Associate Research Physicist (RM1)

The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is seeking to fill an Associate Research Physicist position in the Theory Department. The successful candidate will conduct research on turbulent and neoclassical transport in stellarators. The successful candidate will develop computational tools for the effective evaluation and study of neoclassical and turbulent fluxes of particles and energy in stellarators, and will use these tools to propose strategies to control energy losses and impurity accumulation in stellarators.

 

The successful candidate will contribute to PPPL’s mission by strengthening our knowledge of neoclassical and turbulent processes in stellarators, and by using this knowledge to develop computational tools to evaluate neoclassical and turbulent transport efficiently and accurately.

 

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Core Duties

• Develop and maintain computational tools for the simulation of neoclassical and turbulent transport in stellarators (50%).
• Simulate and characterize turbulent and neoclassical transport in existing and proposed stellarators (50%).

Education and Experience

• PhD in Plasma Physics or a closely related discipline, or the expectation of completing the PhD before joining PPPL.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience with drift-kinetic and/or gyrokinetic equations.
• Experience with parallel programming.
• Experience with C++, Python and CUDA a plus.

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Please be aware that the Department of Energy (DOE) prohibits DOE employees and contractors from participation in certain foreign government talent recruitment programs. All PPPL employees are required to disclose any participation in a foreign government talent recruitment program and may be required to withdraw from such programs to remain employed under the DOE Contract.

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180 days

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9/30/2027

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