Research Associate

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This position has an end date of April 30, 2027.

Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

The Research Associate will join a project developing a real-time digital twin of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The position will conduct research on the modeling and simulation of SMRs in real-time environments, including FPGA-based hardware implementation and AI-enabled predictive modeling, and will prepare the resulting findings for publication in peer-reviewed journals. Candidates must have demonstrated experience in FPGA-based development and AI/machine learning modeling. Experience in nuclear reactor modeling, real-time simulation, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) emulation is preferred.