Senior researcher in computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Offer Description

Senior researcher in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Ref. IS-CFD.

CFD plays an important role in the development of energy storage and hydrogen conversion systems. Numerical modelling is an indispensable tool for understanding and optimization, allowing to determine good design practices that can be applied experimentally.

The successful candidate is expected to perform the following tasks:
Developing an attractive research agenda in the field of CFD
• Creation of CFD simulations for various types of energy storage and hydrogen technologies
• Collaborations with experimental researchers from CIIAE and beyond
• Providing recommendations to decision-makers based on modelling results
• Acquisition of competitive funding, both private and public, for example, doctoral students and postdocs.
• Successful collaboration with universities, research institutes and companies nationally and internationally.
Successful orientation of doctoral, postdoctoral and masters students, i.e. who meet their own requirements
• Writing the publication as first author (e.g., 1 article per year in a high-ranking journal)
• Project management and project administration (internal and external), also towards the department and CIIAE

Challenges: Among the main scientific challenges in CFD, it is worth noting the development of transient and multi-scale models that can reliably predict the performance and durability of energy storage and hydrogen conversion systems.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
A Ph.D. in engineering (with several possible disciplines, e.g., chemical, energy, and industrial), physics, chemistry, mathematics or a related discipline

Professional experience:
At least 2 years of post-doctoral experience
• Proven experience in acquiring and/or writing competitive project proposals, for example, project or career funding
• Proven experience in supervising PhD and/or master students (for example, as a daily supervisor

Specific techniques (analytical, software, calculations, prototyping, etc.):
In-depth knowledge and understanding of physics and chemistry applied to energy storage, e.g., electrochemistry, combustion, heat transfer and fluid dynamics,
• Excellent analytical skills and experience in Ansys and/or Comsol
• Programming experience, e.g., Python and Matlab
• Statistical skills, e.g., statistical tests and regression
Excellent analytical skills
Languages: Excellent oral and written skills in English

Cross-cutting competences:
Commitment to open science in terms of research methods, data, and publications
Ability to work in a diverse and flexible academic environment in a team-oriented, but independent way
Willingness to travel and stay abroad. The candidate is expected to travel, both nationally and internationally, in the context of projects and conferences
• Ability to lead a team toward financing and objectives
• Commitment to open science in terms of research methods, data, and publications
• Proven experience with industrial collaborations and/or previous experience working on industry
Experience on collaborating with other colleagues from the same department and beyond
Publications: scientific articles (in journals indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus), theses, presentations at conferences, reports, technical reports, technical guides, etc. Strong track record of academic publications as first author and co-author as the candidate is expected to publish in top journals in the field. At least 10 publications in Scopus-indexed journals.

To be evaluated (adds points to the final evaluation):
Knowledge of electromagnetism and superconductivity.
• Programming experience in Fortran, Open Foam, and/or FreeFrem.
• Experience with Paraview or similar.
• Experience with statistical learning models and machine learning.
• More than 2 years of post-doc experience.
• Be the principal investigator of at least 1 project.
• Publications as the last author.
• Knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese.
• Motivation letter (maximum 2 pages) included in the application.
• Evaluation provided by 2 references via telephone conversation. The contact details of the references (e-mail and telephone) are provided by the candidates in their application.

Interested candidates are invited to read the complete specifications of the selection process here [ ] and here [ ] and submit the following documents to with the reference «Ref. IS-CFD»:
National identity document, passport, or residence permit.
A detailed resume, specifying the specific start and end dates of each professional experience, as well as the duties performed, written in English and/or Spanish and/or Portuguese.
Application for admission to the selection process, completed as per the form in the annex specified in the vacancy announcements.
Photocopy of the official certificate of the qualification required or photocopy of the application for said certificate. In cases of qualifications obtained abroad, the documentation must be submitted in accordance with the provisions of clause 7 of these specifications.
Photocopy of the qualifications and diplomas and for courses mentioned in the application, or certificates thereof, indicating the number of class hours.
Documents accrediting fulfillment of the specific requisites for each of the posts described in the annexes of each announcement of a vacancy to which the candidate applies.
Professional experience. In order to verify the required professional experience, applicants must specify, in as much detail as possible, the activity they carried out, as well as the continuous period or periods during which they performed the activity. To this end, they must submit a copy of any documents they deem appropriate as proof that they have the required experience set forth in the vacancy announcement (official employment history report, contracts, official earnings records, etc.) or other documents on which the required experience is recorded.
However, the Selection Body may, at any time during the selection process, demand accreditation of all of the information set forth in the application regarding previous professional experience or any other matter it deems relevant or which has been or will be taken into consideration in the competitive examination phase.
Applicants with disabilities with a degree that is equal to or above 33% must indicate this on their application, and attach a copy of the Expert Technical Report issued by the technical appraisal body that determined the degree of disability.
In the event that they would require adaptations of time and/or resources to carry out the selection tests, as well as indicating this on their application, they must submit a written document specifying the type of adaptation they request, as well as a medical certificate accrediting the requested adaptation. The Selection Body will adopt the necessary measures in necessary cases, so that applicants who have requested adaptations of time and/or resources in the manner set forth in the previous section may carry out the exercises in similar conditions to the other participants.
Requirements

Research Field All Education Level PhD or equivalent

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Research Field All Years of Research Experience 4 - 10

Additional Information

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute CIIAE - Iberian Center for Research in Energy Storage Country Spain State/Province Cáceres City Cáceres Postal Code 10003 Street CIIAE office, Polytechnic School of Caceres, Av. Universidad s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.

Where to apply E-mail

ciiae.personal@fundecyt-pctex.es

Contact State/Province

Cáceres City

Cáceres Website

Street

Campus Universitario Cáceres Postal Code

10003 E-Mail

ciiae.personal@fundecyt-pctex.es Phone

+34924014600

STATUS: EXPIRED
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Fecha de publicación: 20/05/2023