gyrokinetics and/or reduced quasilinear models, heat, particle and momentum sources, and transport analysis and integrated modelling of tokamak plasma scenarios.
* Ability to interact with physicists and understand their requirements.
* Good oral and written communication skills.
* The postholder must be a good team-player with an outward-facing work ethic to work closely with scientists worldwide.
Additional Information
UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and encourages applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit. The organization is committed to accessibility; please email talent@ukaea.uk if you require adjustments to compete on a fair basis.
Details
Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Type of Employment: Full-time
Reference Number: REF4226X
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