PhD in Engineering - Efficient CFD methods for the simulation of wind turbines fluid-structure interaction - zEPHYR ESR4
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ORGANISATION/COMPANYUniversidad Nacional del Litoral
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RESEARCH FIELDEngineering › Mechanical engineeringEngineering › Simulation engineering
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RESEARCHER PROFILEFirst Stage Researcher (R1)
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APPLICATION DEADLINE17/02/2020 12:00 - America/Sao Paulo
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LOCATIONArgentina › Santa Fe
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TYPE OF CONTRACTTemporary
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JOB STATUSFull-time
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HOURS PER WEEK40
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OFFER STARTING DATE01/04/2020
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EU RESEARCH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMEH2020 / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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REFERENCE NUMBERUNL-2019-01
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MARIE CURIE GRANT AGREEMENT NUMBER860101
OFFER DESCRIPTION
A total of 15 PhD positions are available at 8 universities, 1 research centre and 4 industries, in the framework of the European Marie Curie European Training Network (ETN) zEPHYR. This project is focused on the development of performant wind farms by addressing simultaneously the individual performance of each turbine composing the wind farm, and the efficient harvesting of the local wind resources in on-shore and urban environments. The researchers recruited in zEPHYR will investigate emerging technologies through laboratory experiments, theoretical modelling and numerical simulations addressing the following aspects: mesoscale and microscale atmospheric boundary layer simulations, rotor aerodynamics, aeroacoustics and structural dynamics, atmospheric propagation and human factors, uncertainty quantification, sensitivity analysis and multi-physical optimization.
In that context, the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Argentina, is offering an ESR position for a PhD project entitled
Efficient CFD methods for the simulation of WT fluid-structure interaction
This research project is addressed to the development of finite volume methods as well as innovative particle methods for the numerical analysis of WT fluid-structure interaction. Particle methods are known to be advantageous in convection dominated flows, and well adapted to simulate flows with moving boundaries. The objective is to accelerate the computations while preserving accuracy in order to enable optimization in design of wind turbines. Methods should be interacting with an existing code for wind turbine simulation including flexible blades, the machine, the mast, etc. Parallelisation will be made in an already developed MPI environment between UNL and Samtech for cosimulation.
The PhD will be mainly based at the Research Center for Computational Methods (CIMEC) from UNL, under supervision by Profs. Norberto Nigro and Alberto Cardona, and several secondments are foreseen at partner institutions of the zEPHYR network: at Siemens Gamesa (Denmark), at Samtech SA (Belgium) and at National Technical University of Athens (Greece).
The contract can start between the 1st of February 2019 and the 1st of August 2020.
The multidisciplinary topics addressed in zEPHYR are scientifically challenging and of high technological and economical relevance, promising interesting career perspectives in academic and multi-sectorial industrial environments. The zEPHYR partners do strictly adhere to the ethical standards of the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers[1]. Female scientists are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants must satisfy some eligibility rules, in particular in terms of transnational mobility.[2] A strict equal opportunity, gender-neutral and internationally comparable recruitment procedure is implemented.
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Benefits
You will work in an excellent multi-disciplinary and international environment.
You will be part of an international research consortium and will benefit from it.
We offer competitive salary (36 months contract) plus allowances included in the ITN package: Living, Mobility and Family Allowances (of which, taxes, social / pension contributions have to be paid). More information on the ITN financial support for researchers are presented in Table 1 of the Horizon2020 Work Programme 2018-2020 available under url: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2018-2020/main/h2020-wp1820-msca_en.pdf
Eligibility criteria
The candidate at the time of recruitment has to be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of her/his research careers and has not been awarded a doctoral degree.
Full-Time Equivalent Research Experience is measured from the date when the researcher obtained the degree entitling him/her to embark on a doctorate (either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the researcher is recruited or seconded), even if a doctorate was never started or envisaged.
Eligible candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Argentina for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.
Selection process
The application shall include CV, motivation letter, 2 references and copy of Master Degree certificate or equivalent and grades.
Selected candidates will be invited for interview.
Additional comments
Required Research Experiences
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RESEARCH FIELDEngineering › Simulation engineering
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YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE1 - 4
Offer Requirements
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REQUIRED EDUCATION LEVELEngineering: Master Degree or equivalent
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REQUIRED LANGUAGESENGLISH: ExcellentSPANISH: Basic
Skills/Qualifications
- MSc (or equivalent) in Mechanical (or Aerospace) Engineering, or Applied Mathematics, Physics provided that she/he has an adequate background in aerodynamics, fluid flow modeling and computational mechanics methods,
- Solid background in CFD method development,
- C/C++ programming skills,
- Willingness and ability to attend the regular network training events in the EU and planned secondments.
Specific Requirements
Knowledge in (one or more of) the following will be advantageous:
- programming and analysis in the OpenFOAM environment,
- programming and analysis in Samcef/Mecano environment.
- finite element and/or finite volume techniques,
- wind turbine technologies.
EURAXESS offer ID: 471233
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For informal inquiries about this position please contact: Prof. Alberto Cardona, acardona@unl.edu.ar (Subject: zEPHYR ESR4).
Send applications to:
Prof Alberto Cardona
CIMEC (UNL / CONICET)
Ref: Contract UNL-2019-01
Predio CONICET “Dr Alberto Cassano”
Colectora Ruta Nac 168 s/n – Paraje El Pozo
(3000) Santa Fe
Argentina