Senior Lecturer Nuclear Safety Methods

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, thermal hydraulics and nuclear safety related to nuclear power applications.

This post is advertised at 37 hours per week.

As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process. Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment. Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.

Job description

You will play a key role in educating and training personnel involved in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program in Nuclear Safety Methods.

You will deliver lectures, tutorials and research project design up to Level 7 (Master's Level). Design, develop, deliver and assess courses in:

• The technical content of a modern safety case, majoring on the areas of hazard analysis, quantitative risk assessment, modelling techniques for probabilistic and deterministic safety justifications
• Nuclear regulation and nuclear security regulation for Defence Nuclear Programmes (DNP)
• Fault and Event Tree analysis, and engineering reliability and availability methods and tools
• Probabilistic safety analysis, deterministic safety methods and substantiation
• Organisational structures for nuclear safety regulation in the UK civil nuclear industry and the Defence Nuclear Programmes
• Naval Nuclear Propulsion Plant safety management systems and the applicable laws the influence these systems and behaviours
• Principles of hazard management, compliance, governance and culture in a nuclear safety context.
• Describe and model severe reactor accidents including performing dose estimates from activity release

You need to be able to deliver in one of the following areas, training will be provided to support this.

• Nuclear Decommissioning
• Criticality Safety
• Nuclear Systems
• Radiation Protection

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 Criteria:

• A postgraduate Qualification (Level 7) in a STEM subject.

Desirable Criteria:

• PHD (Level 8) in a STEM Subject.
• Proven experience in a nuclear academic, industrial or research environment.
• A formal certified teaching qualification is required for this post. If not already in possession of a teaching qualification, applicants must undertake a course of study to be completed within 12 months of commencing the job.
• Ability to deliver clear engaging and structured lectures collaborating effectively in cross-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

A postgraduate Qualification (Level 7) in a STEM subject.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £46,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £13,337 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

The faculty strongly supports continuing professional development and therefore upon taking up the position, you will have the opportunity to undertake a range of courses, attend conferences and build collaborations with industry and academia. If you have not already acquired professional registration, then you will also be supported in working towards Chartered status with a relevant scientific or engineering professional body. It is anticipated that any research undertaken which is not security classified may be suitable for publication in peer-reviewed journals or at conferences.

The department is in HMS Sultan, Gosport, Hampshire which is the primary engineering training establishment for the Royal Navy. HMS Sultan's on-site facilities include secure parking, gymnasium, Wardroom membership and an onsite shop. Stokes Bay beach is close by and Gosport is a short ferry ride to Portsmouth, which offers excellent facilities such as access to travel networks, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and Gunwharf Quays outlet shopping.

This post is on the MOD Civilian Nuclear Post Control List (PCL) and may attract the Nuclear Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA). This is a discretionary allowance. The post being listed on the PCL does not mean that the post holder will have an automatic entitlement to receive the RRA. The NSQEP RRA is not a contractual allowance and can be amended or withdrawn without notice in line with MOD Main and Submarine Delivery Agency policy.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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