Context And Mission

The use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for air pollution simulation in urban areas has seen rapid growth in the past years. One of the advantages of CFD is that it can provide extensive data on the primary variables (velocity components, pressure, contaminant concentration, etc.) in the whole domain in a controlled scenario enabling systematic parametric studies. However, the accuracy and reliability of CFD simulations are of concern and solution verification, and validation studies are imperative. Thus, the main role of the current CFD tools available is to complement on-site measurements. The main bottlenecks are the boundary conditions and the empiricism used in the CFD models.

In the APPWIND project, BSC can provide two key ingredients to enable scale-resolving CFD to assess air pollution in urban areas at the micro-scale level.

Key Duties

- To develop scale-resolving air pollution solvers based on the multi-physics Alya software
- To develop a novel data assimilation methodology to integrate on-site pollution and air measurements with climatological data into the CFD solver
- To give support to the APPWIND project including the experimental campaign
- To participate in the rest of the CFD activities of the LS/CFD team in CASE


Requirements

Education

-PhD in computational fluid dynamics

Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

- Experience in CFD development ( at least 3 years)
- Knowledge in large eddy simulation models ( at least 3 years)
- Experience in large-scale simulation at high speed (wall models for LES, complex mesh generation, industrial simulations, etc. ) ( at least 3 years)
- Understanding of HPC clusters at user level and experience programming MPI ( at least 3 years).
- Good programming level (python, C, Fortran, C++, etc.) ( at least 4 years)

Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

-Good writing and oral skills (English is a must)Good writing and oral skills (English is a must)

Competences

- CFD development knowledge
- Experience in large-scale CFD computations (meshing, running in HPC systems and post-processing large data sets)
- Turbulence modelling (LES and RANS modelling, including wall modelling)
- Experience in European projects


Conditions

- The position will be located at BSC within the CASE Department
- We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
- Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration
- Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
- Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona
- Starting date: 01/10/2023