This role is based at 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.
The Role
As a H-Mode Pedestal MHD Modeller, you will model tokamak pedestal plasmas using non-linear MHD stability codes. The modelling will focus on the pedestal stability and ELM crash dynamics and will help to understand the processes governing the pedestal limits and evolution, as well as to evaluate and minimise the divertor heat loads from ELMs. You’ll use the models for predicting and optimising pedestals in future fusion devices such as ST-based power plant designs to be developed in the STEP programme, as well as developing methods to mitigate and suppress the ELMs.
Additional Responsibilities:
1. Run and analyse results from JOREK for simulated equilibria in future devices to predict ELM behaviour and construct ELM mitigation methods.
2. Propose and develop models describing the physical processes in the H-mode pedestal.
3. Strongly interact with experimental colleagues and other modellers, contributing to pedestal elements of the research programme on STEP.
4. Report results at science and other regular progress meetings.
5. Disseminate results through conferences and peer-reviewed journal papers.
Salary: £40,609 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension.
Minimum Requirements:
* PhD level of knowledge of numerical modelling of physical experiments.
* Proven ability to carry out detailed analysis of experimental and modelled data, using suitable tools, error analysis, etc.
* Proficiency with programming languages, e.g., C, FORTRAN, IDL, Python.
* Proficiency with running codes in high-performance computing environments.
* Proven ability to conduct independent physics research.
* Good oral and written communication skills.
* Excellent team player with an outward-facing work ethos as you will work closely with scientists from around the world.
Your career development as a scientist will be strongly supported, including working towards chartership with the Institute of Physics.
We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team actively promotes Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
As an employee of UKAEA, you will benefit from:
* Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.
* Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a relocation allowance (if eligible).
* Flexible working options including family-friendly policies.
* 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.
* A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.
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