College of Engineering and Computing Faculty Search: Advanced Nuclear Reactor and Fuel Cycle Program, University 0f South Carolina
The College of Engineering and Computing and the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina (USC) seek highly qualified individuals for new tenure track faculty positions at all ranks in its interdisciplinary program in advanced nuclear reactors and fuel cycles. Tenured or tenure-track appointments will be made in Mechanical Engineering or Physics at a rank and salary commensurate with each candidate’s credentials. Applicants should hold a PhD in nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, nuclear physics, or a closely related field.
The goal is a cluster hire of expertise, supported by the University’s Faculty Excellence Initiative, to support multi-investigator research projects focused on advanced reactor systems. We are particularly interested in individuals with expertise in reactor thermal hydraulics, nuclear materials, nuclear instrumentation and control, nuclear detectors, new neutron sources, neutron propagation in materials, or neutron and reactor physics. We also seek applicants with experience in modeling and simulation using multi-scale physics approaches for the development of nuclear processes, fuels, materials, and coupled neutronic/thermal hydraulic analyses for advanced reactor systems.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy has well established, internationally recognized research programs in nuclear physics with strong collaborations at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Department of Mechanical Engineering has recognized strengths in thermal and materials sciences with ongoing research programs focused on nuclear fuels, thermal hydraulics, and reactor design. These Departments share state-of-the-art parallel processing facilities to support computational work in nuclear energy research. Expansion of this cluster should complement existing strengths in Mechanical Engineering and Physics focused on advanced nuclear fuels, neutron physics, and radiation detection.
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South Carolina is home to a vibrant commercial nuclear industry, responsible for nearly 60% of the power generated in the state. Columbia is home to the Westinghouse Fuel Fabrication Facility, and the Savannah River National Laboratory is nearby. With more than seven new plant orders anticipated for South Carolina and neighboring states, USC-Columbia is at the geographic center of a nuclear renaissance – one that USC’s Advanced Nuclear Reactor and Fuel Cycle Program aspires to lead, in South Carolina and nationwide.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, names of three references, and copies of selected publications to the Chair of the Nuclear Search Committee, Office of the Dean, College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC 29208, or electronically to
Nuclear-search@engr.sc.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. The University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
