Informations générales
Intitulé de l'offre : Post-doctorate position (M/F) : physics of thermal plasma and vacuum arcs (H/F)
Référence : UMR5213-DELDAL-031
Nombre de Postes : 1
Lieu de travail : TOULOUSE
Date de publication : mercredi 19 novembre 2025
Type de contrat : Chercheur en contrat CDD
Durée du contrat : 12 mois
Date d'embauche prévue : 16 mars 2026
Quotité de travail : Complet
Rémunération : Between €3,041 and €4,395 gross per month depending on experience
Niveau d'études souhaité : Doctorat
Expérience souhaitée : Indifférent
Section(s) CN : 10 - Milieux fluides et réactifs : transports, transferts, procédés de transformation
Missions
The successful candidate will participate in research projects related to the modeling activities of the Electric Arcs and Thermal Plasma Processes team at LAPACE (UMR5213), focusing on the issue of modeling arcs in a vacuum. In particular, this will involve continuing the team's research on vacuum circuit breakers in collaboration with Siemens Energy.
Activités
The objective of this position is to support the team's modeling activities. He or she will be primarily involved in the modeling of vacuum circuit breakers, focusing on the following two points
1. In-depth review of the physical formulations used by the team for its vacuum arc modeling, better approach to boundary conditions in vacuum circuit breakers
2. Assistance in developing models that take into account supersonic arc conditions in vacuum circuit breakers
The team has User Defined Functions (UDF) tools developed in Ansys-Fluent for modeling arcs in vacuum. Knowledge of Ansys Fluent and the use of UDFs will be necessary for the postdoc.
Compétences
This contract requires multidisciplinary expertise. The candidate must have:
- solid knowledge of thermal plasma physics and its interactions
- skills in C programming and numerical methods
The candidate must demonstrate strong motivation for research, autonomy and initiative in research work, good organizational skills, and enthusiasm for working in a dynamic research team.
Contexte de travail
This contract will be carried out within the Electric Arcs and Thermal Plasma Processes (AEPPT) team at LAPACE (UMR5213). This team, which specializes in the study of electric arcs, focuses its activities on physical modeling of thermal plasmas and experiments to validate the models. Most of the research conducted is related to industrial devices where electric arcs are present (torches, low- and high-voltage circuit breakers, vacuum circuit breakers, plasma reactors operating in a liquid). It is composed of two senior researchers, a research engineer and a post-doctoral fellow working on modeling activities, and about half a dozen doctoral students. It benefits from the support of a technician for experiments.
Le poste se situe dans un secteur relevant de la protection du potentiel scientifique et technique (PPST), et nécessite donc, conformément à la réglementation, que votre arrivée soit autorisée par l'autorité compétente du MESR.
Contraintes et risques
Occupational risks inherent in computer-based research work.