Plasma Core Team Leader

Company Description

By 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 world’s 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 realizing 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).
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
• 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
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive What to expect in our recruitment process:

For a step-by-step overview of how we hire from application to offer please see our Recruitment Process page: careers.ukaea.uk/join-us/recruitment-process

Job Description

The salary for this role is £70,505 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance) . Onsite working is expected for 3-5 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.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Plasma Core Team Leader, you will play a pivotal role is to ensure the team delivers high quality research in plasma core physics for the broader UKAEA scientific programme, with applications to tokamaks including JET, MAST-U, STEP, and ITER. Line manage staff (including their development and recruitment), ensure objectives are met promptly, and set Team’s priorities in consultation with stakeholders.

The Plasma Core Team’s activities span: development of plasma core physics models and their integration into integrated modelling codes; application of the models to predict, validate, and analyse tokamak experiments; application of the models to study next step fusion devices.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Oversee the Plasma Core Team. The Team has diverse and multidisciplinary staff, mostly wit