Missions

There is an open 2-years postdoctoral position in our group on experimental realization and diagnostics of multiphase flow problems. In our project we aim to develop reliable diagnostic tools to help designing efficient removal/mixing systems of an undesired suspended/dispersed phase from another continuous bulk phase, which is a situation frequently encountered in many industrial applications. These procedures have significant importance in industrial operations of chemical (mixing process in deep bed reaction systems), petroleum (oil-water separation systems), and biomedical industries (drug delivery encapsulating system) as well as in environmental processes (waste water treatment in car wash). This project targets in particular emulsion separation/mixing systems based on thermal and electrical treatments. The complete understanding of the physical phenomena at stake and the accurate prediction of such complex multi-phase, multi-physics system is then necessary to optimize the system parameters entirely.

Activités

The first step consists in designing and dimensioning the experimental set-up. This step will be jointly performed with the two senior researchers and 2 technicians in CORIA laboratory. In parallel with the development of the experiment, we will be focused on the adaptation of PIV and PLIF optical methods (seeding and dye selection for measurement with E-field, optimal signal filtering) to obtain accurate measurements with and without electric field (velocity, interface topology…) in the vicinity of interface with complex shape. We will design and manufacture fully new experiments that include fluid conduit, reservoir, heaters, electro-electric field generator, etc.. A fully “Home-made” experiments with optical accesses in the region of interest will ensure well-defined BCs as well as specific measurements to obtain its accurate quantification.
He or she shall also contribute to activities such as
• Supervising a PhD student in the group,
• publication of two or more individual and/or joint articles on the analyses of the data collected during the project.
It is expected that the data obtained will ultimately make it possible to the development of a new application-oriented model.

Compétences

We are looking for a strong postdoctoral fellow who will be able to become fully involved with the project, with a thirst for knowledge, a certain independence of thought and strong motivation and a very good background in the field of optical diagnostics (PIV, PLIF, Shadow-graphy, etc.). For following skills are essential for the candidate:
• Recent thesis in the field of fluid mechanics/chemical engineering specializing in Experimental Fluid Dynamics;
• Sound knowledge of programming languages (Matlab, Python, etc.), for post processing development;
• Fluent English, both written and spoken;
• Ability to work in a team on multi-disciplinary projects
Candidates must hold a doctorate in the Mechanical/Chemical Engineering field and proven research skills evidenced by a least one publication as the first relating to the subject or activities of the project. Other essential criteria for this post are a sound knowledge of optical diagnostics, demonstrable experience in using/developing advance diagnostics tools ideally with experience in PIV-PLIF. Candidates must have a very positive attitude to working in a team.

Contexte de travail

We are looking for a strong postdoctoral fellow who will be able to become fully involved with the project, with a thirst for knowledge, a certain independence of thought and strong motivation and a very good background in the field of optical diagnostics (PIV, PLIF, Shadow-graphy, etc.). For following skills are essential for the candidate:
• Recent thesis in the field of fluid mechanics/chemical engineering specializing in Experimental Fluid Dynamics;
• Sound knowledge of programming languages (Matlab, Python, etc.), for post processing development;
• Fluent English, both written and spoken;
• Ability to work in a team on multi-disciplinary projects
Candidates must hold a doctorate in the Mechanical/Chemical Engineering field and proven research skills evidenced by a least one publication as the first relating to the subject or activities of the project. Other essential criteria for this post are a sound knowledge of optical diagnostics, demonstrable experience in using/developing advance diagnostics tools ideally with experience in PIV-PLIF. Candidates must have a very positive attitude to working in a team.

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

The successful candidate shall be enrolled as a PostDoctoral researcher in CORIA laboratory (CNRS-UMR 6614). Travel to international conferences as well as visit from the partner university should be expected

Informations complémentaires

The deadline for submitting applications is December 21th.

Please submit your CV and cover letter.