Applications for the Principality of Monaco/ ITER Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are now welcome to be sent to the ITER Organization. These fellowships allow recent PhD graduates to join the ITER Organization for a period up to two years and to carry out project research in many areas of fusion science and technology, including burning plasma physics, fusion plasma diagnostics, electrical engineering, vacuum technology and plasma fuelling technology, cryogenics and thermohydraulics.
In order to qualify as an applicant, your PhD should be awarded after 1 January 2007 or you should be about to obtain one. You must be a national of one of ITER Members or of the Principality of Monaco, and should be motivated to carry out a research project and to participate in publications of high-quality journal articles in fusion science and technology.
The deadline for applying is 7 February, 2010. For details about what your application should consist of and the time schedule, please consult the ITER website.
Integrated tests by F4E, QST, JEMA Energy achieved 1 MW of radio frequency power.
Europe behind US in start-up market but leads in funding for the ITER supply chain.
F4E and European constructors also hand over the busbar bridges.
Japan joins the partnership as multilateral agreement progresses.
Commissioning of European systems advancing after successful mechanical tests.
Importance of ITER, private sector involvement and a stronger F4E amongst the key findings.