1 Postgraduate Research Fellowship in Modelling tools and methodologies for Offshore floating wind turbines in Netherlands | MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands)

MARIN is looking for an early stage researcher for its Renewable Energy Team to undertake a 36 month research project. The researcher would be based at MARIN in Wageningen (The Netherlands), but will have the opportunity to make secondments to WavEC (Portugal) during the course of his/her study.

Description

The objective of this research work is to improve modeling tools and methods for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT). In recent years, several concepts of floating offshore wind turbines have been tested in MARIN facilities. In these model tests new methods have been applied to account for the complexity of offshore wind turbines and scaling issues. MARIN uses and develops numerical tools for commercial studies and research projects. As part of his research tasks, the researcher will investigate how MARIN’s numerical tools can be used to calculate waves, wind and current loads on floating wind turbines. He will also study how the response of the turbine can be modeled with these tools. The goal of this research work is to improve the numerical assessment of the main loads acting on a floating offshore wind turbine and its response to these loads.

Nr of positions available: 1

Research Fields: Physics - Other

Career Stage: Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate)

Research Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Requirements

Required Education Level

Degree: Master Degree or equivalent

Degree Field: Physics

Required Languages

Language: English

Language Level: Excellent

Additional Requirements

Necessary:

• Master degree in Physic Sciences with speciality in solid mechanics and fluid mechanics.

Desirable:

• Previous experience in research projects.
• Experience with dynamics of floating structures in waves, current and wind.
• Experience with simulation of wind turbines.
• Experience with the analysis of experiments and the calibration of numerical.
• Programming skills in Matlab, Fortran, C++.

Eligibility Criteria

Research experience of 0-4 years, counted from the time of acquirement of the Master’s degree, gives the rights to apply for one of the Early Stage Researcher positions. The candidate must not have a PhD.

The candidate must not have resided or carried out her/his main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment. Short stays, such as holidays, are not counted.