Senior Lifeguard/Sports Assistant

This 18-month postdoctoral place is a part of the challenge eMEANSS (Enhanced Methodologies for Superior Nuclear System Security) (

https://gow.epsrc.ukri.org/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/T016329/1

), which goals to develop a multi-disciplinary framework for uncertainty quantification in key areas of nuclear engineering, together with structural integrity. You’ll undertake analysis on in situ research of the interactions between cyclic load and temperature (as much as 1000°C) in nuclear graphite, which is able to help non-linear finite ingredient modelling of the efficiency of reactor core elements in excessive temperature reactors.

With a background in excessive temperature testing of supplies, you can be self-motivated, capable of plan and ship a analysis challenge. You’ll have a PhD (or be close to completion) in associated matters and expertise in synchrotron X-ray diffraction and digital picture correlation.

The eMEANSS challenge goals to develop a multi-disciplinary framework for uncertainty quantification that allows its identification and impression in three key areas of nuclear engineering: reactor physics, structural integrity and gasoline efficiency. Working in collaboration with our companions, we’re focussed on fatigue failure of graphite elements, particularly at excessive service temperatures, which is of concern for subsequent era reactors. A design device is required that may effectively incorporate variances within the mechanical and thermal loading historical past, and materials properties to quantify a possible part life. These work together in graphite as mechanical injury introduces micro-cracking that impacts elastic properties and the following growth of harm from utilized strains. Along with the easy uncertainties in boundary situations, i.e. exterior load, inside stress and thermal situations, issues come up from each the load sequence and the temperatures at which loading happens, coupled with the impacts arising from neutron irradiation, temperature and coolant interactions on the connection between deformation and graphite properties. We purpose to generate new data on the excessive temperature cyclic response of superior nuclear graphite and can utilise it within the growth of a brand new probabilistic modelling framework. Specifically, the sensitivity of lifetime predictions to enter information will probably be quantified, and sensible tips will probably be proposed for inspection methods that could be adopted in future excessive temperature reactors.

All purposes have to be made on-line utilizing the Oxford College E-Recruitment system, no later than 12 midday on 1 December 2023. You can be required to add a CV and a Supporting Assertion as a part of your utility. Please don’t connect any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these won’t be thought-about as a part of your utility.

Interviews are scheduled to happen on the Division of Supplies on 11 December 2023 and also you have to be accessible on this date, both by Groups, Zoom or in particular person. Please be aware in regular circumstances solely interview journey bills inside the UK will probably be reimbursed.