Researcher contract: 3D Resolvent Modelling of Turbulent Jets (M/F)

Organisation/Company CNRS Department Institut P': Physique et Ingénierie en Matériaux, Mécanique et Énergétique Research Field Engineering Chemistry Physics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Application Deadline 26 Mar 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country France Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Jun 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

At the Futuroscope site of Institut Pprime the CNRS is recruiting a Researcher within the framework of the SALSA project (funded by the DGAC and coordinated by Airbus).The successful candidate will collaborate with Airbus researchers and with the 2AT team at Institut Pprime to develop resolvent-based modelling tools for turbulent jets in cases where the jet mean flow is three-dimensional.

Responsibilities

• Develop a high-order finite-difference resolvent solver incorporating stabilising filters as well as a domain-decomposition strategy suitable for complex geometries,
• Use efficient time-integration methods to compute resolvent modes.

UPR 3346, Pprime Institute, is a CNRS unit under a specific agreement with the University of Poitiers and ISAE-ENSMA (partners).It has around 600 staff: 200 EC, 40 researchers, 100 IT, 180 PhD students and 40 fixed-term contract staff. The research work will be carried out within the D2-FTC department, Fluids, Thermal and Combustion, which corresponds to a continuum ranging from fluid mechanics, inert, anisothermal and reactive fluids, to effects related to complementary physical properties of thermal, combustion and detonation.

Required Skills

• Demonstrate excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Be strongly motivated to conduct high-impact applied research.
• Autonomy and creativity in problem-solving.
• Openness to collaboration with industrial partners (Airbus) and have an interest in aeronautical modelling projects.

The candidate must hold a PhD in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or a related field.

The candidate must have proven experience in numerical simulation in fluid mechanics and/or aeroacoustics; strong background in linear algebra and signal processing.