🚀 Internship
Nuclear Analysis Industrial Placement

UK Research and Innovation
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13d ago
🚀 Placement Program
Oxford
🤑 £21.6K
AI generated summary
- Candidate must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree, have programming experience (Python, C, Fortran), strong mathematical skills, knowledge of data analysis techniques, good communication and organizational skills, and be willing to learn. Knowledge of STFC/ISIS, nuclear physics, Monte Carlo methods, radiation safety, high performance computing, and research experience are also desirable.
- The candidate will be responsible for performing nuclear analysis calculations, developing and testing tools for analysis, conducting experiments, and producing reports and presentations.
Description
- The neutronics analysis placement student will work closely with a team of nuclear analysis experts to develop and test scientific software, tools and nuclear data. This could be testing how a new radiation transport code scales on large scale high performance computers, writing code to automate analysis and 3D visualisation of results or analysing experimental data on new moderator materials.
- The neutronics sandwich student may also help perform experiments at ISIS or other facilities to help benchmark code performance and improve the nuclear data that is used in the simulations. Recent nuclear analysis placement students have performed a range of studies including performing benchmark experiments, machine learning for moderator performance, validation of time dependant simulation capabilities and measurement of neutron backgrounds.
Requirements
- Essential:
- Currently enrolled on an undergraduate degree course
- Are required or have requested to take an industrial placement year
- Able to commence employment in summer 2024
- Have the right to live and work in the UK for the duration of the placement
- Currently studying physics or computing focused course
- Experience of computer programming such as Python, C or Fortran
- Competent and confident using mathematics to solve problems
- Knowledge of data analysis techniques
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good organizational and problem-solving skills
- Enthusiasm & willingness to learn
- Basic research skills i.e. use of journals
- Knowledge of STFC/ISIS
- Desirable:
- Knowledge of nuclear physics
- Knowledge/awareness of Monte Carlo Methods
- Knowledge/awareness of radiation and radiation safety
- Awareness of high performance computing
- Research experience as part of a larger project
- Part of our application process involves submitting your CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter should address your suitability for the opportunity based on how you meet each essential criteria stated in this advert.
Education requirements
Currently Studying
Undergraduate
Area of Responsibilities
Research & Development
Science
Responsibilities
- Working with the neutronics team to perform nuclear analysis calculations and benchmarking.
- Working with the neutronics team to develop and test tools and codes for nuclear analysis.
- To perform experiments and analyse the data.
- Produce written reports and presentations on the work performed.
Details
Work type
Full time
Work mode
office
Application deadline
Oct 29, 2023
Location
Oxford
Salary
21600 GBP