Publicat: 22 Aug 2008 | Vizualizari: 659

Scholarship / Financial aid: Salary of maximum €2558 per month gross
Date: One year
Deadline: undefined
Open to: candidates with an MSc degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Announcement follows:
Aerospace Engineering
The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering has a current enrolment of approximately 1,700 students, making it one of the largest faculties of TU Delft. The faculty is one of the highest-ranked internationally and is unique in Europe. Although the faculty's primary focus is on the development of aerospace systems, the application of such systems plays an equally important role. Research explores subjects ranging from earth observation to wind power and other sustainable energy technology. The working atmosphere at the faculty is friendly, open-minded and dedicated.

Job description
FLOVIST (Flow Visualization Inspired Aero-acoustics by Time-Resolved Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry) is a 5-year project sponsored by the European Research Council (ERC) with a 1.5 million EUR grant. The project aims at developing and demonstrating an innovative experimental approach to investigate the sound produced by airflows around aircrafts.
The measurement of the unsteady behaviour of three-dimensional flows is of great interest within the scientific community and of practical relevance for several aerodynamic applications. Especially in complex flow configurations such as for aircrafts, propulsion systems or wind energy, systems operate under conditions where the flow is almost always turbulent and current diagnostic systems always return an incomplete description of the flow processes. Such difficulties remain a source of excitement and frustration for current researchers.

Requirements
We seek candidates with an MSc degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and with background in fluid mechanics, experimental methods, aero-acoustics. In particular the candidates should be familiar with optical measurement techniques and primarily PIV. An affinity for computer programming in Matlab or C languages, are an advantage. A good command of English is required, as well as initiative and communication skills. The candidate must be able to work autonomously and function as part of a team (including interaction with industrial partners) as well as supervise MSc graduation projects (starting from the 2nd year). The project is starting in mid 2008, therefore short term availability is a favourable condition.

Conditions of employment
Within the first year an evaluation will take place. Depending on the outcome of this evaluation, a three-year extension is possible.
TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet access from home, and the option of assembling a customized compensation and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.