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Abingdon, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

Materials Scientist
Abingdon Road, Culham, gb
Full-time
Salary: £38,620 (inclusive of MPP) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 4
Department: Materials (MRF)

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
- Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible)
- Flexible working options including family friendly policies
- Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders
- Emergency paid leave, Generous annual leave allowance (30.5 days) increased with length of service
- Wide range of career development opportunities
- A vibrant culture committed to being fully inclusive

Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As a Materials Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in UKAEA's research programs on materials for fusion. You will undertake materials modelling research in the area of electronic structure databases and machine learning potentials within the Materials Division as part of our fusion research programme.

- Deliver high quality, novel research in the field of nuclear materials modelling through own endeavour and creative input
- Compile and present results within technical reports, at scientific conferences and through publication of high quality research articles
- Contribute to the development and positive reinforcement of UKAEA’s knowledge base, design rules and practices in the area of materials & nuclear physics research and development
- Propose, secure funding and contribute to delivery of novel projects aligned with internal strategy

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

- Post graduate research in materials science demonstrated either through work experience in the materials field in industry, or a MSc / PhD degree
- Experience with Machine Learning & AI techniques, their training and deployment
- Experience of materials selection/justification in previous projects
- Experience of writing research proposals and/ or project planning

Additional Information

For 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 organization. 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.

All employees at the UK Atomic Energy Authority must complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and other appropriate security checks, including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the UK Government website for information on criminal records checks. If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.

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