Job summary

Are you looking for a change that is stimulating and rewarding! The Nuclear Department within, Navy Command, has a key 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.

Our multidisciplinary team consists of specialists in materials, physics, chemistry and thermal hydraulics related to nuclear power applications.

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 Radiological Protection and Nuclear Decommissioning.

Deliver lectures, tutorials and research project design up to Level 7 (Masters Level). Design, develop and assess courses in:

The detrimental effects of exposure to different types of radiation and how exposure to radiation is quantified

The principles of radiological protection, including national and international legislative and regulatory arrangements and the doctrine on which these are based

Population average doses from background and other sources of man-made radiation and methods by which radiation risks may be compared to those of other sources of hazard

The issues regarding radioactive waste, its classification and the national arrangements for disposal

Systematic decommissioning processes such as planning, characterisation, dismantling and waste management

Decommissioning strategies and techniques e.g. intermediate dismantling, deferred dismantling and entombment and their applicability based on facility type and regulatory considerations

Emerging decommissioning technologies such as robotics and automation and digital tools

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

Person specification

Essential Qualification:

A postgraduate (Level 7) in a STEM subject.

Proof of qualification will be required at interview.

UK Ministry of Defence

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