University of New Mexico

University of New Mexico

Research Asst Professor

Albuquerque, NM, US · Full-time

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About the role

  • The successful candidate will conduct independent research, contribute to proposals and publications, and help mentor graduate students.
  • This is a full-time, grant-funded appointment with an initial one-year term and the possibility of renewal.

Responsibilities

  • Develop system-level models of FHR cores and reactor cavity cooling systems to capture transient decay heat generation and removal under salt-loss conditions, using MATLAB or Python.
  • Perform coupled neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, and burn-up analysis, and conduct CFD studies (RANS with conjugate heat transfer) to identify post-shutdown temperature hotspots.
  • Support scaling analysis and the design, construction, and operation of a reduced-scale RCCS and salt facility, and use the experimental data to validate and refine the computational models.

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