Technical Specialist (CFD and Data Science)

Overall Purpose of the Job

The University of Manchester (www.manchester.ac.uk) is one of the largest single-site universities in the UK, with one of the biggest student communities. In total, 25 Nobel Prize winners have worked or studied here and 93% of our research was ranked as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ by the Research Excellence Framework in 2021. The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) comprises two multi-discipline Schools; the School of Engineering and the School of Natural Sciences, each led by a Head of School and Head of School Operations. The School of Engineering is made up of five academic departments and the School of Natural Sciences is made up of five academic departments. For more information please visithttps://www.se.manchester.ac.uk/.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Technical Specialist in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Data Science. The appointee will support the development and implementation of engineering software for computational aerodynamics as part of an infrastructure project sponsored by a UKRI grant awarded to the National Wind Tunnel Facility (NWTF).

The primary objective is to develop a data fusion platform that combines both experimental and computational data on the aerodynamic performance of a time-varying geometry. In practice this will involve the development of a GPU accelerated CFD solver capable of high accuracy prediction of the flow field around an image-derived geometry. The facility will incorporate a high-resolution dynamic scanner which will be used to extract geometry, experimental data to provide flow visualization and detailed performance analysis in-situ.

This project provides an exciting opportunity to work with the Great Britain Cycling Team and the UK Sports Institute, contributing directly to their Olympic Programme and delivering new insights and opportunities to UK Sport’s celebrated ‘Marginal Gains’ strategy with potential to enable record-breaking results in international contest.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we support an inclusive working environment and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out morehere

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

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