Predoctoral Researcher Position to work on Advanced electric discharge based-on heat exchangers

The IMDEA Energy Institute is a Maria de Maeztu Center of Excellence with the mission of developing world-class R&D in the field of clean and renewable energy technologies. The Institute aims at contributing to the establishment of a sustainable energy system with a high degree of decarbonisation, economically competitive and securing energy supply (www.energy.imdea.org).

The R&D Unit of High Temperature Processes of IMDEA Energy develops research on electricity generation, synthesis of chemical energy carriers by means of high-temperature processes, and industrial process heat, mainly by means of concentrated sunlight.

IMDEA Energy is opening a Predoctoral Researcher position on advanced concepts of heat exchangers with enhanced heat transfer coefficients by means of using nonequilibrium cold atmospheric pressure plasmas.

Your Tasks:

- Characterisation of devices in order to assess their performance as heat exchangers (heat exchange coefficients, plasma stability and device durability).
- Computational fluid mechanics applied to numerical simulation of heat and mass transfer.
- R&D on Plasma Engineering and Plasma Science.
- Dissemination and publication of research results in scientific journals.

Your Qualification, Experience and Skills:

- MSc. or BSc. degree in Physical Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Energy Engineering or equivalent.
- Knowledge and/or familiarity with scientific software tools for data acquisition/treatment and/or numerical modelling.
- Knowledge in heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
- Accredited oral and written communication skills in English.

Location: Mostoles, Madrid, Spain.

Remuneration: 19.000-21.000€ gross salary per year

Duration: The position is available immediately and is a one-year appointment.

Reference: 21.05 AT1 PRE

For further information contact:

Dr. José González, E-mail:jose.gonzalez@imdea.org

Applicants should send their Curriculum Vitae, covering letter and student records with the average marks obtained not later than the 15th of February at 15:00h to the following address:

email: jose.gonzalez@imdea.org

Subject: Reference 21.05 AT1 PRE