PhD position in nuclear safety. 567-748

19 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)- BarcelonaTECH

Research Field

Engineering » Nuclear engineering
Physics
Engineering » Industrial engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

29 Jan 2024 - 23:00 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37,5

Offer Starting Date

1 Mar 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

567-748

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Mission:

Carry out the research tasks of a project with the aim of analyzing the presence of how nitrogen affects heat transfer mechanisms and phenomenology during accidental situations.

Functions to be developed:

• Collect and analyze existing experimental data, together with detailed computational simulations to accurately study the behavior of nitrogen in different scenarios.
• Apply the phenomenological validation methodology developed by ANT (which validates thermo-hydraulic codes).
• Quantitatively validate the ability of the codes described in the previous point, to reproduce complex experiments.
• Transfer the lessons learned and the results analyzed to the effects that nitrogen could have in equivalent accidental situations in commercial nuclear power plants.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Nuclear engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Physics

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Engineering » Industrial engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Technical Competencies:

• Python.
• MatLab.
• Fortran
• Unix.
• Linux.
• Bash scripts or similar.

Organizational Skills:

• Teamwork.
• Independent work

Functional Competencies:

• Communication skills.

Specific Requirements

Educational requirements:

• Fluid mechanics.
• Mass and heat transfer.
• Maths.
• Statistics.
• Data analysis.

Professional experience:

• Experience in functions similar to those described, specifically in the development of research activities, both in the university and industrial environment, will be valued.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Languages

CATALAN

Level

Basic

Languages

SPANISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Engineering » Nuclear engineeringPhysicsEngineering » Industrial engineering

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information
Benefits

• First and second year of contract: remuneration equivalent to 56% of the salary set for Group I of labor personnel of the salary table of the corresponding year collected in the IV Single Agreement of labor personnel of the General Administration of the State .
• Third year of contract: remuneration equivalent to 60% of the salary set for Group I of labor personnel of the corresponding year's salary table collected in the IV Single Agreement of labor personnel of the General Administration of the State.
• Fourth year of contract: remuneration equivalent to 75% of the salary set for Group I of labor personnel of the corresponding year's salary table collected in the IV Single Agreement of labor personnel of the General Administration of the State.

Eligibility criteria

All the candidates who cannot prove the required academic degree will be immediately withdrawn from the selection process.

The CVs will be assessed according the following general criteria:

• The maximum score for the candidates who accomplish all the eligibility criteria stated in the job offer will be 10 points.
• Threshold: 5 points.
• The maximum score (10 points) will be distributed as follows:
  • 1 point for required speciality.
  • 2 points for required academic training.
  • 2 points for technic competences.
  • 1 point for organisational competences.
  • 3 points for professional experience.
  • 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as specially relevant by the Selection committee.

If the selection committee decide to include a personal interview as additional step of the selection process, only the candidates scored 5 or above for their CV will be retained for the interview step.

The interview will be assessed according the following criteria:

• Maximum scoring: 5 points.
• Threshold: 3 points.
• The maximum score will be distributed according the following criteria:
  • 2 points for adequacy to functional competences of the job.
  • 2 points for adequacy of professional experience.
  • 1 point for any aspect of the candidate’s professional profile to be determined as especially relevant by the Selection committee.

The eligible candidates will be ranked from highest to lowest score, being this the selection criteria.

Selection process

The planned selection process is as follows:

• Those interested must access the website where the university publishes all the offers: https://rdi.upc.edu/ca/uaslr/vols-dedicar-te-a-la-recerca/ofertes-predoctorals/convocatories-especifiques-upc/convocatories-predoctorals-obertes , select the offer that is of interest to you, click on: https://seuelectronica.upc.edu/ca/tramits/Convocatoria_i_concursos_personal_recerca_temporal , fill in the form and add the additional documentation indicated.
• The members of the selection committee will decide for each case what the selection process will be, if an assessment is made only for the curriculum vitae or any other procedure is planned: interview, tests, etc ...
• Each phase of the selection process will be reported on the website where the offer is published. If applicable, indicate your request.
• Finally, the name of the person selected will be published on the same website where the offer is published.

Additional comments

Explanation of the project:
As part of Spanish participation in international experimental programs such as PKL, ROSA or ATLAS, numerous post-experiment analyzes have been carried out for various scenarios involving the prolonged injection of nitrogen. In general, these analyzes have not emphasized or focused on specific nitrogen-related issues. In this sense, it is very convenient and necessary to carry out a more complete analysis focused on the impact of nitrogen during specific accidental sequences. The goal is to thoroughly understand how the presence of nitrogen affects heat transfer mechanisms and phenomenology during accidental situations.
The project will start with the collection and analysis of existing experimental data, together with detailed computational simulations to accurately study the behavior of nitrogen in different scenarios. Subsequently, the phenomenological validation methodology developed by ANT will be applied. This methodology is specific to validating thermohydraulic codes through experiments in integral installations. By propagating the uncertainty and classifying the experiments by phenomena, the ability of the codes to reproduce complex experiments can be quantitatively validated. Finally, the final goal of the project will be to transfer the lessons learned and the results analyzed to the effects that nitrogen could have in equivalent accidental situations in commercial nuclear power plants. This last stage will be carried out using advanced climbing techniques, of which the ANT group has extensive experience and its own methodology.
The results obtained from this project will be very relevant to improve safety and accident management in PWR nuclear reactors. It is hoped that the findings and recommendations derived from the analysis will contribute to the design and operation of safety injection systems, as well as the implementation of additional measures to minimize the negative effects of nitrogen injection in accident situations.

Website for additional job details

https://ant.upc.edu/en

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Department of Physics (FIS)

Country

Spain

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Barcelona

Postal Code

08034

Street

Jordi Girona, 1-3

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://rdi.upc.edu/ca/uaslr/vols-dedicar-te-a-la-recerca/ofertes-predoctorals/…

Contact

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Barcelona

Website

https://www.upc.edu/
https://rdi.upc.edu/ca/uaslr/vols-dedicar-te-a-la-recerca

Street

Jordi Girona, 1-3

Postal Code

08034

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED