Job Posting Title Computational Modelling Physicists

Job title:

Job Posting Title Computational Modelling Physicists

Firm

Atomic Weapons Institution

Job description

AWE’s Physics operate is increasing, and we’re in search of Computational Physicists, at numerous levels of their careers, to hitch us!

AWE provides a various and distinctive scientific computing platform on a scale that solely a handful of web sites throughout the UK provide. It utilises a number of small improvement and enormous HPC platforms with novel architectures which are routinely used for code porting and analysis associated actions.

Location: Aldermaston, West Berkshire. We’re positioned between Studying and Basingstoke, with onsite parking.

Wage:

Junior Physicists (current graduates): £31,000 – £35,000 (relying in your suitability, {qualifications}, and degree of expertise)

Skilled Physicists (PHD or graduates with post-graduate expertise): £38,000 – £46,000 (relying in your suitability, {qualifications}, and degree of expertise)

Senior Physicists (skilled physicists with {qualifications} coupled with expertise in trade): £52,000 – £65,000 (relying in your suitability, {qualifications}, and degree of expertise)

Closing Date: 2nd April 2024

About The Function:

In assist of our necessary mission to underpin the present and future nuclear deterrent, safety, and menace discount programmes, we have now alternatives accessible within the Computational Physics Group.

As a part of this group, you’ll assist our mission of offering bespoke software program and experience used to mannequin nuclear weapons and related experimental physics at AWE. You’ll assist to ship large-scale, extremely parallel purposes to resolve complicated physics issues, modernise and enhance the effectivity, efficiency, and robustness of those purposes, present direct consumer assist, and develop new and novel algorithms to resolve physics issues of curiosity.

Who Are We Wanting For?

While the next should not be thought-about a guidelines, we’re desirous about listening to from candidates who’ve and might display data or expertise in a number of of the next areas:

A level in Laptop Science, Physics, Arithmetic, or different numerate self-discipline; equal NQF degree 6 qualification or equal expertise.

A data of physics in any of the next areas:

hydrodynamics,

thermodynamics,

materials, particle, or radiative transport,

turbulence, mixing or atomic physics,

EMP, linear/non-linear wave propagation, atmospheric transport.

Information of some areas of numerical evaluation, presumably together with:

finite distinction strategies for ODEs/PDEs,

finite ingredient strategies for ODEs/PDEs,

numerical strategies for hyperbolic issues,

strategies for sparse linear programs.

A data of pc programming in a number of the following areas:

The optimisation and working of huge scientific calculations.

Expertise of working in Unix/Linux atmosphere.

Familiarity with C, C++, Fortran or related high-level language and robust scripting expertise (ideally Perl, Python and Bash) and a willingness to enhance on these.

Information of excellent software program improvement practices, together with using instruments to assist this objective.

Expertise of growing giant scale, extremely parallel codes by means of mechanisms akin to MPI, OpenMP or CUDA.

Expertise in software program testing.

Expertise of growing physics-based algorithms and the flexibility to analyse outcomes.

Expertise in making use of numerical modelling codes/instruments to research complicated physics processes.

A methodical strategy to drawback fixing with the flexibility to attract collectively and interpret information from quite a lot of sources to achieve a conclusion.

The flexibility to work independently and unsupervised, in addition to inside a crew to attain frequent targets.

The flexibility to be versatile, self-motivated and to deal with a number of duties.

The flexibility to supply technical enter, inside your personal discipline of experience, that may affect a undertaking, crew or finish consumer.

Efficient communication expertise, each verbal and written

What’s going to you get from us?

As a part of our Folks Promise, AWE (top-of-the-line 25 large corporations to work for within the UK) has a spread of advantages to swimsuit you. These embrace:

Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual go away (together with Financial institution Holidays).

9-day working fortnight – our staff have each different Friday off work.

Versatile working hours.

Consideration for versatile working preparations in order that your work might slot in along with your way of life. Simply tell us in your software when you want to work half time.

Household pleasant insurance policies: Maternity Depart – 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Depart – 4 Weeks Full Pay.

Alternatives for Skilled Profession Growth that embrace funding for the annual membership of a related skilled physique, entry to mentors and coaching.

Worker Help Programme and Occupational Well being Providers.

A market main contributory pension scheme (we pays between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay relying by yourself contribution).

Life Assurance.

Reductions – entry to financial savings on a variety of on a regular basis spending financial savings.

Particular Depart Coverage together with paid day without work for volunteering, public service (together with reserve forces) and caring for your loved ones.

A bunch of voluntary & core advantages to fit your well being and wellbeing – extra info accessible on our careers website.

Vital issues it’s good to know:

Interviews will probably be 90 minutes in size and will probably be held over Microsoft Groups. You’ll be required to organize a 10-minute presentation upfront.

Candidates have to be prepared and in a position to receive and keep the mandatory safety clearance for the function. This will probably be funded by AWE.

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Anticipated wage

£31000 – 65000 per 12 months

Location

Aldermaston, Berkshire – Basingstoke, Hampshire

Job date

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:22:19 GMT

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