Postdoctoral Researcher on Lidar Experiments for Wind Energy
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Job summary
Join EPFL as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Lidar Experiments! Experience a dynamic work environment with competitive benefits.
Tasks
- Conduct Lidar experiments to study wind turbine wake flows.
- Analyze atmospheric stability's impact on wind energy output.
- Validate models using lidar measurements for wind energy research.
Skills
- PhD in engineering or physics with fluid dynamics experience required.
- Expertise in experimental fluid dynamics and wind energy.
- Familiarity with scanning Doppler wind lidar data analysis.
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Postdoctoral Researcher on Lidar Experiments for Wind Energy
Published 17 April 2025 Workplace Lausanne, Lake Geneva region, Switzerland CategoryEnvironment
Research Management
Position Research Management
Senior Scientist / Postdoc
EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,500 people supporting the three main missions of the institutions: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 18,500 people, including over 14,000 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.
Postdoctoral Researcher on Lidar Experiments for Wind Energy
The main activities to be carried out as part of the aforementioned project include:
1) Studying wind turbine wake flows and their superposition inside wind farms.
2) Investigating the effect of atmospheric stability conditions on wind turbine wakes and power output.
3) Using the lidar measurements for the validation and improvement of analytical wake models.
Our research involves a synergistic combination of experimental (field and wind tunnel) work, numerical modelling (large-eddy simulation) and theoretical development.
Specific areas of research include:
Activity Rate Min : 100.00
Activity Rate Max : 100.00
Contract Type: CDD
Duration: renewable on a one-year basis
Reference: 806
For any further information, please contact Prof. Porté-Agel at fernando.porte- E-Mail schreiben
Postdoctoral Researcher on Lidar Experiments for Wind Energy
Main duties and responsibilities
The WiRE Laboratory of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) searches a postdoctoral researcher for a project recently funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The project aims at investigating the interaction between wind farms and the atmospheric boundary layer using a combination of field experiments, wind tunnel experiments and numerical simulations.The main activities to be carried out as part of the aforementioned project include:
1) Studying wind turbine wake flows and their superposition inside wind farms.
2) Investigating the effect of atmospheric stability conditions on wind turbine wakes and power output.
3) Using the lidar measurements for the validation and improvement of analytical wake models.
Mission
The main goal of The Wind Engineering and Renewable Energy Laboratory (WiRE) research is to improve our understanding and ability to predict turbulent transport of momentum and scalars (e.g., heat, water vapor, pollutants) in environmental flows, with emphasis on the atmospheric boundary layer and wind energy systems. Improved descriptions of those processes are developed and used in engineering, environmental and wind energy applications (e.g., weather, air quality and wind resource assessment models).Our research involves a synergistic combination of experimental (field and wind tunnel) work, numerical modelling (large-eddy simulation) and theoretical development.
Specific areas of research include:
- Wind energy
- Flow over complex terrain
- Flow in urban canopies
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Thermally stratified flows
- Boundary-layer turbulence
Profile
The candidates should hold a PhD in engineering or physics and have experience in experimental fluid dynamics and wind energy. It is highly desirable that the candidates have experience in the use and analysis of data from scanning Doppler wind lidars.We offer
- A stimulating and international working environment in the EPFL campus/Lausanne.
- Competitive salary and excellent working conditions.
- Opportunity to perform state-of-the-art research in one of the most dynamic scientific institutions in Europe.
Informations
Contract Start Date : as soon as possibleActivity Rate Min : 100.00
Activity Rate Max : 100.00
Contract Type: CDD
Duration: renewable on a one-year basis
Reference: 806
For any further information, please contact Prof. Porté-Agel at fernando.porte- E-Mail schreiben
In your application, please refer to myScience.ch and referenceJobID67094.
