Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Floating Offshore Wind at University of Oxford

[Emma Edwards]

We would like to share a Postdoctoral Research Assistant position in Floating Offshore Wind at the University of Oxford.

 

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Floating Offshore Wind

Department of Engineering Science, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ

 

We are seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Group at the Department of Engineering Science in central Oxford.  The post is externally funded by the Supergen ORE Hub and is fixed-term for 1 year in the first instance with the possibility for an extension.

 

The successful applicant will join a research project on floating offshore wind energy. This role focuses on the aerodynamic modelling of floating wind turbines and their dynamic response under realistic wind and wave conditions. You will conduct high-fidelity CFD simulations of floating turbines represented using an actuator-line approach, assess the applicability and limitations of reduced-order models in predicting turbine performance, and develop machine-learning surrogate models capable of reproducing aerodynamic loads in real time for physical experiments. The project combines numerical modelling, data-driven methods, and laboratory experimentation to advance next-generation real-time hybrid testing methodologies for physical modelling of deep-water offshore wind turbines.

 

You should hold a relevant PhD (or be near completion) and have a strong publication history. A strong background in computational fluid dynamics and wind turbine fluid mechanics together with the ability to understand the aerodynamics of wind energy generation and floating body dynamics is essential.

 

 

Full details are available at Postdoctoral Research Associate position at the University of Oxford.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Emma Edwards (emma.e...@eng.ox.ac.uk).