Welcome to the Opportunities in Fusion web pages. Here you will find information about the types of work carried out at Culham, together with links to contact us about the work and opportunities in various areas.

UKAEA is a major employer of scientists and engineers at Culham, with around 800 made up of permanent staff, secondees, research associates, undergraduate/ postgraduate students and contractors. It hosts the major European experiment, JET, operating it on behalf of the European Community. It executes experimental programmes and undertakes extensive theoretical and modelling work, exploring and developing the physics of magnetic confinement plasma.

The experiments are large devices using hundred-megawatt levels of electricity power, with sophisticated measurement and control systems, power engineering, remote handling facilities, and vacuum and cryogenic technology. They require careful design and considerable technical, electrical, and engineering effort to maintain and develop them.

Opportunities arise on a regular basis. At present we are particularly interested in recruiting PhD students and postdoctoral temporary research associates with university links. Click on the links below for more information about the opportunities available at Culham:

• methods of employment at Culham
• training
• transferable skills
• latest vacancies for jobs and studentships

For further details about the type of work click the appropriate section below:

UNIVERSITIES

We are also interested in further developing our links with universities. If you are working in a university and interested in collaborating with our extensive science programme, click here for further information.