Research-technical specialist in safety analyses of nuclear reactors

The National Centre for Nuclear Research, Division of Nuclear Energy and Environmental Studies opens the competition for the position of Research-technical specialist in safety analyses of nuclear reactors

Location: Otwock - Świerk - in the outskirts of Warsaw with daily transport services provided. 

Job/tasks description: 

• Active participation in the work of teams on thermal-hydraulic calculations with a view to extending this to coupled calculations for different nuclear reactors.  
• Active development of skills in thermal- hydraulic calculations
• Joining the work of computational teams creating the technical documentation of the High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR).
• Preparation of materials for scientific articles and conference presentations.
• Analytical work in the field of NCBJ activity: creating documents and substantive materials (reports, presentations, notes) and organizational (reports, reports, etc.), translations.
• Performing other activities ordered by the Laboratory head and other superiors at NCBJ.
• Performing duties in accordance with the Institute's Working Regulations.
• Compliance with state and official secrets, work discipline, health and safety regulations, fire regulations, rules of protection against ionizing radiation.
• Posiadanie stopnia doktora nauk ścisłych lub technicznych.
• Umiejętność wykonywania obliczeń cieplno-przepływowych za pomocą kodów ANSYS Fluent oraz/lub OpenFOAM
• Znajomość zagadnień z dziedziny statystyki Bayesowskiej w analizach niepewnościowych
• Znajomość technik siatkowania oraz modeli turbulencji (numeryczna mechanika płynów)
• Umiejętność programowania w językach Python oraz BASH.
• Min. 3 lata doświadczenia w profilu badań związanych z energetyką jądrową.
• Wiedza w zakresie zjawisk przepływu płynów, wymiany ciepła oraz fizyki reaktora.
• Wysoko rozwinięte zdolności komunikacyjne i umiejętność pracy w zespole.
• Bardzo dobra znajomość języka angielskiego (min. B2).
• Gotowość do prezentowania wyników na spotkaniach i seminariach.
• Umiejętność prezentowania wyników w postaci raportów technicznych oraz publikacji naukowych.

Requirements:

• Holding a PhD in science or technology
• Ability to perform thermal-hydraulic calculations using the OpenFOAM and CATHARE-2 codes.
• Knowledge of Bayesian statistics methods in uncertainty analysis
• Knowledge of meshing techniques and turbulence modelling (computational fluid dynamics)
• Ability to programme in the Python and BASH languages.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the research profile related to nuclear energy.
• Knowledge of fluid dynamics, heat transfer and nuclear reactor phenomena
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• Very good command of the English language (minimum B2).
• Willingness to present results in meetings and seminars.
• Ability to present results in the form of technical reports and scientific publications.

We appreciate:

• Scientific achievements in the form of publications and conference materials. 
• Experience in the implementation of research and technical projects.
• Experience of supercomputers and version control systems.
  
   

We offer:

• Employment in one of the fastest developing research Institute in Poland (Diament Forbes 2021).
• Employment based on an employment contract. 
• Joining a team of experienced research-technical specialists
• Possibility of scientific development
• Interesting and important tasks in the field of nuclear reactors, including new generations
• Additional annual salary and other social security benefits. 
• Company transport from Warsaw to NCBJ and backwards (more: https://bus.swierk.pl/rozklad-jazdy/).

Contact: prof. Mariusz Dąbrowski, mariusz.dabrowski@ncbj.gov.pl, tel. 22 273 14 30

All applications should be sent by e-mail to: mariusz.dabrowski@ncbj.gov.pl