Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Lyngby - Denmark |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | Based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 13th September 2024 |
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Closes: | 25th September 2024 |
Applications are invited for two 3-year PhD positions starting in the end of 2024 within the field of shape and topology optimization at the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (TopOpt group), DTU. The PhD-projects are funded through the Villum Investigator Project AMSTRAD granted by the Villum Foundation.
AMSTRAD is a six-year research project aimed at developing advanced numerical inverse design tools that allow for systematic investigations and design of materials and structures with disorder and defects, either by design or as introduced by non-perfect manufacturing processes. The specific PhD-projects aim at developing efficient topology optimization algorithms that take uncertainties into account to design more robust and resilient nano-mechanical and micro-flow systems. The research project within micro-flow systems will consider the optimization of flow and transport of matter within porous materials and microscale applications under implication of uncertainty and imperfections. The research project within quantum-opto-mechanical systems will consider design of pre-stressed nano-membrane structures for quantum applications under consideration of manufacturing and physics induced uncertainties.
Responsibilities and qualifications
The projects involve extensive development and implementation of numerical algorithms for shape and topology optimization. Hence, it is a prerequisite that the candidates document their experience with finite element programming to receive full consideration. Preference will be given to candidates with documented experience in at least one and preferably more of the following areas: Computational Solid Mechanics; Computational Fluid Mechanics; Finite Element Methods; Numerical Optimization Methods; Shape and/or Topology Optimization.
We envision that:
You must have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree within the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computational Physics or Computer Science.
Application procedure
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