Job opening in Liquid Metals
Liquid Metal MHD Modeler
Start on/after: March 31, 2023
For full consideration, apply by: March 31, 2023
If a potentially good or excellent match, we will contact you within 1 week from applying.
We are looking for a talented, energetic, resourceful numerical modeler of liquid metal Magnetohydrodynamics to predict, interpret and optimize free-surface liquid metal experiments and their interplay with fusion plasmas and solid objects, as well as with magnetic fields, temperature gradients etc.
Responsibilities
Individual responsibilities:
Numerical modeling of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows relevant to stellarator design such as: duct and open-channel flows, particle transport, wall-bounded MHD turbulence subject to heat and/or mass transfers, magnetic field gradients etc.
Provide expertise and critical analysis of numerical results to give insight on the relevant physical mechanisms at stake – Setup and sustain external collaborations with academic and/or industrial partners on computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) topics.
Define technical solution to meet process engineer’s specifications.
Responsibilities as a team member
Assist mechanical engineers and experimentalists in the design (geometry, flow regimes…) of stellarator parts and in-house experiments.
Qualifications -essential:
PhD in mechanical engineering, applied mathematics, physics, computational science or related field
3+ years experience in numerical modeling of magnetohydrodynamic flows
3+ years hands on experience with a CFD software such as ANSYS/HIMAG/openfoam or equivalent
Free-surface and multiphase flows modeling, turbulence closing schemes, heat and mass transfers
Written and oral communication skills. Ability to explain complicated concepts clearly and concisely
Organizational and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, curiosity and willingness to learn
Ability to work independently as well as in a team
Qualifications -desirable:
Familiarity with technologies relevant to the nuclear sector (fission and/or fusion)
Programming skills in a scientific computing language (python, matlab, c++, fortran…)
Computer-Aided Design modeling and meshing
High performance and parallel computing
Post-processing of large datasets
Qualified and interested?
Send your cv and motivational e-mail to jobs@renfusion.eu.