The Principality of Monaco/ITER postdoctoral fellowships 2008

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 1st January 2005, or you have already submitted your thesis and will have received your PhD by the date at which you take up your fellowship. You would like to carry out a research project and participate in publications of high quality journal articles in fusion science and technology.

JOIN ITER FOR A POST DOCTORAL POSITION

The principal motivation of the Research Fellowships is the development of excellence in research in fusion science and technology within the ITER framework. Brilliance and creativity, together with an understanding of the relevance of your research interests to the ITER project are required.

Topics for postdoctoral fellowships

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

Conditions for Applicants

• You are a national of one of ITER parties or of the Principality of Monaco
• Your PhD was awarded after the 1st January 2005 or you have already submitted your thesis, and have received your PhD by the date at which you take up your fellowship.

To apply please send:

Applicants are requested to provide the following, 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

All applicants will receive an acknowledgement by e-mail within one week of their submission.

Time schedule 2008 postdoctoral fellowship programme:

More Information

• Download A3 Fellowship Poster Here
• Agreement Document