PhD student position in Vehicle Aerodynamics and Thermal Management

The Department of Applied Mechanics is one of the leading environments within Vehicle and Mechanical Engineering research. The six different research divisions conduct world-leading research, usually in close collaboration with national and international industries. Research topics encompass both fundamental and applied research questions. Our goal is to contribute to the development of safe and environmentally friendly products for a sustainable society.

The Department of Applied Mechanics offers a wide range of courses in the undergraduate programmes, in addition to two international Masters programmes in Automotive Engineering and Applied Mechanics. Courses are available within the four graduate schools: Machine and Vehicle Systems, Solid and Structural Mechanics, Thermo and Fluid Dynamic and Internal Combustion Engine Technology. In addition Applied Mechanics provides international continuation courses.

The department has approximately 170 employees.Information about the project
- Increase knowledge on the physical phenomena of flow separation on road-going vehicles.
- Perform numerical computations and wind tunnel experiments on flow separation occurring at critical areas/positions on ground vehicles.
- Develop both experimental and numerical methods and skills for increased accuracy as well as reduced lead times in the prediction of flow separation on vehicles.
- Suggest an implementation plan for the research results into CFD software at the participating OEMs.

The details of the departmental research activities may be found at http://www.chalmers.se/am/EN/research/divisions/vehicle-engineering.

Major responsibilities
- Mandatory Ph.D. courses at Applied Mechanics/VEAS.
- Department duties of maximum 20 % each year.

Your major responsibilities as PhD student is to pursue your own doctoral studies. You are expected to develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in writing, both in Swedish and in English.

Positions summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of five years.

Qualifications
- Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- Good knowledge in Fluid-Mechanics, Thermo-Dynamics, Mathematics and Mechanics.
- Knowledge in experimental and numerical engineering tools and commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics software.
- Fluent and good writing skills in English.
-Self driven and experience of working in group.

Application deadline: 2013-07-04

For questions, please contact:
Professor Lennart Löfdahl
Vehicle Engineering and Autonomous System
E-mail: lennart.lofdahl@chalmers.se
Phone: +46 31 772 1411
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