Postdoctoral Physicist (m/f/d) for Island divertor magnetic island optimization for exhaust physics

The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics as an institute of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (registered association) is one of the leading centres for fusion research and is engaged in developing the physical foundations for a future fusion power plant. The institute is affiliated to the European Fusion Programme. We are currently filling two Postdoc positions at IPP, attached to the departments E2 (Garching) and E5 (Greifswald). IPP is investigating the design of a new stellarator device to serve as a nextstep stellarator bridging the gap between W7-X and a reactor. This device should have an exhaustmission, will feature an island divertor and aims to have sufficient island control and flexibility to provide for robust physics studies required to develop a detailed understanding. Two postdoc positions are envisaged to optimize the magnetic equilibrium at the plasma edge and investigate the heat transport and plasma physics for different divertor locations and geometries. One position is planned to be in Greifswald, one in Garching, with frequent mutual visits and intensive cooperation, also with the respective experts on both sites.

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