POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR POSITION IN PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY, July. 2023
ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST POSITION IN PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY, July. 2023
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR POSITION IN PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY, UCLA - MAST-U, Oct. 2022
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR POSITION IN PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY, UCLA - DIII-D, Oct., 2022
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR POSITION IN PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY, July. 2023
POSITION OVERVIEW
Position Title: Postdoctoral Scholar
Salary Range: $60,000–$71,952
Start Date: Position is available starting September 1, 2023
Job Location: Los Angeles, CA
APPLICATION WINDOW
Open Date: July 12, 2023
Review Date: August 1, 2023, 11:59 pm (Pacific Daylight Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final Date: August 15, 2023, 11:59 pm (Pacific Daylight Time)
Applications will be considered until the position is filled. However, for full consideration in the first review of applicants, materials should be submitted by August 1st.
Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF08667
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Plasma Diagnostics Group (PDG–https://plasma-diagnostics-group.physics.ucla.edu) in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at UCLA (https://www.pa.ucla.edu/open-positions.html) invites outstanding candidates to apply for a full-time (100%) appointment as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the area of Plasma and Fusion Physics. The successful candidate will engage in experimental research within the broad area of fast-ion physics in fusion research plasmas in spherical tokamaks. The successful candidate will analyze experimental data from the National Spherical Torus eXperiment Upgrade (NSTX-U, https://nstx-u.pppl.gov) spherical tokamak and its predecessor NSTX and perform related modeling and simulation to solve challenging problems in the area of wave-particle interactions and their consequences for fusion plasma performance. Energetic ions from high power, high energy neutral heating beams play a critical role in plasma heating and current drive. However, these energetic ions also drive waves with a diverse range of significant, sometimes negative, consequences for spherical tokamak performance that must be understood to advance the spherical tokamak as a fusion reactor concept. The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with other members of the PDG and the NSTX-U Research Team at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in Princeton (PPPL), NJ, USA, and disseminate the results of their research through presentations at international conferences and publications in peer reviewed journals.
Qualified candidates will have a Ph.D. in Physics or a related field earned within the past ten years and no more than five years of cumulative postdoctoral research experience, including at other institutions. The candidate should have a demonstrated background directly applicable to the area of research. Experience with both data analysis and modeling or simulation is advantageous. Experience with programming for these tasks is advantageous, particularly with Python, NumPy and SciPy.
Candidates should provide a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vita, a Publication List, a Statement of Research Experiences and Future Research Goals and a Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion describing an applicant’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions. (see Academic Job Search–https://career.ucla.edu/grad/academic-job-search and EDI Statement FAQ–https://ucla.app.box.com/v/edi-statement-faqs). The candidate should arrange for 2–3 letters of reference to be included with the application. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. However, for full consideration in the first review of applicants, materials should be submitted by August 1, 2023.
The initial appointment will be for a two-year period, with the possibility of renewal for an additional two years subject to factors including satisfactory performance, continued eligibility and renewal of funding. Salary will scale with the successful candidate’s experience from $60,000/year to $71,952/year. The successful candidate will be eligible for the University of California Postdoctoral Scholar Health and Welfare Plan and specific childcare-related and retirement benefits. For further information regarding minimum qualifications, terms of service, salary and benefits, see:
https://www.postdoc.ucla.edu/resources/appointment-information/appointment-types-and-criteria/.
As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs – With Updated Interim Amendments. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2, Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being Up-To-Date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.
ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST POSITION IN PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY, July. 2023
POSITION OVERVIEW
Position Title: Assistant Project Scientist
Salary Range: The posted UC salary scales https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/index.html set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. The annual salary range for this position is $71,500 to $79,300.
Start Date: Position is available starting October 1, 2023
APPLICATION WINDOW
Open Date: July 13, 2023
Final Date: August 13, 2023, 11:59 pm (Pacific Daylight Time)
Applications will be considered until the position is filled. However, for full consideration in the first review of applicants, materials should be submitted by this date.
Job Location: Princeton, NJ, USA
Apply Link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF08669
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Plasma Diagnostics Group (PDG–https://plasma-diagnostics-group.physics.ucla.edu) in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at UCLA (https://www.pa.ucla.edu/open-positions.html) invites outstanding candidates to apply for a full-time (100%) appointment in the career position of Assistant Project Scientist in the area of Plasma and Fusion Physics. The successful candidate will engage in experimental research within the broad area of fast-ion physics in fusion research plasmas in spherical tokamaks. The successful candidate will analyze experimental data from the National Spherical Torus eXperiment Upgrade (NSTX-U, https://nstx-u.pppl.gov) spherical tokamak and its predecessor NSTX and perform related modeling and simulation to solve challenging problems in the area of wave-particle interactions and their consequences for fusion plasma performance. The successful candidate will also propose, participate and lead new experiments in NSTX-U beginning in late 2025 or 2026, when NSTX-U is expected to commence experimental operations. Energetic ions from high power, high energy neutral heating beams play a critical role in plasma heating and current drive. However, these energetic ions also drive waves with a diverse range of significant, sometimes negative, consequences for spherical tokamak performance that must be understood to advance the spherical tokamak as a fusion reactor concept. The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with other members of the PDG and the NSTX-U Research Team at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in Princeton (PPPL), NJ, USA, and disseminate the results of their research through presentations at international conferences and publications in peer reviewed journals. The successful candidate will candidate will be stationed at PPPL, in Princeton, NJ, embedded in the NSTX-U research program, after NSTX-U experimental operations start. Prior to that, the successful candidate may optionally be stationed at UCLA, in Los Angeles, CA.
Qualified candidates will have a Ph.D. in Physics and at least two years of research experience subsequent to the completion of the Ph.D. at the time of hiring. The candidate should have a demonstrated background directly applicable to the area of research. Experience with both data analysis and modeling or simulation is advantageous. Experience with programming for these tasks is advantageous, particularly with Python, NumPy and SciPy.
Candidates should provide a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vita, a Publication List, a Statement of Research Experiences and Future Research Goals, a Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion describing an applicant’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions (see EDI Statement FAQ–https://ucla.app.box.com/v/edi-statement-faqs), and complete a reference check authorization release form. The candidate should arrange for 2–3 lettersof reference to be included with the application. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. However, for full consideration in the first review of applicants, materials should be submitted by August 13, 2023.
The initial appointment will be for a two-year period, with the possibility of renewal. Initial salary will scale with the successful candidate’s experience from $71,500/year to $79,300/year. The successful candidate will be eligible for a wide range of competitive benefits including health/dental/vision insurance, retirement and more. For further information regarding salary, term of appointment and benefits, see details for Project Scientist Series (Represented) at https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ra/contract.html and resources referred to therein.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR POSITION IN PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY, UCLA - MAST-U, Oct. 2022
The Plasma Diagnostics Group at UCLA is looking for a qualified person to fill an experimental Postdoctoral Scholar position. A qualified candidate should have received a Ph.D. in Plasma Physics or a related field and have a demonstrated background in experimental plasma physics. The Postdoctoral position involves implementing, operating, and utilizing two microwave diagnostics: Doppler backscattering (DBS) and cross-polarization scattering (CPS) diagnostics at the MAST-U spherical tokamak located at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Culham, UK. These diagnostic techniques measure internal density turbulence (DBS), turbulence flows (DBS), and internal magnetic turbulence (CPS). These measurements are used to address important areas of fusion energy and high temperature plasma research including physics of plasma turbulence, thermal and particle transport, flows, etc. These are very exciting areas of research with significant opportunities for journal publications and public presentations. We seek applicants with laboratory, technical, and software expertise. Experience with microwave diagnostics is a plus but is not required. The responsibilities of this position will include proposing new experiments, leading experimental efforts, data analysis using advanced numerical techniques, close participation in experimental efforts, writing and publishing results in scientific journals, and oral presentations of results. This work will be performed under the guidance of a Researcher in the UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department. Work will take place onsite at the MAST-U spherical tokamak located at Culham, UK. Hiring is contingent on having the right to work in the U.S. and a willingness to relocate to the MAST-U facility located in Culham, UK upon hiring. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, a current CV, and two letters of reference to Dr. Terry Rhodes at trhodes@ucla.edu.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see Univ. California Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy (http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct).
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR POSITION IN PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY, UCLA - DIII-D, Oct., 2022
The Plasma Diagnostics Group at UCLA is looking for a qualified person to fill an experimental Postdoctoral Scholar position. Qualified candidates will have received a Ph.D. in plasma science or a related field (engineering, etc.) and have a demonstrated background in experimental science. The Postdoctoral position involves (1) the operation and maintenance of an advanced fast density profile reflectometer system, (2) improvement of the density profile software, and (3) the development of new data analysis techniques to extract density turbulence, coherent mode behavior, etc. This diagnostic techniques measures electron density profiles, turbulence, and coherent modes with good time and spatial resolutions (25 microsec and 0.5 cm). These measurements are used to address important areas of fusion energy and high temperature plasma research including physics of thermal and particle transport, spatial asymmetries, testing of simulations against experimental data using the synthetic diagnostics developed here, etc. These are very exciting areas of research with significant opportunities for journal publications and public presentations. We seek applicants with laboratory, technical, and software expertise. Experience with microwave diagnostics is a plus. The responsibilities of this position will include experimental efforts, analysis of data using advanced numerical techniques, writing and publishing results in scientific journals, and oral presentations of results. This work will be performed under the guidance of a Researcher in the UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department. Work will take place onsite at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility located in San Diego, CA. Hiring is contingent on having the right to work in the U.S. and a willingness to relocate to San Diego upon hiring. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, a current CV, and two letters of reference to Dr. Terry Rhodes at trhodes@ucla.edu.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see Univ. California Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy (http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct).