Doctoral position in Turbulent Convection 876 views

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization is looking for a Doctoral student to carry out state-of-the-art research on Effect of real roughness on thermal convection (turbulent convection). Thermal convection plays a crucial role in natural and industrial settings, from astrophysical and geophysical flows to process engineering.

About the project:

• The PhD project is funded by an ERC starting grant and the selected candidate will further develop and use state-of-the-art direct numerical simulations to figure out what physical mechanisms determine what surface characteristics influence the heat transport in turbulent flow over rough plates.
• The goal of the project is to find roughness patterns that will make the flow in the boundary layers fully turbulent and hence trigger the so-called ultimate regime of thermal convection.

Requirements:

• Applicant must have background in Applied Physics or Mechanical Engineering, or in a closely related discipline.
• Candidate must possess strong communication skills, including fluency in written and spoken English.
• Candidate must be enthusiastic, and highly motivated to do a PhD.
• Programming experience in C or Fortran is a plus.

How to apply

Application to be sent to Dr. Richard Stevens (r.j.a.m.stevens@utwente.nl) with the following documents:

• A motivation letter describing why he/she wants to apply for this position.
• Description of research interests.
• Detailed CV
• Academic transcripts from Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees
• Email addresses of at least two references that are willing to send a letter of recommendation.
• An interview with a scientific presentation will be part of the interview process.