Postdoc Analysis Of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Fluid Properties
With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.
The Institute of Fluid Dynamics is conducting basic and applied research in the fields of thermo-fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics in order to improve the sustainability, the energy efficiency and the safety of industrial processes.
The Department of Thermal Energy and Process Technology is looking for a Postdoc Analysis of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Fluid Properties: Experimental Characterization, Numerical Modeling and Sensor Development.
Your Tasks
- Evaluation of sources of impurities and breakdown products in sCO2 Brayton cycles over a range of applications, temperatures, and periods of time
- Characterization of fluid properties of supercritical and subcritical CO2 with and without purities, in-situ in running cycles as well as in external measurement devices
- Development of fluid property models of both steady-state and dynamic nature
- Assessment and design of measurement techniques for sCO2 system safety, control and purification in the context of impurities
- Contributions to the design and control recommendations for sCO2 cycles for broader implementation and robustness
- PhD student mentoring and proposal writing
- Scientific documentation and communication of results in the form of conference contributions and journal publications
Your Profile
- Completed university studies (PhD) in the field of Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field
- Solid knowledge of thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer phenomena, process engineering, and process technology
- Strong knowledge of experimental measurement technology in thermo-fluid sciences
- Willingness to work on numerical and experimental tasks
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills in an interdisciplinary and international research environment
- Motivation and self-discipline to carry out research independently
- Excellent command of English (spoken and written)
- Proficient programming skills (e.g., MATLAB, SIMULINK, Python) or other common process simulators
Our Offer
- A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
- Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
- Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
- Depending on the personal qualifications, the candidate may be classified in salary group 13 according to TVöD-Bund
- We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
- Numerous company health management offerings
- Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
- An employer subsidy for the “Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket”
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Postdoc (f/m/d) Analysis of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Fluid Properties: Experimental Characterization, Numerical Modeling and Sensor Development in Dresden Arbeitgeber: Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers
Als Arbeitgeber bieten wir Ihnen eine abwechslungsreiche und vielfältige Rolle in einem internationalen Umfeld, das von einer starken Work-Life-Balance geprägt ist. Mit flexiblen Arbeitszeitmodellen und der Möglichkeit, nach Absprache remote zu arbeiten, fördern wir Ihre individuelle berufliche Entwicklung durch gezielte Unterstützung. Zudem profitieren Sie von 30 Urlaubstagen, fairer Vergütung und einem inklusiven Arbeitsumfeld, das Vielfalt schätzt und Chancengleichheit fördert.
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