Fusion Futures LIBRTI ('lithium breeding tritium') Communications and Engagement Lead
Background:
Fusion energy promises to be a safe, low carbon and sustainable part of the world's future energy supply. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is the UK's national fusion research organisation, headquartered at Culham Campus in Oxfordshire with other sites in South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Cumbria.
UKAEA has a multi-million Fusion Futures programme, which is the UK's alternative programme to associating to Euratom R&D. This programme allows the UK to speed up fusion energy development through major investment in new R&D facilities, industrial capability and skills.
A key aspect of Fusion Futures is LIBRTI ('lithium breeding tritium'), a sub-programme that aims to lay the groundwork for fusion powerplant-scale tritium breeding. Its goal is to demonstrate that tritium (one of the key fusion fuels) can be bred from lithium, with the process being quantitatively predicted and accurately replicated.
Fusion Futures also seeks to promote world-leading innovation while boosting general industry capacity through international collaboration and the development of future commercial fusion powerplants.
We are looking for an experienced communications specialist to devise, develop and deliver the PR and stakeholder engagement plan for Fusion Futures' LIBRTI.
The role will also encompass external and internal communications fo...