General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
2024-32191
Description de l'unité
The CEA is at the heart of society's challenges, particularly the energy transition. In this field, cutting-edge research is being carried out at the Institut de Recherche sur la Fusion par Confinement Magnétique (IRFM), whose aim is to develop a sustainable, environmentally-friendly energy source based on the use of fusion energy found in stars.
To produce this energy on Earth, we need to heat a medium called plasma to several hundred million degrees in high-tech facilities such as tokamaks. This challenge, rich in industrial and economic prospects, requires major scientific and technological advances that are mobilizing the scientific community. The IRFM operates the WEST tokamak as part of the European fusion program, in preparation for future experiments on the international ITER tokamak currently under construction on the Cadarache site. IRFM researchers, together with their academic partners, are also developing the theoretical and modeling tools needed to understand the phenomena at the heart of fusion plasmas, while engineers and technicians are working on innovative technologies in fields such as cryomagnetism, high-frequency wave heating and new materials for extracting intense heat fluxes.
Position description
Category
Materials, solid state physics
Contract
Postdoc
Job title
Post-doctorate on the design and study of HTS conductors - M/F
Subject
Studies on HTS conductor architectures (design, performance, analysis, testing)
Contract duration (months)
24
Job description
Within the GAIM (Superconducting Magnet Group) of the IRFM/STEP (Institute for Research on Magnetic Confinement Fusion), you will participate in the SupraFusion-HTS Conductors project.
You will join a working group focused on HTS conductors as part of the larger french PEPR-SupraFusion project. This project involves studying HTS conductors, the different architectures for paralleling ReBCO tapes, their properties, and their current-carrying capacity. Analytical and/or numerical models for current transport/redistribution will need to be developed. Finally, you will participate in cryogenic test campaigns involving these conductors, either at IRFM's facilities or at other European stations such as SULTAN.
Methods / Means
Matlab/Python, Comsol
Applicant Profile
The position requires a good understanding of the properties of ReBCO tapes, their scaling laws, how to extrapolate their properties, and the associated tests/experiments.
You will need to develop simplified models (Matlab/Python) and more complex ones (e.g., Comsol).
A good knowledge of ReBCO tapes and how to handle them in the lab is also appreciated. The candidate should be comfortable writing technical reports and publications.
In line with CEA's commitment to the integration of disabled people, this position is open to all. The CEA offers accommodation and/or organizational possibilities for the integration of disabled workers.
Position location
Site
Cadarache
Job location
France, Provence-Côte d'Azur, Bouches du Rhône (13)
Location
Saint Paul les Durance
Candidate criteria
Languages
English (Intermediate)
Recommended training
PhD
PhD opportunity
Non
Requester
Position start date
01/01/2025
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