Research Associate in Reacting Flows

Job reference: SAE-027933

Salary: £37,174 to £39,355 per annum, depending on relevant experience

Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering

Location: Manchester

Employment type: Fixed Term

Division/Team: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Hours Per Week: 1 FTE

Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 02/04/2025

Contract Duration: up to 20.5 months

School/Directorate: School of Engineering

A Research Associate position is available to investigate turbulent reacting flows and flame instabilities in complex geometries, and develop novel approaches for the analysis and quantification of uncertainty in such settings.

You will conduct high-fidelity direct numerical simulations of Ammonia/Hydrogen flames using a state-of-the-art in-house code, and investigate how confinement, fuel composition and flame-turbulence-structure interactions influence the dynamics of fundamental flame instabilities.

You should have, or be working towards, a PhD or equivalent in mathematics, physics, or engineering, specialising in computational fluid dynamics or a closely related discipline. Expertise in the development and analysis of numerical methods and code for research in fluid/continuum mechanics is essential. You should be capable of working under your own initiative. Excellent communication and organisational skills are also required.

The School is committed to Athena SWAN principles to promote women in science; the School’s website documenting activity in this area can be found at:

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/connect/jobs/equality-diversity-inclusion/awards/athena-swan/

What can you expect in return

The University will actively foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Dr Jack King

Email: jack.king@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Further particulars including job description and person specification are available on the University of Manchester website - click on the 'Apply' button above to find out more