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Location: Culham, UK (Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK)
Job type: Full-time
Salary: £56,596 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Division: Plasma Science and Fusion Operations
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 5
Department: Plasma Physics
Compensation: GBP 56,596 - GBP 56,596 – yearly
Company Description
By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Fusion is one of the most promising options for generating cleaner, carbon-free energy. 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. We embrace 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 £56,596 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). This is a permanent role with UKAEA. Onsite working is expected for 3 days a week; flexible working options are supported.
This role can 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
Senior Plasma Code Developer: responsible for developing and maintaining plasma core and edge modelling codes and ensuring UKAEA’s plasma modelling capability incorporates state-of-the-art physics models and features to reliably model fusion experiments and concept devices such as MAST-U, JET, STEP, and ITER. Code development will be predominantly focused on the integrated transport modelling suite JINTRAC, including the core transport code JETTO, a multi-fluid code to describe the edge plasma (e.g. EDGE2D or SOLPS), and a kinetic Monte Carlo code (e.g. EIRENE) to describe the neutral particle source.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for the development of core and/or edge codes within the integrated modelling suite JINTRAC.
* Local expert in plasma core, multi-fluid edge plasma code, and/or kinetic Monte Carlo neutrals codes.
* Maintain and document local installations of core (JETTO) and/or edge (EDGE2D-EIRENE) modelling codes.
* Implement new code features and coupled physics models via close collaboration with other developers at UKAEA and external laboratories.
* Support JINTRAC users at UKAEA and external laboratories.
* Optimise code algorithms for modern computers (HPC).
* Ensure high-quality standards throughout the software development process, maintaining and improving tests and release procedures.
* Maintain and develop the JAMS GUI and its interface to UKAEA, EUROfusion, and ITER data systems.
* Demonstrate and disseminate new core and edge JINTRAC algorithms and features to UKAEA plasma modellers and external JINTRAC users.
* Exploit tools for coupled core-edge simulations to study plasmas on existing or concept fusion devices, such as MAST-U, JET, STEP, and ITER.
* Post-holder will be encouraged to disseminate work in publications and at conferences.
Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
* PhD or equivalent level of knowledge in tokamak plasma modelling.
* Experience developing scientific codes for computational physics.
* Ability and willingness to work on the development, validation, and application of high-impact physics codes and publish results in scientific journals.
* Understanding of good software engineering practices and Quality Assurance systems, including version control, profiling tools, testing frameworks and debuggers.
* Ability, willingness, and ideally experience of working on and understanding large legacy codes written by others.
* Strong ability to communicate scientific results clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
* Not essential, but experience with Linux, MPI, FORTRAN, C/C++, IDL, Python, or Script-Languages is valued.
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. We welcome talented people from all backgrounds and encourage applications from women in STEM and 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 diversity. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and evaluation to remove barriers to success.
UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email the talent team if you have questions or require adjustments to compete on a fair basis.
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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