Materials Science Advanced Ceramics Summer

**Overview of Responsibilities**:
**The Role**

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy.

Atomic scale defects are incredibly difficult to measure experimentally, but determine critical properties of a material’s performance. Continuing the work of a summer student in 2023, this placement will involve atomistic modelling to investigate defect migration and evolution, simulating the effects of fusion-relevant irradiation. This will help us to interpret experimental results and predict the evolution of advanced ceramics in a fusion reactor by informing multi-scale materials models as a wider part of UKAEA’s strategy. The student will be using high performance supercomputers to conduct simulations, and there may be opportunities to conduct correlative experiments.

We offer excellent opportunities for motivated and enthusiastic undergraduate students studying at UK Universities to join our 8-12-week summer placement scheme. The scheme is designed for students entering their penultimate or final year of studies, with potential opportunities post-graduation.

Our scheme gives you a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of one of the most advanced sources of sustainable and clean energy. During your summer programme, you will experience a broad range of diverse tasks, work on real projects, and gain invaluable experience within the fusion energy sector. UKAEA offers a nurturing and supportive community for you to gain some valuable work experience in a fascinating and rapidly evolving industry.
- Salary
£10.42 + per hour- Programme
MULTIPLE- Department
Summer Placement Scheme Generic- Discipline
Engineering- Site Location
UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire- Type of Employment
Full-time**Qualifications**:
**Essential Requirements**:

- To be considered you will need to be working towards a relevant degree and will be required to have the right to work in the UK.

**Additional Information**:
This role requires employees to **complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)**, including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.