Senior Integrated Modeller and Code DeveloperCulham Campus, Culham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Full-time
Salary: £54,376 (inclusive of MPP) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Division: Plasma Science and Fusion Operations
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 5
Department: Plasma Physics
Company DescriptionBy 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the worlds energy? If so, read on.
Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.
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. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces 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).
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Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
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Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
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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.
The salary for this role is £54,376
(inclusive of a Market Premium Payment (MPP)), and
onsite working is expected for
2 days each week.
Job DescriptionThis is based at
Culham, Oxfordshire.
This permanent role requires employees to
complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.
The RoleAre you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Senior Integrated Modeller and Code Developer, you will play a pivotal role in:
- Lead, propose, and carry out projects to exploit the JINTRAC core-SOL-divertor coupled transport code and its integrated models for e.g. JET, MAST-U, ITER, JT-60SA, and STEP
- Develop viable whole-discharge tokamak operational scenarios
- Perform predictive and interpretive core transport simulations for tokamak plasmas using codes like JETTO with state-of-the-art transport models (e.g. TGLF, NEO, and other advanced models)
Additional Responsibilities:- Perform core-edge coupled simulations with JINTRAC and analyse the results
- Exploit codes to understand existing experimental results relating to transport and confinement, validate new physics models, and perform cross-code benchmarks
- Contribute to the advancement of core/edge transport codes, and work with code developers to develop/implement advanced tokamak physics and transport models
Qualifications
Essential Requirements:- PhD (or equivalent experience) in plasma physics.
- Experience in running integrated simulation codes within different frameworks and on different platforms.
- Experience in using simulations for code validation and tokamak plasma scenario development.
- Excellent team player with an outward-facing work-ethos as they will work closely with scientists from around the world.
Additional InformationFor a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages.
We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.JBRP1_UKTJ
