CareerPlan

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Supersonic Combustion

Darlington Campus, AUFull-time$118k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-09
No visa sponsorship

Core

Conduct advanced research into supersonic combustion and compressible reacting flows to develop new computational models and solvers for advanced propulsion concepts.

Role type

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Computational Fluid Dynamics)

Builds

Computational models, solvers, and technical educational content for rocket systems.

Domain

Aerospace engineering, high-speed propulsion, combustion

Deliverable

production ML models | research

Required skills

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), direct numerical simulation (DNS), large eddy simulation (LES), probability density function methods, high-performance computing, code development, complex numerical simulation setup

Preferred skills

Laser diagnostics, mentoring research students, developing technical educational content

Technologies

Direct numerical simulation codes, large eddy simulation codes, probability density function methods, high-performance computing clusters

Responsibilities

Conduct research on supersonic combustion and compressible reacting flows; develop computational models and solvers; run simulations using state-of-the-art codes; mentor research students; develop technical content for professional development programs

Seniority

Postdoctoral, hands-on IC