About the role
AI summarisedSenior scientist role in A*STAR's FEAT fusion-energy program focusing on microwave diagnostics for fusion plasmas. The position involves designing, building, installing, and operating diagnostic systems at international collaborator facilities while contributing to research direction through publications and grant writing.
ResearchOnsite
Key Responsibilities
- Developing new diagnostics, with a view towards implementation on future fusion energy systems
- Writing grants and developing the direction of fusion research in FEAT
- Supporting local and international collaborators in fusion research
- Supervising students and interns (optional)
- Design, build, install, commission, and subsequently operate microwave diagnostics at collaborators' devices
- Participation in grant calls and private-fusion projects as a principal investigator
Requirements
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Plasma Physics, or equivalent
- Background in magnetic confinement fusion preferred but not necessary
- Background in non-fusion applications of microwave hardware to apply, for example: radar, semiconductor fabrication, and low-temperature plasmas
- Proficiency in programming languages such as, but not limited to, Python, C/C++, and Julia
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, ability to adapt and work effectively as a member of a team, good communication skills both oral and written
- Resourcefulness, pro-activeness, and a high degree of professional integrity