CareerPlanSign in
This role has closed. Browse similar live roles below, or see all open jobs →

Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Penn State University Park💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-20 → 2026-09-25

Core

Conduct research on turbulence modeling for compressible and high-speed flows using machine learning and CFD simulations.

Role type

Postdoctoral Scholar (Research Scientist)

Builds

Research outputs (reports, publications, software models)

Domain

Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Deliverable

research

Required skills

turbulence modeling, compressible flow physics, CFD simulations, machine learning methods, scientific programming, high-performance computing

Responsibilities

Develop progressive flow-physics-learning and machine-learning methods; Perform CFD simulations, model calibration, and model-form error analysis; Benchmark turbulence models and existing compressibility corrections; Verify and validate models using canonical and application-relevant flows; Document results in reports, presentations, software, and publications

Sourced via workday · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.