Career Opportunities: INT.26.W2.SCD- Thermal quench detection and real-time evaluation of staggered H pellet injection (8108)
Internship opportunities at the ITER Organization
Task Title: INT.26.W2.SCD- Thermal quench detection and real-time evaluation of staggered H pellet injection
Application Deadline: 28/02/2026
Department: Science & Integration Department
Division / Program: Science Division
Section / Project: Experiments & Plasma Operation Section
Duration (in months): 6 Months
Location: France, 13067 St Paul Lez Durance Cedex
Short Description: The Disruption Mitigation System (DMS) has the capability to shoot into the plasma up to 27 shattered pellets each containing a different mixture of hydrogen and Neon, the Advanced Protection System is responsible to control the DMS actuation. This internship project is intended for creating algorithms that are able to detect the thermal quench process in real-time and also to be able to infer in real-time the impact that a staggered H pellet injection would have on a given healthy plasma.
Description of tasks:
Task 1: Familiarize with the Plasma Control System Simulation Platform (PCSSP) and JOREK simulations data.
Task 2: Familiarize with the Advanced Protection System function design requirements.
Task 3: Develop algorithms for thermal quench detection.
Task 4: Develop algorithms to assess if firing a staggered H pellets into a given plasma state would be possible without forcing a disruption in the middle of the process.
The ITER Organization offers internship opportunities to undergraduate and postgraduate students with the objective of providing these students with the opportunity to gain practical experience in their field of study, whilst collaborating in an international, scientific and multicultural environment. Internships are offered for up to six months, extendable for up to one year (depending on the category). To find out more about our internship program, please refer to our website (click here)
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Internship opportunities are limited to nationals from countries participating in the ITER Project (China, the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Russian Federation, and the United States). Their Universities should be also established in the territories of the ITER Members.
Please also note that interns are not considered staff members and shall, therefore, not have the status of “Staff” as per the ITER Agreement and the Headquarters Agreement (see more information on these constitutive agreements in *Legal Resources*). Neither the ITER Staff Regulations nor the privileges and immunities granted to ITER Organization staff are applicable to interns. The ITER Organization salary, pension scheme, and social insurance coverage do also not apply.
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