The successful candidate would take on technical leadership and business development role in the field of radioactive waste management research with emphasis on high-level radioactive waste and spent fuel (HLW/SF). In particular, the successful candidate would be responsible for managing a framework contract in support of NDA-RWMD concerned with research into the properties and long-term behaviour of high-level waste materials. This would involve acting as the principal point of contact for Serco TAS with RWMD in this area and working closely with sub-contractors to prepare proposals and deliver programmes of work to NDA. Sub-contractors may include UK Universities and commercial organisations in both UK and Western Europe.
The successful candidate will be involved in the design, implementation and delivery of a wide range of projects, including both experimental and some desk-based studies. In the field of HLW/SF research, experimental studies may be concerned with: dissolution/surface evolution of (alpha-) radioactive materials (such as actinide oxides or actinide-bearing ceramics); the dissolution and durability behaviour of irradiated (spent fuel) and high gamma activity (HLW glass) materials (static/ testing); exposure of these materials to solutions at elevated temperatures, pressure and/or gases; examination of their physico -chemical composition and structure. Desk-based studies may involve reviews, modelling studies or working with databases. There may also be opportunities for undertaking chemistry and radiochemistry studies (including sorption, solubility and diffusion experiments) in Sercos laboratory facilities at Risley or corrosion-related studies in our laboratories at Culham or Risley.
Very good First Degree or equivalent qualification in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science or a related discipline, and possibly a higher degree or equivalent
Knowledge in the behaviour and durability of high-level waste forms and/or spent fuel;
Knowledge in delivering experimental and desk-based programmes of work to meet customer requirements;
Knowledge in preparing technical proposals;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
Numerate and computer literate;
Technically able and innovative;
Capable of dealing with real problems in a practical manner;
Adaptable and able to work on a range of projects at the same time;
An enthusiasm for interacting with customers and for solving their problems.
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