The group Fluid Dynamic Technologies Group of Aragón Institute for Engineering Research  welcomes postdoctoral candidates interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) in 2024 at the  University of Zaragoza.

Brief description of the institution:

The Aragón Institute for Engineering Research ( I3A)  is a University Research Institute established by the University of Zaragoza more than 20 years ago. Its strengths include its capacity to bring together research from different engineering related areas and its highly qualified research staff able to interleave high standards in knowledge generation with transfer to the industry and society. Since it was first established, the I3A has grown both nationally and internationally, consolidated a shared vision among scientists and technical experts, and gained recognition as reference in a larger variety fields of engineering research. Its four strategic divisions, Biomedical Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, Processes and Recycling, and Industrial Technologies, work for a common objective which is to generate and transfer knowledge to the social and business environment.

9 cutting edge laboratories were recently launched to reinforce, bring together and make visible the lines of work of its 34 research groups in areas considered key: Circular Economy Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, virtual & artificial reality, personalized medicine, home appliance technology, photonics and smart cities.

The I3A holds 4 ERC grants in biomedical engineering and ICT , 3 MSCA DN have been recently granted in the call 2022 and 2 MSCA PF in the last call.

The University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) is a public university and the major research and higher education institution in the Spanish region of Aragón. UNIZAR has been involved in more than 340 EU projects between 2014 and 2023, participates in 18 ITN, 10 IF, 12 RISE, 2 COFUND, 3 EU Researchers' Night, 1 MSCA and Citizens, 6 MSCA - DN and 10 MSCA- PF of Horizon Europe

For more information, please visit: 

https://i3a.unizar.es/en/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-i3a

Brief description of the Centre/Research Group

In the computational and theoretical soft matter group (https://sites.google.com/unizar.es/marco-de-corato/home?authuser=0) are interested in how miscroscopic objects such as colloids, polymers, proteins and rigid rods change the mechanical properties of the suspending fluid. We use multiscale theoretical and computational methods to relate microstructural information to the macroscopic properties.

Brief description of the project:

Fluid flow, solute transport, and chemical reactions look very different at the nanoscale than they do at the macroscopic level. At the small scales, the thermal fluctuations of solvent and solute molecules are relevant and cannot be ignored. Deterministic models fail to predict many of the important consequences of thermal fluctuations, which calls for the development of efficient numerical tools that can include them within an efficient framework. In this project, the candidate will develop a multiscale finite element method based on a fluctuating hydrodynamics approach that includes the effects of thermal fluctuations. The new method will be employed to study the behavior of nanodevices that generate energy or autonomous propulsion by harnessing osmotic forces in fluidic environments.

Specific requirements: 

-The postdoctoral candidate must hold a PhD in  applied mathematics, physics or chemical/mechanical engineering

-Previus experience in mesoscale computational methods for soft matter physics and in the finite element method are a plus.

For a correct evaluation of your candidature, please send the documents below to : mdecorato@unizar.es

• CV
• Cover Letter 

What are the eligibility criteria?

• Candidates must hold a PhD at the call deadline (11 September 2024) and have 8 years maximum of full-time research experience after the PhD.
• “Mobility rule”: candidates must NOT have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain e for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline.
• Candidates can be from any nationality.
• Although not an eligibility criterion, a good track record is recommended.

For more information about the 2024 call, please consult:

https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-postdoctoral-fellowships-2024