Postdoctoral researcher position in the EPHYSLAB group at the Universidade de Vigo, Spain
“SPH modelling of point absorbers and survivability analysis”
Place and term:
Research group: EPHYSLAB (FA9), Universidade de Vigo
Location: Edificio Campus da Auga, Ourense (Spain)
Duration: 12 months, full time (37.5 hours per week)
Planned start date: June (estimated time) or after the resolution of applications
Your future role:
- Numerical modelling of point absorbers
- Validation with our own experimental data
- Survivability study of WECs using numerical modelling
- Researching and improving open-source SPH solvers (https://dual.sphysics.org/)
- Writing and contributing to publications
We are looking for someone with:
- A PhD degree in Civil, Mechanical or Computer Science Engineering or similar
- Demonstrated experience on modelling of wave energy converters
- Experience in any of the following is advantageous: SPH modelling, GPU computing
- English language skills
- Good social skills
Online application will be available soon.
Meanwhile, candidates should send a short letter with a detailed CV to Prof. Alejandro Crespo (alexbexe@uvigo.es).