Chercheur (M/F) en Energétique Combustion de CH4-H2

Job Description

Missions

The successful candidate will join the C2B (Biomass Combustion and Biofuels) team and will primarily carry out CH₄-H₂ combustion experiments at the ICARE-CNRS laboratory (Institute of Combustion, Aerothermics, Reactivity and Environment).
Their responsibilities will include:
- Setting up the burners to be studied in the combustion chamber and making any necessary adjustments
- Preparing the experiments: H₂ line, flow meter, mixer
- Conducting combustion measurement campaigns: stability, emissions
- Analysing the results
- Drafting experiment reports and a final report

Activity

The researcher will contribute in particular to the following activities:
- Preparing the combustion facility
- Conducting combustion tests on CH₄, followed by CH₄-H₂, and H₂
- Drafting experiment reports
- Organising and holding meetings with partners

Your Profil

Skills

- Knowledge of techniques applied in the field, operational expertise, IT tools and software
- Experience in submitting and managing projects
- Language skills
- Writing skills, ability to formulate a scientific project, and to publish and promote one's research
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team on multidisciplinary projects
- Team or project management experience
- Ability to work in accordance with rules and procedures
- Independence, organisational skills and accountability
- Other: ability to adapt to work constraints, communication and persuasion skills, analytical and critical thinking skills, ability to learn and develop skills, flexibility and adaptability, risk management.
Candidates are expected to have:
A.
- A recent degree with less than 2 years' experience in the energy sector, specialising in combustion;
- Solid knowledge of combustion and fluid mechanics
- Previous experience of laser diagnostics in reactive environments
- Basic knowledge of experimental design;
- Ability to work as part of a team on multidisciplinary projects.
B.
- Good knowledge of test set-up and execution, ideally with experience in the field of combustion
- Knowledge of numerical calculation tools such as Matlab and Python
- A sound understanding of physical chemistry, as well as the safety requirements to be observed when implementing these processes, is essential.

Your Work Environment

The ICARE laboratory (UPR 3021, Orléans, France) is a CNRS laboratory (INSIS department). The laboratory is situated on the CNRS campus. The laboratory's scientific areas of focus are: the analysis of combustion phenomena and reactive systems (combustion, gasification, thermal degradation); the study of chemical processes in the atmosphere and their application to the environment; and the analysis of high-velocity flows and the development of new technologies for space propulsion.
The work forms part of a partnership with the company TMFCT
ICARE team: C2B – Combustion of Biomass and Biofuels
Available resources: Combustion chamber, laboratory burners, combustion measurement techniques, flue gas analyser.

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

2991.58

Annual leave and RTT

44 jours

Remote Working practice and compensation

Pratique et indemnisation du TT

Transport

Prise en charge à 75% du coût et forfait mobilité durable jusqu’à 300€

About the offer

About the CNRS

The CNRS is a major player in fundamental research on a global scale. The CNRS is the only French organization active in all scientific fields. Its unique position as a multi-specialist allows it to bring together different disciplines to address the most important challenges of the contemporary world, in connection with the actors of change.

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