Postdoctoral position in enhanced convective heat transfer in microchannels - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Subject description
The postdoctoral candidate will experimentally work on enhanced heat transfer in microchannels manufactured by additive manufacturing (AM). The channels will have various surface roughness inherent to the AM technology. The channels are aimed for cooling hot components in gas turbines using hydrogen-rich fuels. 

Job description 
This is a research-oriented postdoctoral position in close cooperation with Siemens Energy AB, Sweden. Teaching may also be included, but up to no more than 20% of working hours. The postdoctoral fellow is expected to interact with master students, PhD students and visiting scholars in the research team and contribute to meetings and seminars. Travel (funding) is included, and the team also receives short-term and long-term visitors on a regular basis.

The main work duties involve:

• experimental work on convective heat transfer in laboratory Environment.
• tuning and adjustment of the experimental test rig to improve opportunities for heat transfer and fluid flow measurements.
• contribute to design of innovative microchannels.
• develop novel microstructured surfaces to enhance heat transfer.
• analysis of experimental data and establishing correlations.
• based on the postdoctoral fellow’s research from well-designed and justified experiments as well as proper analyses, joint publications in well-established scientific thermal-sciences journals should appear to disseminate the findings.

Qualification requirements 
Appointment to a postdoctoral position requires that the applicant has a PhD, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a PhD, within the subject of the position, completed no more than three years before the last date for applications.

Additional requirements:

• The subject of the doctorate degree should be in disciplines of Mechanical Engineering (especially heat transfer and thermodynamics) or Chemical Engineering.
• Good oral and excellent written proficiency in English.

Assessment criteria and other qualifications 
This is a career development position primarily focused on research. The position is intended as an initial step in a career, and the assessment of the applicants will primarily be based on their research qualifications and potential as researchers.

Particular emphasis will be placed on research skills within the subject. For appointments to a postdoctoral position, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

• A good ability to develop and conduct high quality research.
• Teaching skills.

Additional assessment criteria:

• Experimental expertise in heat transfer and fluid flow
• Experience with IR and LCT thermography
• Experience in gas turbine heat transfer
• Ability to publish in highly ranked scientific journals
• We are looking for a person, who is passionate for research, aim-driven, and can work independently.

The research is in close cooperation with R & D staff at Siemens Energy AB, Sweden so good collaborative skills are important. Experiences from relevant areas of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics and chemical engineering, are of special value.

Terms of employment
This is a full-time, fixed-term employment of two years. The period of employment is determined in accordance with the agreement “Avtal om tidsbegränsad anställning som postdoktor” (“Agreement on fixed-term employment as a postdoctoral fellow”) between Lund University, SACO-S, OFR/S and SEKO, dated 4 September 2008.

Instructions on how to apply 
Applications shall be written in English. Applications should be uploaded in PDF in the Lund University recruitment system and should include the following documents:

• a cover letter in which applicants describe themselves and their particular research interests, including how they match the described research work (maximum 2 pages).
• résumé/CV.
• a list of publications.
• copy of the doctoral degree certificate, and other certificates/grades that you wish to be considered.
• contact information of at least two references.