Researcher contract: Modal Decomposition for Airframe Aeroacoustics (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 contribute to the development and evaluation of modal-decomposition techniques applied to data from high-fidelity numerical simulations of landing-gear aeroacoustics.

The researcher will develop and implement modal-decomposition methods using “on-the-fly” approaches to efficiently process large volumes of data. The candidate will then perform benchmarking of these techniques to evaluate their performance and relevance for the analysis of airframe aeroacoustic simulations.

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 abilities.
• Be strongly motivated for high-impact applied research.
• A high degree of autonomy and creativity in problem-solving.
• Openness to collaboration with industrial partners (Airbus) and have a strong interest in aerospace modelling projects.

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

The candidate must have a proven experience in numerical simulation in fluid mechanics and/or aeroacoustics, as well as strong skills in linear algebra and signal processing.