Postdoctoral position in tokamak plasma simulation and modelling

Information about the division
The Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy group at the Department of Earth and Space Sciences has its main activities in modelling, simulation and analysis of tokamak plasmas. A major part of the work is towards the establishment of a predictive capability of turbulent transport for fusion energy grade plasmas and model validation towards current experiments. The group has extensive collaborations with major fusion devices and are taking part in the developments for ITER and DEMO and the activities are fully integrated with the European (EUROfusion) activities.

The details of the departmental research activities may be found at http://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/rss/. 

Major responsibilities
The succesful applicant is expected to develop a research activity on turbulent transport based on ab-initio modelling tools and to support the groups work on developing  integrated modelling tools.

Your major responsibility as postdoc is to perform your own research in a research group. The position also includes the option of teaching on undergraduate and master's levels as well as supervising master's and/or PhD students to a certain extent. Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.
 
Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of two years (1+1).

Qualifications
To qualify for the position of postdoc, you must have a doctoral degree in Plasma physics or equivalent; the degree should generally not be older than three years. You are expected to be somewhat accustomed to teaching, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education. The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in English. If Swedish is not your native language, you should be able to teach in Swedish on undergraduate level after two years. Chalmers offers Swedish courses. 

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20140136 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically via Chalmers webpage.

Application deadline: April 30, 2014.

For questions, please contact:
Pär Strand, Earth and Space Sciences, par.strand@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 1514
Hans Nordman, Earth and Space Sciences, hans.nordman@chalmers.se, +46 31-772 1564




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