Research Fellow, Ships and Offshore Structures
- Employer
- NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
- Location
- Singapore
- Closing date
- 26 Aug 2022
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- Academic Discipline
- Architecture, Engineering & Technology, Mathematics & Statistics, Physical Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Research Fellowships
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Description
- Perform research in the following areas, to support the development of fast computational models for assessment of ship and offshore structures:
- global structural dynamic analyses of vessels and offshore structures
- interfacing between local, global and hydrodynamic models
- instrumentation of ships and offshore structures
- apply reduced order model to enhance analysis and interpretation.
- Design and conduct physical model tests to support the development of integrated physical-numerical modelling and simulations.
- Collaborate with industry partners, affiliated research institutes and other relevant stakeholders to assist in securing further research grants.
- Any other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Job Requirements
- Ph.D. in Offshore/Civil/Structural/Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Applied Mathematics or other related disciplines.
- Preferably 3+ years of relevant postdoctoral/research/industry experience with competent knowledge in some of the following areas:
- Strong working knowledge of marine structures, offshore structural engineering and naval architecture.
- Strong knowledge and experience in using FEM structural analysis software packages to solve global structural dynamic responses.
- Strong interest in applying reduced order, machine learning and AI techniques.
- Knowledge/experience in instrumentation and experiments of marine and offshore systems at model- and full-scale will be an advantage.
- Prior experience/knowledge of the following software/programming languages will be preferred:
- ABAQUS, ANSYS
- SESAM Suite or equivalent,
- MATLAB, Fortran, Python and/or C++
Other Requirements (e.g. Skills, Competencies):
- Good interpersonal and communications skills.
- Ability to adapt and work effectively as members of a team.
- Good command of written and spoken communications.
- Resourceful and self-driven with a high degree of professional integrity.
Covid-19 Message
At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.
Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.
More Information
Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Organization: College of Design and Engineering
Department : Civil and Environmental Engineering
Employee Referral Eligible: No
Job requisition ID : 14983
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