Senior Exhaust Code Developer

The salary for this role is £64,820 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working. This role can be based at any of the following sites: 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.

As a Senior Exhaust Code Developer, you will be responsible for developing edge modelling codes and for ensuring that UKAEA's edge modelling capability incorporates the main features needed to reliably model advanced divertor concepts. The edge modelling codes will include multi-fluid codes to describe the edge plasma (e.g. SOLPS or EDGE2D), and kinetic Monte Carlo codes (e.g. EIRENE) to describe the neutral particles. The post-holder will work on interfacing the edge code(s) to the integrated transport modelling suite (e.g. JINTRAC).

• Development of edge modelling codes for existing and future fusion devices
• Optimising code algorithms for modern computers (HPC)
• Developing interface with integrated transport modelling suite and UKAEA integrated modelling developers
• Identifying missing modelling features needed to describe existing and future devices
• Documenting new codes developed
• Exploiting tools for edge modelling and/or coupled core-edge simulations to study current and future devices
• Disseminating results and reporting findings at internal meetings, international meetings, conferences and in peer-reviewed journals
• Building strong relations with external laboratories and universities in support of the above accountabilities
• Supervising and mentoring placement and PhD students associated with exhaust physics

£64,820 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension

Essential Requirements:

• University degree in a relevant scientific discipline with either PhD level knowledge and post-doctoral experience in edge plasma modelling, or experience developing scientific codes and algorithms for HPC
• Demonstrable high-quality outputs in areas very relevant to the role
• Excellent team-player with an outward facing work-ethos as they will work closely with scientists around the world
• Demonstrable experience of independent research
• Excellent understanding of good software engineering practices and Quality Assurance systems including version control, profiling tools, testing frameworks and debuggers
• Knowledge and ideally experience of parallel programming
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of SOL and exhaust physics issues
• Excellent publication track record in area relevant to the role

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UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.

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