Research Fellow

UCL Department of Chemical Engineering is one of the top research and teaching departments in the UK and has world-class standing. The department offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and has an extensive research portfolio across a wealth of areas, and from molecular scale to complex systems.

The main role of the post holder will be to develop high fidelity CFD models of the thermodynamic and kinetic phenomena of nano-particle dissolution in micro-channels and then apply meta-modelling techniques to develop simple models suitable for use in simulation software. The simulation software will aim at predicting behaviour of nuclear fuel debris and may also be used to guide the experiments in the project, both at UCL and for the collaborating partner in Japan.

This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.

This is a fixed-term role for 15 months in the first instance.
The salary offered for this role is up to £41,599 per annum including London Allowance.

Expected start date is January 2024 however an earlier start date might be considered.
Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B (salary £36,832 -£ 38,466 per annum) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.

The successful candidate must have (or be in the process of submitting) a PhD in Chemical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
They must also have:

• Experience with mathematical modelling of complex phenomena.
• Experience with meta-modelling techniques.
• Experience in software development.
• Knowledge of version control systems.
• Knowledge of computational fluid dynamics software.
• A proven track record of publishing academic papers in peer reviewed journals.
• Experience in supervising student research projects.
• Ability to present to a high level before an audience of international experts in the field High level analytical capability
• Ability to write clearly and concisely to a level consistent with publication in highly regarded international journals
• Ability to work collaboratively and as part of a team.
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration of research projects.
• Ability to exercise initiative and judgement in carrying out research tasks.
• Ability to organise/manage time to perform a wide variety of tasks.

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