Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Multiphase Flow Simulations and Experiments

Job specification

Prof. Xuerui Mao’s research group at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) is seeking postdoctoral researcher in multiphase flow with phase changes.

The duty of the role is within the range of: 1) developing novel approaches for anti-icing or de-icing, 2) calibrating and performing icing tunnel experiments, 3) attending academic conferences and writing reports, journal papers, 4) co-supervising postgraduate students.

The annual salary is from 250K to 375K RMB depending on the experience and track record in the Beijing campus, with an extra 100K RMB in the Zhuhai (south China) campus. In the past year, 2 postdoc researcher in the group were granted national fellowship associated with an extra 900K RMB salary for three years. The University offers one-bedroom accommodation within the campus costing 1200 RMB per month. These positions normally last for two years and towards the end, outstanding candidates will be considered for faculty positions.

Introduction to the research group

The research group maintains extensive collaborations with overseas universities, e.g. Imperial College London, University of Nottingham, Oxford University, KTH, Johns Hopkins University and there are regular mutual exchanges of researchers for each of the topic above. The group has been funded by research councils and major industries in aerospace engineering and energy in the UK, EU and China. More information of the group can be found at https://mao-lab.com.

BIT is located in the centre of Beijing, and despite its compact size, it belongs to the first groups of national higher education projects “211” and “985”, among a few other giant universities. For international candidates, the university and the group will offer assistances in accommodation and settle down, and it is totally comfortable to speak English in the campus.

Requirements:

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Publication record in top journals.
• Capacity to communicate fluently in English.
• Experiences on wind tunnel experiments and multiphase flow measurements will be appreciated.

Please send (1) Covering letter (2) CV and (3) two references to maoxuerui@sina.com

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