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ORGANISATION/COMPANYUniversité Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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RESEARCH FIELDEngineering › Chemical engineeringEngineering › Mechanical engineeringEngineering › Simulation engineeringEngineering › Thermal engineering
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RESEARCHER PROFILEFirst Stage Researcher (R1)Recognised Researcher (R2)
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APPLICATION DEADLINE30/09/2017 12:00 - Europe/Brussels
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LOCATIONBelgium › Brussels
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TYPE OF CONTRACTTemporary
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JOB STATUSFull-time
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HOURS PER WEEK38
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OFFER STARTING DATE02/10/2017
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EU RESEARCH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMEH2020 / ERC
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REFERENCE NUMBER714605
OFFER DESCRIPTION
Introduction
We seek candidates (PhD and PostDoc) with a strong background in the following field:
Turbulence chemistry interactions & combustion modelling. Expertise in Large Eddy Simulation is required. Experience in model reduction represents an asset. The positions is readily available and open to both researchers at the PhD (4 years contract) and PostDoc (3 years contract) level. The choice will be based on the candidates' profiles.
Job description - Turbulent combustion modelling for the simulations of MILD and oxy-MILD combustion
The objective of the study will be the development of novel approaches for turbulence/chemistry interactions in MILD and oxy-MILD combustion, using a model-reduction approach developed by the PI research group, that exploits Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to determine the most important variables controlling the behaviour of a chemically reacting system. The model will be initially validated in the framework of high-fidelity simulation tools such as DNS and later extended to LES, assessing the need for sub-grid models (i.e. potential for Implicit LES) and the impact of several sub-grid models (i.e. based on canonical reactors such as PSR and PaSR) on the results.
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Benefits
- EU Citizens and citizens from countries that have a bilateral social security agreement with Belgium: social security coverage including medical insurance, unemployment benefit, retirement pension, maternity leave and child benefit.
- Non-EU Citizens from countries that have no bilateral social security agreement with Belgium: social security coverage including medical insurance, maternity leave and child benefit.
- Insurance against accidents in the workplace.
- Tax exemption.
- Low-cost private hospitalization insurance.
- On-site services at the ULB: medical centre, university hospital, sports centre, subsidized restaurants, cultural centre, crèche, activities for children…
- Social security coverage including medical insurance, unemployment benefit, retirement pension, maternity leave and child benefit.
- Insurance against accidents in the workplace.
- Low-cost private hospitalization insurance.
- On-site services at the ULB: medical centre, university hospital, sports centre, subsidized restaurants, cultural centre, crèche, activities for children…
- EU Citizens and citizens from countries that have a bilateral social security agreement with Belgium: social security coverage including medical insurance, unemployment benefit, retirement pension, maternity leave and child benefit.
- Non-EU Citizens from countries that have no bilateral social security agreement with Belgium: social security coverage including medical insurance, maternity leave and child benefit.
- Insurance against accidents in the workplace.
- Tax exemption.
- Low-cost private hospitalization insurance.
- On-site services at the ULB: medical centre, university hospital, sports centre, subsidized restaurants, cultural centre, crèche, activities for children…
- Social security coverage including medical insurance, unemployment benefit, retirement pension, maternity leave and child benefit.
- Insurance against accidents in the workplace.
- Low-cost private hospitalization insurance.
- On-site services at the ULB: medical centre, university hospital, sports centre, subsidized restaurants, cultural centre, crèche, activities for children…
Eligibility criteria
- Eligible ESR candidates may be of any nationality but must not, at the time of recruitment have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host organization for more than 12 months in the last 3 years immediately prior to the reference date.
Selection process
- Evaluation of the documents provided by the Applicant
- Interview of each candidate having the eligibility requisites (evaluated through the first step). The interviews will be organized remotely via Skype.
- Letter of motivation (approx. 1 page)
- Copies of degree and academic transcripts (with grades and rankings)
- Summary of Master's thesis (approx. 1 page)
- Short CV including a publication list (if any)
- Two reference letters from academics1. Candidates must indicate the academics details when applying.
- Proof of English language skills
- Passport copy
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Offer Requirements
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REQUIRED LANGUAGESENGLISH: Excellent
Skills/Qualifications
Requirements
- A MSc or a PhD degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Physics and Applied Mathematics, with a focus on either chemical kinetics, or fluid mechanics and combustion modelling.
- A qualification equivalent to first-class honors degree is preferred.
- A strong mathematical background.
- Experience in numerical methods, excellent computational skills, experience with C++ programming, interest in CFD programming and turbulent combustion modelling.
- Experience in model reduction (POD and related techniques) is an asset and will be very favorably considered for the position.
- English language is mandatory.
EURAXESS offer ID: 170710
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