International PhD Research Fellowship in Fluid Mechanics for Foreign Applicants

Department
of Mathematics
PhD
Research Fellowship in Fluid Mechanics
Position
as PhD Research Fellowship in Fluid Mechanics available at the Department of
Mathematics.
The
PhD fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with no compulsory work
(teaching). Starting date no later than 01.09.2016. No one can be appointed for
more than one fixed-term period at the

same institution.

Job/
project description:
The
position is connected with the project « Multiphase Flow in Concentric and
Eccentric Annulus Spaces (ANNULUS) » funded by the Research Council of Norway.
The project is a collaboration between UiO, Institute for Energy Technology
(IFE, www.ife.no) and Imperial College London,   Department of Mechanical
Engineering. Joint supervision will be given by Mikael Mortensen (UiO),
Murat Tutkun (UiO and IFE) and Jan Nossen (IFE) with additional support by
Professor Berend van Wachem (Imperial College).
The
primary objective of the project is to provide fundamental understanding of
physical mechanisms and flow regimes in two-phase flow in annulus spaces
in near horizontal oil wells at realistic conditions and provide
experimental data that later can be used for developing engineering
models. An “annulus” is the space between an outer pipe and an
inner pipe inserted into the outer pipe all along the pipe length.
The
PhD student will pursue detailed simulations of two-phase gas-liquid flow in
the annulus configuration through theoretical analysis and detailed CFD.
The CFD work will be based on the code Multiflow from Imperial College London.
We will stay in close contact with professor van Wachem at Imperial, who has
kindly offered free support and a few months’ visit to his group by the
PhD student. To ensure that the PhD work maintains a focus on industrially
relevant issues, the student will also spend extended periods at IFE to enable
daily interaction with highly experienced permanent staff.
The
experimental research will be carried out at IFE by IFE staff and a
postdoctoral fellow and will provide the PhD candidate with unique experimental
data to support the theoretical and numerical work.
Applicants
should have a background within applied mathematics, fluid mechanics and
Computational Fluid Dynamics. Basic knowledge of the oil and gas industry is
considered a bonus.
Candidates
without a Master’s degree have until 30 June, 2016 to complete the final exam.
Requirements/qualifications:
The
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of
being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be
selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment
of their class with respect to academic credentials. Applicants must hold a
Master’s degree or equivalent in fluid mechanics. The purpose of the fellowship
is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.
The
fellowship requires admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of
Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The application to the PhD programme
must be submitted to the department no later than two months after taking
up the position. For more information see here
and here.
A
good command of English is required.
Salary:
Position
code 1017, Pay grade: 50 – 57 (NOK 430 500   – 483 700 per year)
The
application must include:
  • Application
    letter 
  • CV
    (summarizing education, positions and academic work – scientific
    publications) 
  • Copies
    of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of
    recommendation
  • Documentation of English proficiency
  • List
    of   publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be
    considered by the evaluation committee 
  • Names
    and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate,
    e-mail and telephone number)
Foreign
applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University’s grading
system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or a
Scandinavian language.
In
accordance with the University of Oslo’s equal opportunities policy, we invite
applications from all interested individuals regardless of gender or ethnicity.
UiO
has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research
results a.o.
  • Region:
  • Oslo
  • Job
    type:
  • Contract
  • Working
    hours:
  • Full-time
  • Working
    days:
  • Day
  • Application
    deadline:
  • 1
    June, 2016
  • Location:
  • Oslo
  • Reference
    number:
  • 2016/5868
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