The Assistant Professorship of Sustainable Future Mobility is looking for a Postdoc to support the development of automated kinetic models and numerical simulations of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) combustion.

The Assistant Professorship of Sustainable Future Mobility is a part of the Department of Aerospace and Geodesy within the TUM School of Engineering and Design. The group carries out research in the areas of novel aviation propulsion (SAFs and H₂ fuels), the Hyperloop technology as well as hydrogen and refrigerants explosion safety. Our focus in research and teaching is on the principles of technical thermodynamics, combustion technology, and reactive flows.

Applicant's project

To combat the harmful effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and subsequently formed soot particles on human health and the environment, many governments and institutions are introducing increasingly stringent regulations. To develop combustion control techniques that allow compliance with these regulations, it is essential to understand and to accurately model the chemical kinetics of fuel decomposition and especially PAH formation. While most of the available literature focuses mainly on the quantitative chemical kinetic modeling of simple combustion systems, a detailed understanding of the complex PAH formation and growth mechanisms and their influence on soot production continues to be one of the central challenges in combustion research. The proposed project targets the generation and testing of new chemical kinetic mechanisms for PAH formation leading to soot production within the context of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SFAs). Methods used will be the Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG), mainly developed at MIT, CANTERA, and an in-house FORTRAN code for reactive flows.

Applicant's profile

You have a Ph.D. in the area of chemical or mechanical engineering or information technology with expertise in Python/programming, chemical kinetics, soot formation modeling, or combustion modeling and are interested in independently investigating scientific questions and working in an international team. Besides, you will have the opportunity to engage in co-supervising students and participate in teaching.

Our offer

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is a renowned university in Europe. We are offering good working conditions and an international research environment. The salary is in accordance with the Public Sector Collective Agreement on Länder full-time (TV-L E13 / 40 hours per week). The position is initially limited to one year. TUM strives to raise the proportion of women in its workforce and explicitly encourages applications from qualified women. The position is suitable for disabled persons. Disabled applicants will be given preference in case of generally equivalent suitability, aptitude, and professional performance.

Your application

Please send your application by electronic mail and only in one single pdf document (including an introductory letter, CV, qualifications, list of publications, and any references you might have) to:

Assistant Professorship for Sustainable Future Mobility
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Agnes Jocher
Dept. Aerospace & Geodesy
School of Engineering & Design
Boltzmannstr. 15
85748 Garching
Germany

We are looking forward to receiving your documents via email to our office: helga.bassett@tum.de If you are applying by regular mail, please submit only copies of official documents, as we cannot return your submissions after the completion of the application process.

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Contact

Please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Helga Bassett for any administrative questions you may have: +49 89 289 16217, helga.bassett@tum.de

Application deadline / Closing date: 30. April 2024