Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work on an EPSRC responsive mode grant on Compositional and Structural Evolution of Plutonium Dioxide: Underpinning Future Decisions, which was awarded to Manchester University in partnership with Imperial College London and the National Nuclear Laboratory. Your role will be to develop cutting edge models using molecular dynamics of defect structures, non-stoichiometry and surfaces in plutonium dioxide. To...
This is an exciting opportunity to work on an EPSRC responsive mode grant on Compositional and Structural Evolution of Plutonium Dioxide: Underpinning Future Decisions, which was awarded to Manchester University in partnership with Imperial College London and the National Nuclear Laboratory.
Your role will be to develop cutting edge models using molecular dynamics of defect structures, non-stoichiometry and surfaces in plutonium dioxide. To be able to relate these structure models to key properties of PuO2 that underpin decisions concerned with disposal and storage.
To help other PDRAs in this project in the interpretation of their experimental and DFT modelling results by developing mechanistic models. Also, to determine differences with previous empirical model predictions.
Furthermore, you are expected to develop strong collaborations with other modelling PDRAs within the Centre for Nuclear Engineering group at Imperial College who are working on related systems.
Key Responsibilities
Research
Research Associate: Hold, a PhD (or equivalent) in nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering or materials engineering
Research Assistant: Near completion of PhD (or equivalent) in nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering or materials engineering
Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as Research Assistant within the salary range £36,045 - £39,183 per annum.
Further information can be obtained from Professor Robin Grimes. r.grimes@imperial.ac.uk.
Further guidance may be sought from Mrs Darakshan Khan (d.khan@imperial.ac.uk).
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