Postdoctoral Research Scholar

The Computational Plasma Science Group in the Nuclear Engineering Department at North Carolina State University is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar. The postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for plasma and electromagnetic modeling of high powered inductively coupled hydrogen plasmas.The computational modeling will support the development of a low temperature plasma source which produces ions for the neutral beam injectors on a DIII-D tokamak. The project will involve collaboration with experimentalists working on reduced-scale andfull-scale test setups for model validation and to provide physics insights to inform key design decisions. The findings should be published in peer-reviewed journals. The postdoctoral research scholar will work closely with Dr. Amanda Lietz and in collaboration with an experimental team including Dr. Florian Laggner and Dr.Steven Shannon. The ideal candidate should be capable of taking on a leadership role in planned research, execute the research in a timely manner, and deliver milestones.

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Ph.D. Degree in the field of Nuclear Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field.

Knowledge of plasma physics, inductively coupled plasmas.Strong written and oral communication skills Experience using high performance computing Experience with C++ and Fortran

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