Staff Research Physicist
US-NJ-Princeton
Job ID: 2021-13514
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Research and Laboratory
Princeton University
Overview
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has an open position for a research staff scientist at the DIII-D national fusion facility, located in San Diego, CA. The candidate will employ 2-D and 3-D models of the edge plasma to understand and optimize the effects of particle injection (impurities and hydrogenic neutrals) on the dynamics of the pedestal, scrape-off layer and divertor. In the near term, particular emphasis will be given to the study of low-Z impurity powders to enhance radiation in the plasma boundary and mediate the plasma-material interaction. The candidate will design, lead and model tokamak experiments making use of actuators such as gas and solid material injection into tokamak plasmas to determine the effectiveness of innovative approaches to overcoming the core-edge integration challenge, including effective edge power dissipation in high confinement plasmas. The candidate will also develop a program of research to model and understand the poloidal distribution of neutrals and the effect of such neutrals on confinement and stability. In particular, the candidate will be expected to lead a growing team of edge plasma modelers aimed at understanding and controlling the effects of impurities and neutrals on dissipation and confinement. The candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to international collaborative research conducted by the department with partner fusion laboratories worldwide. The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is a world-class fusion energy research laboratory managed by Princeton University for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. PPPL is dedicated to developing the scientific and technological knowledge base for fusion energy. The Laboratory advances the fields of fusion energy and plasma physics research to develop the scientific understanding and key innovations needed to realize fusion as an energy source for the world.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
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