Junior​/Assistant Specialist - Department of Nuclear Engineering

Position Overview

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step  the current salary scale for this position: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). The current full-time base salary range for this position is $55,000 - $70,700. "Off‑scale" salaries, which yield compensation that is higher than the published system‑wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: February/March 2026

Position duration: 1 year with possibility of renewal depending on availability of funding and satisfactory performance

Open date: November 25, 2025

Next review date: Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Dec 26, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The successful candidate will work with Professor Massimiliano Fratoni in the Advanced Reactors Group. The Advanced Reactors Group aims to solve engineering challenges that will enable the development and deployment of advanced reactors and fuel cycles. We use a combination of computational tools—neutron transport, thermal‑hydraulics, thermo‑mechanics, DEM, machine learning—to design and analyze a variety of systems. Our work includes, but it is not limited to, molten salt reactors, pebble bed reactors, and liquid metal cooled reactors.

The duties of the position include:

• Perform neutronic and thermal hydraulic analysis of a micro‑particles reactor for the transmutation of nuclear waste.
• Support other projects in the group.
• Compile reports and prepare and review publications.

Basic qualifications (required at time of application):

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent international degree or enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program (or equivalent international program).

Additional qualifications (required at start):

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent international degree.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering or related field.
• Master's degree in nuclear engineering or related field.
• Expertise with neutronics and computational fluid dynamics code.

Document requirements:

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter (Optional)

Reference requirements:

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: /JPF
05196

Help contact: krystle.bartholomew

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