Postdoctoral Opening: Marine Sciences

*Postdoctoral position available in the Marine Sciences Department UNC Chapel Hill.*


The department of Marine Sciences is seeking a qualified candidate for a postdoctoral position in the field of sediment transport modeling for an NSF-funded project. The project, part of a collaborative initiative with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland-College Park, seeks to better understand and parameterize the flux of sediment in near-bottom turbulent unsteady (oscillating) boundary layers with a combination of laboratory experiments, to be carried out at UMD-CP, and numerical simulations to be done at UNC-CH. The numerical simulations will involve the use of an existent highly-scalable DNS/LES parallel solver for the fluid phase and Lagrangian Tracking for the particulate phase. The successful candidate will be responsible, under the supervision of the project coordinators, for developing the Lagrangian Tracking component, conducting numerical experiments, and analyzing the data. The candidate will have access to state-of-the-art computational resources (http://www.unc.edu/atn/hpc/hardware/index.shtml?id=4353).

We seek a candidate who combines a strong background in multiphase turbulent flows with excellent mastery of numerical techniques. The initial appointment will be for 1 year, renewable up to three years depending on performance. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter stating their research interests, an up-to-date CV, three letters of recommendation and copies of relevant publications to Prof. A. Scotti, Dept. of Marine Sciences, CB 3300, UNC Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3300 (_ascotti@unc.edu <mailto:ascotti@unc.edu>_).