英国纽卡斯尔大学博士后职位招聘–流体动力学和热系统研究
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The Role
Applications are invited for a fully-funded 12-month Postdoctoral Research Associate/Assistant position within the Fluid Dynamics and Thermal Systems research group in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University. You will support the project by developing, implementing, and evaluating piezoelectric and electromagnetic actuators to enable new ways of controlling fluid flows. You will be primarily responsible for actuator development, providing both the mechanical and electrical know-how to build and test the devices before application into a wind tunnel for testing. You will work alongside another postdoc who will focus on the testing of the new actuators in a wind tunnel using state-of-the-art diagnostics.
The entire project aims to develop, implement, and evaluate skin-friction drag reduction devices within our recently developed machine intelligence framework to enable new approaches to wall-turbulence control. This new form of intelligent fluid-flow control will be used to develop practical wall-turbulence control strategies that can rapidly and autonomously optimise the aerodynamic surface with minimal power input whilst being adaptive to changes in flow speed. This new capability will open up the opportunity to discover new ways to tame wall-turbulence and exploit the latest drag reduction mechanisms to generate significant levels of turbulent skin-friction drag reduction.
You will work as part of a larger team across Newcastle University and Imperial College London on a funded £1.4M EPSRC grant, which is supported by Airbus, the Aerospace Technology Institute, and the Department for Transport.
You will be expected to write progress reports and prepare results for publication, always ensuring the validity and reliability of data with the requirement to present your findings to colleagues and contribute to bids for research grants. You will be naturally collaborative, and keen to develop contacts within the University and beyond to promote the reputation of the Group, the Department, and the University. Additionally, you may be required to provide guidance to PhD students and assist with the supervision of Undergraduate and Postgraduate students, as required.
You should hold a PhD (or nearing completion) in actuator development, or equivalent research. Industrial or commercial experience is highly desirable. Additionally, you should hold a First-Class honours degree in Engineering, Applied Physics or a related discipline.
The appointment is fixed-term, tenable for 12 months in the first instance and is offered on a full-time basis (37 hours per week).
We are committed to building and maintaining a fair and inclusive working environment and we would be happy to discuss arrangements for flexible and/or blended working.
To apply, please complete an online application and upload a plain text copy of your CV and cover letter only. In your cover letter, you should evidence how you meet or exceed the essential requirements for the role. Please note, any other ‘Additional
Document’ you upload may not be received by the reviewing panel.
For informal inquiries regarding the role or the project, please contact Dr. Richard Whalley, Senior Lecturer in Engineering, via email: richard.whalley@newcastle.ac.uk.