Job Title | Postdoctoral Researcher |
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Posting Date | 6-Sept-2021 |
Department | Emirates Nuclear Technology Center |
Organization Name | Khalifa University |
About University | Khalifa University is a world-class, research-intensive institution in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The University’s mission is to seamlessly integrate research and education to produce world leaders and critical thinkers in science, engineering, and medicine, and also to be a catalyst towards Abu Dhabi’s 2030 vision for a knowledge-based economy. Khalifa University has two campuses in the city of Abu Dhabi – the KU Main Campus and the Sas Al Nakhl Campus, the latter housing two of KU’s flagship research institutes: Masdar Institute and Petroleum Institute. |
Brief Description |
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Detailed Description | Strategic Responsibilities
The Emirates Nuclear Technology Center at Khalifa University is searching for a postdoctoral Research Associate (RA) to participate in a project conducting a safety analysis of design basis accident and design extension condition against experimental data from OECD-ATLAS project. This project is taking a thermal hydraulic analysis and a computational approach via lump code such as RELAP5/TRACE and CFD code such as ANSYS/STAR-CCM+ as well as a thermal-hydraulic experiment. Particular emphasis is for candidates with a background and interest in generating an input of safety analysis code and developing safety analysis code by implementing new models with the V&V procedure and conducting T-H experiments via designing and building test rig and measuring/analyzing data.
This is a two-year appointment (can be expended up to five years) at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The position is within the area of Thermal-hydraulics, Safety analysis, System design of Nuclear Power plant. Candidates must be willing to relocate to Abu Dhabi for the duration of the appointment, starting as soon as possible. Competitive salary + benefits are available.
For informal inquiries or further information on the position, please send an email to Dr. Ho Joon Yoon at hojoon.yoon@ku.ac.ae.
Operational Responsibilities
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Job Requirements | Required Qualifications
Required Experience The successful candidate must possess computational skill and experience, to support thermo-hydraulic investigation of nuclear power plant system, in at least one of the following areas:
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How To Apply | Applicants should send their updated CV to Dr. Ho Joon Yoon at hojoon.yoon@ku.ac.ae. A complete application includes curriculum vitae, cover letter, photo, and the names and contact information of three references. |