Renaissance Fusion (RF) is the first Magnetic Confinement Fusion company in the EU. We are building the first net-energy producing stellarator by combining proprietary innovations in modular design, the manufacturing of next-generation High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) magnets, and liquid-metal (LM) walls. We are forming a team of the brightest, most driven scientists and engineers to realize and commercialize our non-fusion products within 2 years and integrated fusion solutions within 10 years.

Our team is agile, international, and based in the exciting city of Grenoble, by the French Alps.

Specifically, we are looking for an eloquent and captivating Scientific Spokesperson to convey RF's scientific message to the scientific community. In the course of your duties, you are required to travel up to 40% of the time on an international scale.

Responsibilities

• Present Renaissance Fusion’s technical results at scientific conferences and seminars at universities, national and international labs
• Use speaking opportunities to promote RF and grow its network of potential collaborators and future hires
• Engage with the scientific community to present our advances, with an average target of 2-3 talks per month
• Maintain an archive of RF technical presentations, both internal and external, to feed a database for future presentations and “ready-to-use” material
• Actively look out for opportunities to present RF’s technology and scientific results
• Coach RF’s internal speakers in collaboration with the conference organizer and the Media group

Requirements

Do not hesitate to apply if you don’t meet all the requirements. Superheroes don’t exist, but people with talent and passion do!

Education and professional experience

• PhD-level scientist or former scientist with broad, generalist interests and an ability to divulge specialist information to non-specialists
• Significant communication experience at international conferences
• Excellent communicator, notably in English

Languages

• Fluent in English (C1 minimum)
• Proficiency in an additional language is appreciated, notably French

Technical skills

• Mastery of best practices in scientific oral communication to deliver engaging presentations
• Ability to translate complex scientific terms into accessible messages for different audiences, experience in writing popular science content
• Knowledge or strong interest in fusion principles (tokamaks, stellarators, inertial confinement, etc.)

Other requirements

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Willingness to travel at least 2-3 times per month

Bonus Points

• Excellent communicator in French
• Strong background with direct research experience in at least one of the three “technological pillars” of RF: fusion, HTS or liquid metals

What we offer

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At Renaissance Fusion, we value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants equally for employment. We do not discriminate based on origin; gender; morals, sexual orientation; sexual identity; age; marital status; pregnancy; genetic characteristics; actual or assumed membership or non-membership of an ethnic group, nation or race; political opinions; trade union or mutual activities; religious beliefs; physical appearance; family name; place of residence; state of health; disability.