One SRF & one JRF

A project on "Reduced order modelling" has been sanctioned in principle; financial sanction is awaited. I am looking to fill the following two positions.

Senior Research Fellow (SRF) (for a 3-year tenure):

The SRF's work will involve theoretical and semi-empirical modelling of aerodynamics.

The candidate must have ALL the following skills:

  1. Very good at mathematics, especially linear algebra.
  2. Very familiar with compressible fluid dynamics (governing equations of compressible flows, shocks, etc.).
  3. Very good with programming, especially in Python.
  4. Familiarity with overall CFD procedures (detailed knowledge of any package is not necessary).
Please do not apply if you do not have ALL the above skills.

The following skills will be good to have for the candidate:

  • Familiarity with aerodynamics.
  • Familiarity with CFD tools (if you have detailed knowledge of any package, then that's a bonus).

Typically, candidates should have an M.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering. Exceptionally accomplished B.Tech. degree holders from these disciplines may also apply.

Junior Research Fellow (JRF) (for a 2-year tenure):

The JRF's work will involve performing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of aerodynamics.

The candidate must have ALL the following skills:

  1. Very good at fundamental fluid mechanics.
  2. Very good at CFD, especially in ANSYS Fluent.

The following skills will be good to have for the candidate:

  • Familiar with programming, especially in Python.

Typically, candidates should have a B.Tech. in Aerospace/Mechanical/Civil/Chemical Engineering or an allied discipline.

Tenures of both positions should start around beginning of November 2023.

Attractive salary and out-of-campus allowance are budgeted.

Relevant references:

  1. N. Pandey, R. Tembhare, N. Singh and A. Sinha Domain-decomposed reduced-order modelling of steady aerodynamics for 2D store separation analysis, AIAA Paper 2023-1004 (download)
  2. A. Sinha, R. Kumar and J. Umakant, Reduced-order model for efficient generation of a subsonic missile's aerodynamic database, The Aeronautical Journal, 126:1546-1567, 2022 (download)
  3. M. Goyal and A. Sinha Transported snapshot model order reduction for steady transonic flows simulated on unstructured meshes, AIAA Paper 2023-2151 (download)
  4. A. Sinha and S. Garg, Reduced-order modeling of steady aerodynamics for 2d store separation analysis, AIAA Paper 2018-3168 (download)