PhD student in core optimisation using machine learning

Uppsala University

Doctoral research extending machine-learning and optimisation methods for small modular reactor core and fuel design within the ANItA competence centre.

Uppsala, SwedenDivision of Applied Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics and AstronomyPhD candidate employmentFixed salary; amount not stated on the official vacancy page.

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Employment

Vacancy terms

Career stage: Doctoral researcher
Employment type: PhD candidate employment
Contract: Temporary position
Contract ends: Not stated
Original contract term: Temporary doctoral employment; exact total duration not stated on the vacancy page.
Schedule: 1.0 FTE
Workplace: Not stated
FTE: 1
Salary: Fixed salary; amount not stated on the official vacancy page.
Department or school: Division of Applied Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Posted: 17 Jun 2026

Role

Responsibilities

Develop ML surrogate models for reactor-physics calculations.
Develop and evaluate fuel-loading and composition optimisation methods.
Analyse safety parameters and large simulation datasets.
Implement computational tools.
Publish scientific articles and present at conferences.
Teaching may be up to 20%.

Candidate profile

Qualifications and requirements

Qualifications

Master's degree in engineering physics, nuclear engineering, energy engineering, machine learning, computer science, applied mathematics, or another relevant field; or equivalent doctoral-entry credits/knowledge.

Requirements

Good knowledge of physics, numerical methods and/or machine learning.
Good programming skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Good spoken and written English is required.

Preferred qualifications

Reactor physics or neutron transport
Core optimisation or fuel-cycle analysis
Neural networks, graph neural networks or surrogate modelling
Optimisation algorithms
Uncertainty quantification
HPC and reproducible workflows

Employment conditions

Temporary position
Employment scope: 1.0 FTE
Starting date: 2027-01-01
Placement: Uppsala
Fixed salary; amount not stated on the official vacancy page.

Employment package

Benefits

Fixed salary; amount not stated on the official vacancy page.
Temporary doctoral employment; exact total duration not stated on the vacancy page.

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