Head of Fusion Science

Renaissance Fusion is the first Magnetic Confinement Fusion company in the EU. We are building the first net-energy producing stellarator by combining proprietary innovations in modular design, the manufacturing of next-generation High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) magnets, and liquid-metal (LM) walls. We are forming a team of the brightest, most driven scientists and engineers to realize and commercialize our non-fusion products within 2 years and integrated fusion solutions within 10 years. Five technical leaders will be at the forefront of this exhilarating development and prototyping. With the present announcement we seek an energetic and energizing (pun intended), goal-driven theoretical fusion plasma physicist with at least 10 years of post-doctoral experience to lead our Fusion Science department. We have a vision for the high-field stellarator power-plant of the future: simple, compact, efficient. This leader and the science department will proactively and responsively provide the engineering departments with the physical input and specifications to design and build the best, physically sound, robust stellarator possible. Your main responsibilities will be: Lead the Fusion Science department Talent Acquisition, Growth & Retention Grow department to 7 members in first 4 months. Play a major role in writing job descriptions and conducting job interviews. Proactively scout and attract talents. Attract top 5% of MS students, PhD students and post-docs from national and international universities for 6 month – 3 year projects. Oversee the formation of two groups in charge respectively of Burning Plasma Physics and Optimization. Appoint, empower, inspire and coordinate the group-leaders. Train the group-leaders of tomorrow. Timely provide input, answers, and recommendations to engineering to build the best stellarator possible. Proactively enact calculations relevant to Renaissance Fusion mission. Propose and help realize and analyze experiments on existing fusion devices and future Renaissance Fusion's devices to test predictions relevant to Renaissance Fusion's mission. Identify scientific needs, directions, priorities and goals in the short, medium and long term, to realize the company’s mission and vision of building and commercializing a stellarator power-plant. Identify gaps in company’s know-how and skills and fill them as appropriate. Promote a culture of collaboration, innovation and creativity. Organize the department’s attendance of scientific conferences and workshops. Ensure the publication and dissemination of scientific results. Supervise the preparation of internal documentation of computer codes. Set quarterly and yearly scientific objectives, discuss them with the rest of the leading team and coordinate them with other company’s objectives. In collaboration with project managers, develop and execute a plan for the achievement of objectives. Receive/give feedback from/to team members. Work closely with the CTO and other department heads on various scientific and engineering aspects. You are the ideal profile if: PhD degree in physics, engineering or closely related field. 10+ years of post-doctoral research experience (at least 3 as a researcher and 7 as a group/department leader) in the physics of stellarators, tokamaks or other magnetic fusion configurations. Fluent in English (C2); Knowledge of French (B2 or higher) is a plus. Exceptional written and oral communication skills. Understanding fusion engineering and plasma physics experiments. Problem-solving abilities and attention to detail. Basic project management skills. At Renaissance Fusion, we value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr