Opportunities

(Full time) Reactor physicist / nuclear engineer

The laboratory for reactor physics and systems behaviour (LRS) in the School of Basic Sciences, EPFL, has an open position (full-time) for a reactor physicist / nuclear engineer.


Basic Information

  • Type : Job opportunities
  • Title : (Full time) Reactor physicist / nuclear engineer
  • Country : Switzerland
  • Organisation : EPFL

Oportunity details

The laboratory for reactor physics and systems behaviour (LRS) in the School of Basic Sciences, EPFL, has an open position (full-time) for a reactor physicist / nuclear engineer.

Your profile :

  • university degree in physics or engineering
  • experience with reactor analysis and experiments, and/or the application of nuclear
    techniques, highly desirable
  • fluency in English and French (good knowledge of German would be an additional
    asset)

Your tasks :

  • be actively involved in the operation and usage of the EPFL teaching CROCUS
    reactor, which is employed for a wide range of student experiments
  • carry out research in the area of reactor physics and systems behaviour, in close
    collaboration with scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen
  • help in the planning and supervision of student research projects
    Equal time-sharing is foreseen between CROCUS related operational and teaching tasks
    at EPFL, and independent research at PSI Villigen.

Contract duration : the initial appointment is for 2 years, renewable
Starting date : as soon as possible

For further information

Contact : For more information, please contact Prof. R. Chawla, LRS-EPFL
(rakesh.chawla@epfl.ch) and use the same address to send your application file.