Postdoc in modelling of wave-particle interactions in fusion plasmas

Job description

The KTH Division of Electromagnetic Engineering and Fusion Science | KTH coordinates the EU project TauBE, funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder programme.

The postdoctoral project is carried out in collaboration with researchers at KTH and the partners in the TauEB project:
Novatron Fusion Group
UKAEA Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE)
Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (KIPT)

The postdoctoral project is part of the TauEB team effort to develop modelling of the Novatron concept for stable plasma confinement. The Novatron is a new improved type of mirror device. A particular goal of the postdoctoral project is to develop numerical plasma simulation tools for studying the effect of applied RF fields on confinement. 

KTH has a well-established activity in magnetic confinement fusion research, contributing to EUROfusion and ITER. The Novatron Fusion Group is a Swedish company developing the Novatron confinement concept. 

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Research expertise demonstrated by peer-reviewed scientific publications
• Documented experience in numerical modelling of fusion plasma

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Experience of modelling application of RF fields to fusion plasmas
• Teaching abilities
• Ability for collaborative team work
• Independence
• It’s commendable if you have awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad.

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

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