Research Associate in Computational Mechanics
- Employer
- Global Academy Jobs
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Closing date
- Jul 21, 2016
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- Sector
- Science, Computer Science and IT, Computer Science, General Computing, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- University and College
- Jobseeker Type
- Academic (e.g. 'Lecturer')
Job Details
Together with the Supervisor, you will coach a PhD student working on this topic. You will also: work together with the Research Associates and PhD students working on pillars 1 and 2 in order to align the stochastic models with the sub-grid models for fluid flow in cracks developed in pillar 1 and the spline-based discretization technology developed in pillar 3; disseminate the research findings through journal publications, contributions to books and presentations; and attend national and international conferences and workshops to present the research results to external audiences.
It is essential that the postholder has a good PhD in computational mechanics (or equivalent) and experience in putting models in working software, along with excellent communication skills, ability to develop creative approaches and methods and to analyse and solve problems. Experience with object-oriented programming and advanced discretization techniques is desirable, as well as experience of a range of project management approaches.
This post is fixed term for a period of three years.
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