Research Associate in Cartesian mesh generation for moving boundary problems

Salary: £27,854-£36,298 pa

Reference: KA01096

Closing date: 06 May 2013

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 21 May 2014 in the first instance.

Applications are invited for a one-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position for research on mesh generation for problems with moving boundaries. The work involves implementation of Cartesian cut-cell techniques (developed at the Laboratory for Scientific Computing) in three space dimensions within an AMR framework. Part of the work is the assessment of the suitability of this approach to produce good quality meshes from CAD-imported data.  The next step will be to formulate and implement an extension of this method suitable for moving-boundary problems.

The successful candidate will have a first degree in a science or engineering discipline and a PhD on a topic of computational fluid dynamics. Knowledge of Riemann problem-based methods for compressible unsteady flows is essential and working knowledge of hierarchical adaptive mesh refinement is desirable. Experience of working with large C++ or FORTRAN codes would be an advantage.

Completed applications, including a curriculum vitae, the names and contact details of two referees and parts I and III of a CHRIS/6 cover sheet (click Apply)  should be addressed to: The Group Administrator,  Centre for Scientific Computing, The Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, or by email to admin@csc.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference KA01096 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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