The school is in a pioneering area for naval engineering, Nantes hosting shipyards for centuries. A number of medium/long-term collaborations are ongoing with major industrial partners such as Bureau Veritas, Naval Group, or CMA-CGM.

The highlights of the last 10 years in MRE and floating wind are the start of the SEMREV sea experimentation site with prototypes, as well as the obtaining of a variety of European (H2020, ITN, Interreg), national (ANR, ADEME, BPI…), or regional projects within the framework of which numerous numerical and experimental activities are carried out. Collaborations are also ongoing with industrial partners such as SAIPEM, BW Ideol or Technip.

The senior research scientist will therefore be integrated into these activities through his/her involvement in ongoing national and European research projects. It is expected that his/ her own skills will allow him/her to accompany the team's ongoing research and to bring new research approaches and methodologies, complementary to the existing know-how. It will progressively contribute to the dynamics of the team in the setting up and management of projects and collaborations, from the regional to the international level.

An excellent junior profile will also be considered.

Role and tasks

The IIHNE research group of the LHEEA laboratory is recruiting a permanent senior research scientist capable of:

•  Engage in and then handle parts of the existing projects on the theme of Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy (academic and industrial collaborations);
• Support the development of multi-physics simulation tools for the needs of research on Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy systems;
• Provide expertise in wind-wave-current-structure interactions;
• Develop forthcoming activities, particularly in connection with researchers of other disciplines, such as structural mechanics and control sciences

The recruited researcher is intended to become in the medium term one of the main contact points for the activities of the LHEEA laboratory. He will support, coordinate, and establish the strategy for the development of numerical activities in this domain.