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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Mixing and Boundary Layers

Employer
NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - NTNU
Location
Trondheim, Norway
Closing date
8 Mar 2020

About the position

A post-doctoral position is available in experimental fluid mechanics at the Department of Energy and Process Engineering (EPT), in the Thermo-Fluids research group. The appointment has a duration of 2 years. The position is financed by the Research Council of Norway through the FRIPRO (FRINATEK-ISPNATTEK) project WallMix (no. 288046). 

The project’s focus is to investigate the interaction of free-stream turbulence and a turbulent boundary layer in the context of mixing.  Previous studies have demonstrated that turbulence above a boundary layer changes the momentum distribution within it while preserving some of the mean characteristics.

The fundamental question of the project is if we can use turbulence above the boundary layer to enhance the transport of a passive scalar within the flow. An active grid will be used to change the incoming flow conditions, and measurements with particle image velocimetry and planar laser-induced fluorescence will be used to assess the flow and scalar fields.

The position will be supervised by Associate Professor Jason Hearst, whom you can contact for further information.

Please read this entire posting before applying for this position.  Incomplete applications may not be considered.

Main duties and responsibilities

This project will be conducted in the new water channel at NTNU using particle image velocimetry, planar laser-induced fluorescence, and an active grid.  The successful candidate will work in a team with a PhD candidate for part of the project and will be invited for a short (approx. 2-4 week) research stay in the United Kingdom with a project partner. The candidate will independently perform and set-up experiments under the guidance of the project supervisor. The successful candidate will also be expected to help supervise PhD and MSc students and take-on some leadership tasks within the broader research group.

The expected start date is September 2020.

Qualification requirements

A postdoctoral research fellowships is a qualification position in which the main objective is qualification for work in academic positions. Completion of a Norwegian doctoral degree or corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognized as equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree is required.

The appointment is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants and national guidelines for appointment as PhD, postdoctor and research assistant

NTNU is committed to following evaluation criteria for research quality according to The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment - DORA.

Required qualifications:

  • A PhD in fluid mechanics.
  • Programming skills in MATLAB, Python, or similar packages.
  • Experience conducting fluids experiments (e.g., hot-wire anemometry, particle image velocimetry, laser-Doppler anemometry, planar laser-induced fluorescence).
  • A track record of publishing papers in top fluids journals, e.g., J Fluid Mech, Exp Fluids, Phys Rev Fluids, or highly regarded general journals.

Desired additional qualifications:

  • Experience with CAD software packages (e.g., SolidWorks, Fusion360, NX).
  • Experience working in teams.
  • Experience with LaVision hardware and DaVis software.
  • Experience mentoring other PhD or MSc students.

Please note, a purely computational background without experimental or other hands-on experience is not sufficient exposure to fluid mechanics.

Personal characteristics

  • Enthusiastic.
  • Highly motivated.
  • Works effectively in teams and individually.
  • Able to operate in a goal-oriented manner.

In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience and personal suitability, as well as motivation, in terms of the qualification requirements specified in the advertisement

We offer

Salary and conditions

Postdoctoral candidates are remunerated in code 1352, and are normally remunerated at gross from NOK 523 200 per year. From the salary, 2 % is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criterias in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU. After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

General information

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background. Under the Freedom of Information Act (offentleglova), information about the applicant may be made public even if the applicant has requested not to have their name entered on the list of applicants.

Questions about the position can be directed to Associate Professor Jason Hearst (jason.hearst@ntnu.no).

About the application:

Publications and other academic works that the applicant would like to be considered in the evaluation must accompany the application. Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to identify the individual applicant's contribution to joint works, the applicant must include a brief description of his or her contribution.

Please include the following with your application:

  1. A “research statement” briefly describing your PhD research, your outlook for the present project, and (optional) any personal interest you would like to explore further. This document should not exceed 2 pages.
  2. A “qualifications” document explicitly listing each of the above qualifications and briefly describing how you meet each of the “required” qualifications and some or all of the “desired” qualifications. This document should not exceed 2 pages.

An application missing these two documents may be considered incomplete by the selection committee.

Please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates. Applicants invited for interview must include certified copies of transcripts and reference letters.

Please refer to the application number IV-79/20 when applying.

Application deadline: 08.03.2020.

NTNU - knowledge for a better world

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) creates knowledge for a better world and solutions that can change everyday life.

Department of Energy and Process Engineering

We conduct research and teaching covering the entire energy chain, from resources to the end-user. We look at how energy is produced and used by humans and machines in a sustainable way with regard to health, climate change and the resource base. The Department of Energy and Process Engineering is one of eight departments in the Faculty of Engineering.

Deadline 8th March 2020
Employer NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Municipality Trondheim
Scope Fulltime
Duration Fixed Term
Place of service NTNU Department of Energy and Process Engineering

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