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PhD position in gas-lubricated bearings

Mission

The Laboratory for Applied Mechanical Design (Prof. Schiffmann) is looking for a PhD researcher whose mission is to create, model, investigate, and test novel gas-bearing designs to enhance their static and dynamic performance for high-speed turbomachinery applications in heat pumps, fuel cells, and waste heat recovery. The project is co-financed by an industrial partner.

Main duties and responsibilities

As a PhD Student, you will be expected to:

  •     Have full responsibility for your own dissertation
  •     Research in close collaboration with industry partners
  •     Experiment design and execution ;
  •     Analyze and interpret experimental results;
  •     Write scientific articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals;
  •     Present at international conferences.
  •     Supervise student projects and basic administrative support

 

More specifically, within this project, you will:

  •     Work on dynamic gas-lubricated bearings
  •     Perform both numerical and experimental investigations
  •     Implement surrogate modeling approaches for fast optimization
  •     Create novel bearing geometries to improve their static and dynamic performance

Profile

  • Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering or Computational Science (completed or are in the process of completing)
  • A solid scientific background in (1) modeling approaches for dynamic systems, (2) excellent programming skills, (3) model order reduction techniques, (4) surrogate modeling, (5) multi-objective optimization, and (6) experimental methods.
  • Good communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team
  • Enthusiasm, scientific curiosity, eagerness to learn, good organizational skills, rigor in experimental work
  • High level of motivation for academic research work
  • Good communication skills (written and oral) in English are a must; French is a plus

We offer

  •     4 years to complete your PhD with a competitive remuneration
  •     A world-class research and training environment with access to state-of-the-art research facilities;
  •     A multi-cultural and stimulating work environment;

Informations

Your application should contain:

  •     Motivation Letter
  •     Detailed CV
  •     Contact information
  •     At least 2 references willing to write a recommendation letter.
  •     List of publication.

 

Application deadline: 30.11.2024


For more information, please contact: jurg.schiffmann@epfl.ch. Only applications submitted through the online platform are considered. If you are successful, you will need to enroll in one of the EPFL doctoral school programs.

 

Contract Start Date : As soon as possible

Working place : Neuchâtel

Contract Type : CDD for 1 year, renewable for 4 years










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