Vacancy Notice 024/2025

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU) is an internationally oriented and regionally networked university with a strong research profile.

The Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Process Engineering seeks to fill the following vacancy:

Postgraduate training fellowship (m/f/d)

leading to the award of a PhD in Marie S.-Curie Project SCALE, “Industry empowerment to Multiphase fluid dynamics simulations using Artificial intelligence and Statistical methods on modern hardware architectures at Scale”

Salary scale:
Marie-Curie
Unit Costs

Date commencing:
next possible date

Fixed term (until):
30.09.2027

Contract status:
Marie-Curie Fellowship 100%

The position is in the newly established Marie S. Curie doctoral network SCALE, “Industry empowerment to Multiphase fluid dynamics simulations using Artificial intelligence and Statistical methods on modern hardware architectures at Scale”. The project started October 2023

Position: DC 2/ Acoustic PFC droplet vaporisation simulation in blood vessels and NN optimisation of droplet dose for BBB opening

Objectives: To develop an ML-CFD methodology for acoustic droplet vaporisation in brain blood vessels.

Expected Results:

Other responsibilities:

Participation in the activities of the Doctoral Network
Secondment and collaboration with an industrial partner
Excellent programming skills
Excellence in fluid mechanics
Interest in machine learning and optimisation methods

The opportunity to pursue a PhD is given and it is supported accordingly.

The candidate must also fulfil the following eligibility requirements:

Must have a Master (or equivalent) degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with solid knowledge of fluid dynamics and its applications.
Must be a doctoral candidate, i.e., not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment.
Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
Must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.
Must be fluent to communicate fluently in English, in excellent oral and written form.

The successful candidates will receive a salary including mobility and family allowance (if applicable) and will be employed according to the rules for Doctoral Candidates (DCs) in a EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network and the specific regulations of each institution.

Gross salary without employer´s social contribution and without family allowance:

The employee’s gross salary will be approximately 3269 € per month (without family allowance) or approximately 3816 € per month (with family allowance), depending on the year of employment and the choice of health insurance. A family allowance will be paid in case the researcher has a family. ‘Family’ means persons linked to the researcher by marriage (or a relationship with equivalent status to a marriage recognised by the legislation of the country where this relationship was formalised) or dependent children who are actually being maintained by the researcher.

For further information about the position, please contact Prof Manolis Gavaises at: m.gavaises@city.ac.uk.

You will benefit from our structures and offerings in the fields of sustainability, diversity, family support and staff development. Our location in the center of a thriving, lively and family-friendly state capital guarantees a high quality of life and a wide range of leisure activities. For more information, please visit www.ovgu.de/en/karriere.

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg is a signatory of the German Diversity Charter. We welcome your application, regardless of gender, cultural and social background, age or sexual orientation. Applications from severely disabled people or people with an equivalent impairment will be given priority in the case of equal suitability, ability and professional expertise. Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg strongly promotes gender equality in all professional areas.

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Your application should include the following: letter of motivation, curriculum vitae of at most 3 pages, copy of degree or master's thesis or any other publications (if available), and two written recommendation letters (e.g., one by the former Master thesis supervisor). Please send your complete application by February 15, 2025 using the online application portal.

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