Postdoctoral Research Associate in GPU LES and AeroacousticsUniversity

About the Role

Queen Mary University of London and GPU-Prime Ltd have been awarded a highly competitive grant in the framework of the batch 48 SME ATI programme. The focus of the 12-month research-and-development project is to develop and validate a GPU-native Large Eddy Simulation (LES) toolchain for unsteady aerodynamics and aeroacoustics, enabling earlier, faster, and more cost-effective design decisions in UK aerospace programmes. This full-time Researcher job at Queen Mary University of London is needed to support the validation and modelling of the high-fidelity CFD-CAA tools for the ATI-IUK project. In addition to HPC runs, this work will also include advanced post-processing and analyses using data-driven methods.

About You

A successful applicant will have a PhD (or close to completion) or research qualification/experience equivalent to PhD level in the relevant subject area. In addition, the key experience required include LES, Computational Aeroacoustics, GPGPU Computing. Knowledge of CABARET and experience with data-driven analysis methods is desirable.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) is a large, research-intensive School within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, comprising over 110 academic staff and a vibrant community of approximately 2,700 undergraduate and taught postgraduate students, alongside more than 250 PhD researchers. The School is supported by a dedicated team of administrative and technical professionals, creating a strong and collaborative higher education environment.

SEMS is part of Queen Mary University of London, one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities, recognised for delivering world-class education and impactful research. The School offers a dynamic and interdisciplinary research culture, ranked 7th overall in the UK for research excellence in REF2021, and 2nd nationally for world-leading research outputs.

With more than £35 million invested in recent years, SEMS benefits from extensive state-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities, supporting research and teaching across a broad range of engineering and materials science disciplines. Following a recent education review, the School is further strengthening its undergraduate and postgraduate provision, with a strong emphasis on skills development, professional practice, and the education of future professional engineers.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

£39,187 to £42,933 per annum