Senior Lecturer Thermal Hydraulics - Gosport, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Gosport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £41,000- £12,000 Recruitment and Retention Allowance
Job grade:

Senior Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Navy
Type of role:
Education and Training
Science
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

HMS Sultan, Military Road, Gosport, PO12 3BYAbout the job

Job summary:

Are you looking for a change that is stimulating and rewarding The Nuclear Department within, Navy Command, has an important role in providing education and training ranging from introductory to postgraduate level to Service and MOD Civilian personnel, in support of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme as well as bespoke courses for the wider nuclear industry.

This is supported by our recently expanded modelling and simulation capability in the form of our dedicated 155 TFLOP/s High Performance Computing facility.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description:

You will play a key role in educating and training personnel involved in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program in Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics

Person specification:

Deliver lectures, tutorials and research project design up to RFQ Level 7 (Masters Level).

Design, develop and assess courses in:

The fundamentals of heat transfer, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics applied to nuclear reactors
Design and assessment of thermal hydraulic reactor performance and safety under normal and postulated accident scenarios
Thermal hydraulic methods and models used to estimate multiphase heat and mass transfer in nuclear systems
Thermal hydraulic design and safety codes (systems and subchannel scales) and their verification and validation
Experimental fluid flow and heat transfer to support reactor design and safety

You will also:

Design, supervise and assess student projects
Undertake Course Manager duties
Maintain, develop and manage codes and software
Operate and manage specialist equipment
Attend working groups and represent the department at conferences and working groups
Ensure continued professional development in area of specialist knowledge

Qualifications:

Proof of qualification will be required

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Developing Self and Others

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

The MOD as an equal opportunity employer provides an opportunity to develop skills through personal development and offers flexible working to maintain a work-life balance, generous annual leave allowance, maternity and paternity allowances and a Civil Service Pension.

The faculty strongly supports continuing professional development and therefore upon taking up the position, you will have the opportunity to undertake a range of courses, attend conferences and build collaborations with industry and academia.

If you have not already acquired professional registration, then you will also be supported in working towards Chartered status with a relevant scientific or engineering professional body.

It is anticipated that any research undertaken which is not security classified may be suitable for publication in peer-reviewed journals or at conferences.

The department is in HMS Sultan, Gosport, Hampshire which is the primary engineering training establishment for the Royal Navy. HMS Sultan's on-site facilities include secure parking, gymnasium, Wardroom membership and an onsite shop.

Stokes Bay beach is close by and Gosport is a short ferry ride to Portsmouth, which offers excellent facilities such as access to travel networks, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and Gunwharf Quays outlet shopping.

This post in on the MOD Civilian Nuclear Post Control List (PCL) and may attract the Nuclear Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA).

This is a discretionary allowance.

The post being listed on the PCL does not mean that the post holder will have an automatic entitlement to receive the RRA.

The NSQEP RRA is not a contractual allowance and can be amended or withdrawn without notice in line with MOD Main and Submarine Delivery Agency policy.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

Please note:
Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smo