With the subject formally established at Queen's University Belfast in 1912, the School has over 100 years of engineering pedigree and has recently completed a GBP 17M investment in the refit of our laboratory and teaching facilities.
The School's vision is to be world-leading in research and teaching, addressing global challenges and the needs of society through knowledge creation and dissemination. We are proud of the strong links we continue to develop with industry, both nationally and internationally. Our multi-national School proudly holds an ATHENA SWAN Silver award - acknowledging our inclusive ethos.
The turbomachinery research group at Queen's University has a long track record of high quality research in the performance of radial turbomachinery. The group works with leading companies from the international turbocharger industry and comprises local and overseas research students. The research projects rely heavily on advanced CFD modelling methods and upon detailed experimental performance measurements to validate findings.
The successful candidate will support with the delivery of industrially sponsored projects and PhD research projects. This will include the maintenance and development of the unique test facilities and instrumentation within the turbomachinery testing laboratory at Queen's University Belfast. It will also include the development of new funding proposals and high quality research publications.
The role will support the day-to-day supervision of 8-10 PhD students and also contribute to the educational objectives of the School related to this research area. The incumbent will also have the opportunity to initiate, plan and deliver research activities, agreed with the supervisor, of relevance to the School's research objectives.
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