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Multiple Post-Doctoral Research Positions and Educational Research support positions are available with the Multiphase Flow Science Team in the NETL in-house research program. These opportunities will be available through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) program at the NETL Morgantown, WV location.
Post-Doctoral Research Opportunities
Positions will involve development, verification, validation, and application of Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) models in chemically reacting, multiphase flows using primarily the NETL MFiX code.
For development work the ideal candidate will hold a PhD degree in computer science, mathematics, or engineering and have experience in CFD, DEM, and/or molecular dynamics (MD) code development. Programming expertise in C++, Fortran, C, or another programming language is required. Experience with parallel computing, including MPI and OpenMP is required. Familiarity with MFiX and multiphase flow is highly desired but not mandatory. Specific tasks include code profiling, algorithm development and implementation, writing reports/papers and making presentations to report the results of the research. The development team is geographically disperse making excellent communication skills a must.
The primary area of CFD application is in energy conversion processes including coal and biomass gasification, chemical looping combustion, pyrolysis and gasification of solid feedstocks, solids classification, and carbon capture using solid sorbents or solvents. Applications to other technologies including chemical process, materials processing, etc. Experience with high performance computing platforms and CFD software packages such as the NETL MFiX Suite, ANSYS FLUENT, CPFD-Barracuda, or OpenFOAM is required. A Ph.D. degree in mechanical or chemical engineering or a closely related discipline is required.
Please contact jobs@mfix.netl.doe.gov with any questions.
Educational Research Support Opportunities
The ideal candidate will hold a PhD degree in computer science, mathematics, or engineering and have experience in CFD, DEM, and/or molecular dynamics (MD) code development and/or multiphase flow experiments. Programming expertise in C++, Fortran, C, or another programming language is required. Experience with parallel computing, including MPI and OpenMP is required for development positions. Familiarity with MFiX and multiphase flow is not required.
The specific tasks may include: code profiling, algorithm development and implementation, writing reports/papers and making presentations to report the results of the research. The MFS team is geographically disperse making excellent communication skills a must.
NETL, part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory system, is owned and operated by the DOE. NETL supports the DOE mission to advance the energy security of the United States. NETL implements a broad spectrum of energy and environmental research and development programs that will return benefits for generations to come. The MFS Team at NETL is a leader in the design of numerical modeling of gas-solids flows and simulations of devices of interest to DOE. The job location is at Morgantown, West Virginia research campus of NETL.
The Ph.D. must have been completed and granted by the university before starting the appointment. Applicants cannot have received the most recent degree more than five years prior to the date of application. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or approved Foreign Nationals.
Opportunities exist for excellent performers to advance to full-time employment with the federal government, NETL contractors, and NETL University collaborators. These full-time employment opportunities will depend on job openings, citizenship status, and are filled by competitive employment solicitations.
Please submit questions and communicate your interest in applying by email only, along with a CV or resume to:
Please include the subject line ORISE Positions and area of interest. After pre-screening of resumes, qualified candidates will be contacted and referred to ORISE to continue the application process.