Senior Data Analysis Physicist

UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham, United Kingdom
10 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 57K

Job location

Culham, United Kingdom

Tech stack

C
Java
Data analysis
C++
Experimental Data
Fortran
Interactive Data Language (IDL)
Python
Programming Languages

Job description

The salary for this role is £57,117 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working., As Senior Data Analysis Physicist you will be leading the development and application of advanced data analysis techniques in support of UKAEA and international scientific programmes.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Leading the design and development of software frameworks for advanced data analysis tasks.
  • Proposing and delivering analysis using state-of-the-art statistical techniques to solve physics problems in support of the wider UKAEA scientific program.
  • Providing expert advice on numerical data analysis techniques internally and to international collaborators.
  • Disseminating results at internal meetings and through international conferences and peer reviewed journal papers.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Python?, Do you have a Doctoral degree?, * PhD or equivalent level of knowledge of Tokamak physics.

  • Substantial experience with numerical methods, algorithms and large-scale code development for data analysis, including Bayesian and other advanced statistical techniques.
  • Proven ability to carry out detailed analysis of experimental data, use of suitable tools, uncertainty quantification, etc.
  • Proficiency with programming languages, e.g. Python, C, C++, FORTRAN, IDL, Java.
  • Proven ability to lead independent physics research.

Benefits & conditions

£57,117 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension, * Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.

  • Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
  • Flexible working options including family friendly policies.
  • Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders,
  • Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
  • Wide range of career development opportunities
  • A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive

About the company

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/ UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success., By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world's energy? If so, read on. Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovation, Commitment, Trust, and Collaboration.   You must create an Indeed account before continuing to the company website to apply

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