Plasma Physicist (Permanent)

Job Title: Plasma Physicist

Location: Milton Park, Oxfordshire, UK

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

The Company's mission is to transform the way the world generates power by creating a clean, safe and sustainable source of energy for current and future generations. Their innovative approach to fusion is based on two emerging technologies: spherical tokamaks (STs) and high-field magnets made from high temperature superconductors (HTS).

Combining these two technologies enables efficient fusion power production in devices much smaller than previously thought possible. To demonstrate this revolutionary technology, they're currently operating the world's first high field spherical tokamak, ST40; designing and building increasingly powerful high-field HTS magnets; and designing a large scale HTS tokamak, ST-F1, that will be the first device to demonstrate the viability of fusion power.

The Role:

As a result they're looking for a talented and motivated scientist to join the physics team and conduct research into runaway electron physics in high field spherical tokamaks. The role will involve using experimental results and modelling tools to study runaways on ST40 as well as contributing to the design of disruption mitigation and runaway avoidance/mitigation techniques for future devices.

In addition to studying runaway physics this role will also include supporting ST40 experimental operations and data analysis. This may include being responsible for analysis of one or more diagnostic systems; developing integrated analysis methods to combine data from multiple systems; and planning and carrying out experiments on ST40 to advance the high field ST physics basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop in-house runaway modelling capabilities and perform simulations for ST40 and future devices
• Contribute to runaway electron physics research on ST40
• Contribute to experimental data analysis of ST40 diagnostics relevant to runaway electrons
• Developing and performing analysis for one or more of the ST40 diagnostics systems
• Developing and performing integrated analysis methods to combine data from multiple diagnostic systems
• Report findings at internal meetings, conferences and in peer-reviewed journals
• Coordinate and contribute to relevant collaborations

Hazard-specific / Safety-critical duties

This job includes the following hazards or safety-critical activities which will require successful pre-employment health screening through their Occupational Health Service before the successful candidate will be allowed to start work:

• Driving on Company business
• Travel outside of Europe or North America on company business

Essential Requirements:

• PhD in relevant field of physics or closely related equivalent experience
• Expertise in runaway electron modelling
• Proven ability to work in a research environment
• Ability to develop new and existing collaborations
• Ability to contribute effectively in a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and scientists
• Willingness to learn and adopt new techniques and technologies

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience of experimental tokamak research
• Publication history

Benefits:

• 25 Days Holiday, pro rata (plus bank holidays)
• Company Pension scheme
• Eligible for company share option scheme after 1 years' service
• Company bonus scheme, discretionary, dependent on performance
• Private medical insurance after 3 months' service

Please note: Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted regarding this position. If you do not hear back from them within 10 days of submitting, your application then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. However, they may contact you in the future to discuss other opportunities.

No terminology in the advert or job description is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for the role.

Candidates with experience of: Graduate, Nuclear Physicist, PHD Graduate, Nuclear Scientist, Plasma Scientist, Research Scientist may also be considered for the role.

Advert Start Date: 17/07/2020 End Date: 17/08/2020