Postdoctoral position in modelling atmospheric phenomena in wind energy

Updated: over 1 year ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 12 Nov 2022

Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Our ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a long-term difference in society. Our most important assets are all the individuals whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has over 54,000 students, more than 7,500 employees and a turnover of around SEK 8 billion.

The Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University is Sweden´s largest and most versatile department of its kind with approximately 250 employees. Our activities are interdisciplinary and combine natural science and technology with social science. We have research programs in air, water and landscape science (LUVAL); geophysics; natural resources and sustainable development; (NRHU); petrology, mineralogy and tectonics (MPT); paleobiology, and wind energy. By investigating the history of Earth, we understand how our planet has developed over time and how sustainable development benefits from this knowledge.

The Wind Energy Section is located at Campus Gotland, an international campus in the middle of world heritage town Visby. Our division is engaged in activities related to wind power project development and sustainable energy transition. These activities includes teaching, research and outreach. The group currently consists of about 20 persons who focus on the high fidelity modeling, planning, development and management of wind power projects as well as on sustainable energy transition. These individuals have a range of backgrounds and the group has competencies in technical, natural- and social science. The group’s teaching consists of both campus and distance education at the Bachelors level and beyond.https://www.geo.uu.se/research/wind-energy/

The division is located at Campus Gotland, an international campus in the middle of world heritage town Visby. Read more on the division´s website.

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Duties

The focus area of this position is the study of the physical features of particular events occurring in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) that have a high impact in the dynamics of wind parks and affect their performance. Examples of these events are low level jets, shallow ABLs and wind turbine blockage. This task is mainly accomplished by implementing computational models to represent the aforementioned atmospheric conditions over different regions and their interaction with wind turbines located in wind parks. The regions of interest comprise both offshore and onshore, with a particular interest in complex and forested terrains. The models that will be implemented and used for the CFD simulations should be of sufficient resolution as to represent the turbulence motions across a wind park (including rotor wakes) as well as the changes during the diurnal stability transition. Due to these demands, Large-Eddy Simulations should be employed.

This position is part of a H2020 project where the Wind Energy Section at UU is part of a consortium of leading research groups from various institutions and companies across Europe.

Next to the research tasks, the position can be complemented by teaching activities up to a maximum of 20% of the total time.

Requirements

PhD degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in mechanical engineering, meteorology, climate sciences, physics, mathematics or similar fields, with a focus on computational fluid dynamics. The degree needs to be obtained by the time of the decision of employment. Those who have obtained a PhD degree three years prior to the application deadline are primarily considered for the employment. The starting point of the three-year frame period is the application deadline. Due to special circumstances, the degree may have been obtained earlier. The three-year period can be extended due to circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labour unions, etc.

Candidates should have documented experience working with computational modelling of atmospheric flows at a micro scale level applied to the study of horizontal-axis wind turbines.

Additional qualifications

These qualifications are a merit:

  • Documented experience of implementation of models based on LES on the platform OpenFOAM .
  • Assessment of mechanical loads over wind turbine rotors.
  • Programming skills on C++ and acquaintance with Linux systems.
  • The ability to work on an international research environment.
  • The evidence of independent thinking, quality of peer-reviewed publications and feedback provided by the references will contribute to the ranking of candidates.

The application should contain:

  • A curriculum vitae
  • A short research statement (maximum 2 pages) describing how the candidate’s past experience is relevant to the topic of the project.
  • A list of publications in peer-reviewed international journals.
  • Two references (names and full contact details, including telephone number).

About the employment

The employment is a temporary position of 2 years according to central collective agreement. Scope of employment 100%. Starting date 2023-01-01 or as agreed. Placement: Visby, Gotland.

For further information about the position, please contact: Professor Stefan Ivanell, Head of the Section. Telephone number +46498108360. E-mail [email protected]

Please submit your application by 11 November 2022, UFV-PA 2022/3744.

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About Campus Gotland: Uppsala University Campus Gotland offers the best of two worlds: the full-scale university’s broad offering and weight and a unique, small-scale campus in an interdisciplinary research environment. Campus Gotland is a hub for the University’s research and education in sustainability. Find out what it’s like to live on Gotland .

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Placement: Department of Earth Sciences

Type of employment: Full time , Temporary position longer than 6 months

Pay: Individuell lönesättning

Number of positions: 1

Working hours: 100

Town: Gotland

County: Gotlands län

Country: Sweden

Union representative: ST/TCO [email protected]

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Saco-rådet [email protected]

Number of reference: UFV-PA 2022/3744

Last application date: 2022-11-11



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