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CFD scientist/engineer in building airflow

As a member of a research team studying building airflow and pollutant transport, the employee will plan, organize and conduct modeling research using a commercial software package for computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The research will aim to understand airflow and pollutant dispersion in buildings, building components, and other indoor spaces. The employee will develop and validate a methodology for coupling CFD models of some parts of a building to multi-node models of other parts of the same building, to simulate airflow and pollutant transport in the full building. The employee will conduct research predicting airflow, and the temporal and spatial dispersion of particles and gases within HVAC ducts, and in single rooms, and large indoor spaces. The employee will develop new research ideas and manage multi-year research projects.

NOTE: This is a one-year Term Scientist appointment with the possibility of renewal or reclassification based on performance and availability of funds.

DUTIES: Essential -- The employee will conduct original research on airflow, and transport of gases and airborne particles, in HVAC systems, buildings and large indoor spaces using the Star-CD Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) package; assist with planning and design of laboratory and field experiments for validation of model predictions; and interpret experimental and modeling results. The employee may direct the research activities of students and post-docs. The employee will prepare reports and communicate results through publications in peer-reviewed literature, and via conference presentations. Employee will help develop project budgets, and execute project plans paying attention to logistics, schedules, and milestones as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS: Essential -- Research experience in applying CFD to complex airflows in buildings, HVAC ducts and large indoor spaces. Experience using the Star-CD commercial CFD software package. Experience in solving problems with high Rayleigh number (on the order of 10,10 ) for enclosure flows. Theoretical understanding of airflow in buildings and pollutant dynamics. Strong organizational skills. Ability to work as part of a large project team, as necessary. Record of publications in peer-reviewed literature and presentations at peer-reviewed scientific conferences. Excellent communication skills in scientific and technical writing and presentations. Marginal: Advanced degree in engineering or related scientific field relevant to computational fluid mechanics. Familiarity with Unix and Linux operating systems. Knowledge of hardware and software aspects of mid-level computing clusters. Knowledge of advances in current computing hardware appropriate to mid-level parallel computing. Good interpersonal skills.

To apply please go to http://jobs.lbl.gov and click on Search. Enter '018094' in the keyword search field then click on 'Search Jobs'. You'll see the posting listed then you can 'Apply for Job'. Reference source as 'World Wide Web' and Specific Source as'CFD Online'.

Faculty Position: Computational Engineering Sciences

UT’s Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Science Graduate Program, has a tenure track opening for an individual with broad interests in the computational engineering sciences (CES).The successful applicant will assume the leadership role in the UT CFD Laboratory, the department’s focus for graduate education, Internet outreach and research in multi-disciplinary computational mechanics. Current and pending research topics encompass multi-scale applications in coupled fluid-thermal-structural-plasma systems spanning a wide range of applications in engineering (see http://cfdlab.utk.edu).

In collaboration with the UT Joint Institute for Computational Science, the resident high-performance computing environment spans Linux PC clusters to the supercomputing environment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Scientific topics of interest to our CES academic program include multi-scale issues in environmental mass transport, plasma aerodynamics, surface manufacturing, materials and biomedical fluid mechanics. The ideal applicant is the individual with exceptional promise for research accomplishment, documented by a proven record to date, who will excel in teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels and has a strong interest in multi-disciplinary research collaboration.

The MABE department is currently constituted of 28 faculty members and 100 graduate students, with last year’s research expenditures totaling $ 2.7M. An applicant must have an earned doctorate in an appropriate engineering science discipline, be committed to educational leadership and is expected to materially contribute to and expand the CFD Lab’s highly visible externally funded research program. Further information on the department can be found at http://www.engr.utk.edu/mabe/.

Review of applications will begin on February 1, 2005, and will continue until the position is filled. Interested persons should upload a letter of application, curriculum vita, and the names and contact information for four references at http://cmr.utk.edu/search. Alternatively, attach documents to an e-mail to Dr. J. A. M. Boulet, Associate Professor, MABE Search Committee Chair, at boulet@utk.edu.

AJB:1/15/05