Principality of Monaco/ITER postdoctoral fellowships 2010

ITER welcomes applications for the Principality of Monaco/ ITER Postdoctoral Research Fellowships which will allow recent PhD graduates to join the ITER Organization for a period up to two years.

Qualifications:

Your PhD was awarded after the 1 January 2007 or you are about to obtain one.

You would like to carry out a research project and to participate in publications of high-quality journal articles in fusion science and technology.

Join ITER for a Postdoctoral Position

Your PhD was awarded after the 1 January 2007 or you are about to obtain one.

You would like to carry out a research project and to participate in publications of high-quality journal articles in fusion science and technology.

Topics of postdoctoral fellowships

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Within the ITER project research possibilities exist in many areas of fusion science and technology, including:


  • Burning plasma physics (confinement, stability, plasma-wall interactions, control, energetic particle physics)
  • Heating and current drive physics and technology
  • Fusion plasma diagnostics
  • Superconducting magnet technology
  • Electrical engineering
  • Mechanical engineering/ structural analysis
  • Remote handling technology
  • Vacuum technology and plasma fuelling technology
  • Cryogenics
  • Thermohydraulics

Conditions for applicants:

  • You are a national of one of ITER Members or of the Principality of Monaco
  • Your PhD was awarded after the 1st January 2007 or you will have received your PhD by the deadline for taking up an award.

To apply please send:

Applicants are requested to provide in one document in English mentioning ITER/ Monaco postdoctoral fellowships:

  • Personal history form, using this template.
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • List of Publications
  • Photocopy of the last (highest academic) qualification
  • A 500 to 1000-word "letter of motivation" on their grounds for applying to conduct research at ITER, together with their research interests
  • Three letters of recommendation
All information has to be sent in a PDF format electronically to:
David.Campbell@iter.org


Time schedule 2010 postdoctoral fellowship programme:

  • 7 December, 2009
    • External launch of competition
  • 7 March, 2010
    • Deadline for application
  • 31 March, 2010
    • Candidate interviews
  • 1 September, 2010
    • Fellows normally on site
  • 1 December, 2010
    • Latest date for Fellows to take up award on site