The salary for this role is 40609 (inclusive of a Market Premium Payment (MPP)). Onsite working is expected for 5 days a week however we actively support requests for flexible working. This role is based at any of the following site; Culham Oxfordshire.
This role requires employees tocomplete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.
The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As an MRF Equipment Scientistyou will play a pivotal operational role in theMaterials Research Facility (MRF). Your role will be to enable research and experimental activities in the MRF either alone or in a team either with customers or as part of UKAEA research (sometimes in collaboration with universities and overseas research organisations).
You will enable the day to day running of equipment conducting experiments using specialist scientific equipment utilise scientific equipment to produce samples for further analysis deliver training and oversee maintenance. You will participate in the acquisition installation and integration of new equipment and in the development of new materials testing techniques as driven by customer requirements appropriate to radioactive specimens in MRFs hot cell and shielded room environments.Whilst there are focused areas of expertise cross training is encouraged.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Responsible for day to day running of some scientific equipment operations maintenance interacting with customers and service engineers.
- Work with external collaborators including UK and overseas universities public sector research establishments and industry in fusion fission and other fields. These will often be world leading institutions.
- Preparation of safety and training documentation for example: risk assessments method statements reports testing and commissioning procedures and operating instructions for scientific equipment.
- Work with other groups such as Engineering to deliver equipment integration and Technicians and Health Physics to deliver experimental work.
- Responsible for purchasing equipment and consumables up to 10k (but providing technical input to procurement projects in the hundreds of k).
Qualifications :
Essential Requirements:
- Degree ORhigher education qualification ORHNCin a Physical Sciences related field such as Physics Materials Chemistry etc. or equivalent experience
- Practical experience with and strong working knowledge of techniques relating to at least one of the following areas:
- Microstructural: SEM FIB TEM Raman Spectroscopy XRay Diffraction.
- Thermophysical: TGA DSC MS Dilatometry Laser Flash Analysis.
- Mechanical: Micromechanical testing Nanoindentation Instrumented Indentation load frame testing.
Desirable Requirements:
- Masters or PhD in an appropriate field.
- Demonstratable experience working in an industrial setting such as a laboratory or in manufacturing.
- Experience working in a regulatory environment.
- Experience writing documentation such as: risk assessments method statements standard operating procedures etc.
- Experience installing and commissioning new equipment and/or technique development.
- Experience working with hazardous materials.
- A track record of working with a range of characterisation equipment in addition to those listed above.
Additional Information :
A full list of our benefits can be found here
UKAEAs mission is clean energy for all and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are underrepresented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM people from BlackBritishCaribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team supported by our Head of Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please emailif you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis for example changes to the way we interview or share information.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Key Skills
Laboratory Experience,Immunoassays,Machine Learning,Biochemistry,Assays,Research Experience,Spectroscopy,Research & Development,cGMP,Cell Culture,Molecular Biology,Data Analysis Skills
Vacancy:1
