The Universities of Manchester, Lancaster and Bangor, and Imperial College London are pleased to be working in collaboration with the National Nuclear Laboratory to deliver the DESNZ funded Uranics Innovation Centre (UIC). The UIC will deliver PDRA projects across the 4 universities to build uranium-based fuel innovation opportunities in the UK for existing post-doctorate researchers, for PhD researchers looking to continue their academic career, and for mid-PhD researchers to take a pause in their studies to apply their research in an industrially relevant area. The UIC will develop a Uranium Labs Training Passport for researchers and train up the Centre's PDRAs that need to work collaboratively across the relevant laboratories at Manchester, Bangor and Lancaster. The UIC is exploring funding opportunities to extend its activities beyond March 2025 including this Technical Specialist role.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Technical Specialist to join our dynamic technical operations team, which strives to provide a sector leading technical support for FSE and the wider University. With a commitment to customer service excellence and a passion for science and engineering, the Technical Specialsist will provide an agile technical support service to staff and students to support teaching, research and professional services. FSE's research and teaching quality is recognised globally; this is an exciting opportunity to join us in Manchester and contribute to the provision of a sector leading technical service.
The UIC project of focus here is titled "Molten salt reactor (MSR) fuel production using direct molten salt approaches" which will explore uranium dissolution processes and conversion to appropriate MSR fuel compositions, explore the properties of the final fuel product and understand appropriate storage requirements for the fuel before use. This can include studies of chloride and fluoride salt mixtures, and consider any purification procedures for the product fuel salt. Work can be readily extended to consider pyroprocessing methods to recover and produce metallic fuels. The researcher will be predominantly based in the Molten Salts in Nuclear Technology Laboratory National Nuclear User Facility and will work closely with the NNL personnel with experience in this field.
What you will get in return:- Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
- Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
- Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our University is positive about flexible working - you can find out more here
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:Name: Paul Jordan - Senior Experimental Officer (Chemical Engineering)
Email: paul.jordan@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk
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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
