PhD Student for core-wide fuel behavior analysis

You will perform research in the area of fuel behavior for light water reactors (LWRs) with a particular focus on developing a methodology for modelling the core-wide fuel behavior. You will collaborate with neutronics and fuel behavior scientists for code usage and development. Newly developed methods and results will be presented at international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals. In coordination with the thesis advisor, the student will have the opportunity to be involved in teaching activities.

You have a master’s or equivalent degree in nuclear or mechanical engineering, physics and/or applied mathematics. You have a solid background in the fundamentals of nuclear engineering, in particular fuel behavior and neutronics. Ideally, you have experience in using fuel behavior codes (FAST, TRANSURANUS, Falcon, etc.). Experience using core follow and core design codes (SIMULATE, NESTLE, PRESTOR, etc.) would also be beneficial. You are a competent programmer and scripter with experience in FORTRAN and scripting languages such as Python. You have an interest in numerical concepts of model order reduction, metamodels, clustering methods as well as statistical approaches. You are fluent in both spoken and written English.

Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure.