[OFER-TRABEC] NAC: Seeking PhD student candidates

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Institución:Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Contacto correo-e:francisco.huera@urv.cat
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The Laboratory for Fluid-Structure Interaction (LIFE) (http://www.etseq.urv.es/life) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) (www.urv.cat) in Tarragona (Spain), is looking enthusiastic research students with a strong interest in fluid dynamics, able to apply to the following PhD grant options:

- FPU PhD grants. (Contratos predoctorales de Formación del Profesorado Universitario FPU)
https://sede.educacion.gob.es/catalogo-tramites/becas-ayudas-subvenciones/para-profesores/universitarios/fpu.html

- "La Caixa" PhD grants (Deadline 23/02/2015):
http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es/ambitos/becas/doctoradoenespana_es.html

Successful candidates will join a small but very active multidisciplinary team, working in fluid-structure interaction problems. The research will be mainly experimental and focused in the area of fluid-structure interaction with application to several engineering problems. Some of the topics that will covered during the research include but are not limited to: dynamics of offshore energy generation devices; new concepts for offshore energy generation; aero/hydrodynamics of offshore wind turbines; wake interactions between wind turbines; new designs of vertical axis wind turbines; flapping based propulsion/harvesting systems etc…

The work will be mainly experimental and will be carried out at the department facilities, including two wind tunnels and a large free surface water channel. There is also the possibility to use and develop CFD and FEM prediction tools.
CANDIDATES: Candidates must hold a Master degree in Engineering (equivalent to a 5 years course in Engineering) with excellent track record and grades, in the areas of Mechanical, Industrial, Aeronautical, Naval or Civil Engineering. Preference will be given to candidates able to demonstrate the following desired skills:

-Matlab or another scientific programming language.
-LabVIEW or other instrumentation oriented programming language.
-Mechanical engineering design tools such as Pro/Engineer, Solidworks…
-Finite Element packages such as ANSYS, ABAQUS,…
-Experience with the use of optical measurement techniques, especially PIV.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Interested candidates should send a complete CV, and the names of two referees, to Francisco J Huera-Huarte (francisco.huera@urv.cat).


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Información complementaria de la oferta:
Francisco J Huera-Huarte (francisco.huera@urv.cat)

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