Postdoctoral fellowships at CSIJRI and SCUT (China)

Our FAU DCN-AvH, Chair for Dynamics, Control and Numerics – Alexander von Humboldt Professorship at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in a joint call with the China-Singapore International Joint Research Institute (CSIJRI) and South China University of Technology (SCUT) in Guangzhou, China are looking for Post-doctoral Fellows to work on projects on computational contact mechanics/computational mechanics [1] and Intelligent structural health monitoring sensors [2]. The Post-doctoral Fellows will be working at CSIJRI and SCUT with Prof. Shiping Huang and Prof. Enrique Zuazua.

Location
The Post-doctoral Fellows will be funded by the CSIJRI and local government and receive competitive salary and benefit packages.
Where: China-Singapore International Joint Research Institute (CSIJRI) and South China University of Technology (SCUT) in Guangzhou, China
Positions available: 02

PROJECTS

[1] Project 1

Computational Contact Mechanics/Computational Mechanics
This project aims to develop the theory and numerical implementation of computational contact mechanics/ computational mechanics.

Searched Profile
The candidate should hold a Ph.D. degree (with Ph.D. degree no longer than 3 years) in related areas such as civil engineering, mechanical engineering or mechanics.
The candidate should be familiar with numerical method for PDE (Partial Differential Equation) such as:

• Finite Element method
• Boundary Element method
• Finite difference method

[2] Project 2

Intelligent structural health monitoring sensors
This project aims to develop smart sensors in structural health monitoring such as vibration sensors, strain sensors or image sensors.

Searched Profile
The candidate should hold a Ph.D. degree (with Ph.D. degree no longer than 3 years) in related areas such as civil engineering, computer science or electronic engineering. The candidates who are familiar with C++, PCB design are preferred.

INFORMATION & APPLICATION
Salary: About 350,000 RMB per year
Research period: two (2) years
Start time: starting immediately
Supervisor: Prof. Shiping Huang and Prof. Enrique Zuazua
Contact: ctasihuang@scut.edu.cn; enrique.zuazua@fau.de

About the CSIJRI
Witnessed by the Chinese President Xi Jinping and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the China-Singapore International Joint Research Institute is an important technology collaboration platform jointly set up by the China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Administrative Committee (CSGKC Administrative Committee), South China University of Technology (SCUT), Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and SSGKC Investment and Development Co., Ltd (GKC Co). The institute is located in Guangzhou Knowledge City, home to many world-class resources for the international collaboration.

About South China University of Technology
South China University of Technology (SCUT) is a top research university in Southern China listed under China’s “Double World Class” project as a Category-A University. Its engineering programme is placed at the 22nd by the “Academic Ranking of World Universities”. Patent technology transfer indicators placed 1st in the national ranking; SCUT has 9 disciplines entered top 1% on the ESI global list, its engineering, materials science, chemistry and agricultural science are among the ESI global top 1‰.

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How to Apply

Submit your application in a single pdf file via our talent platform (please, see below) with:
• Cover/motivation letter
• CV
• Two (2) recommendation letters
• Master/PhD certificates
• Academic record
• List of publications
• Short research plan
• List of potential reference persons

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