Your tasks
- Conduct pore scale reactive transport simulations in porous media such as cement
- Use AI and machine learning techniques to accelerate the numerical solvers and numerical analysis
- 2D/3D simulations using inhouse multicore CPU and GPU lattice-Boltzmann codes, inverse modelling and digital twins of the experiments
- Co-development of existing in-house multiscale codes, including benchmarking and validation
- Publication of results in journals and conferences
- Co-Supervise PhD and Master students
Your profile
- You are a reliable team player with a PhD degree in Natural Sciences / Environmental Sciences / Engineering
- You have strong experience in reactive transport simulations, idealy with Lattice Boltzmann method
- You possess advanced programming skills (C/Cuda/Python)
- First experience with machine learning tools would be beneficial
- A very good command of English is required (spoken and written)
We offer
Our institution is based on an interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic collaboration. You will profit from a systematic training on the job, in addition to personal development possibilities and our pronounced vocational training culture. If you wish to optimally combine work and family life or other personal interests, we are able to support you with our modern employment conditions and the on-site infrastructure.
Your employment contract is initially limited to 3 years, with a possible extension depending on the performance and future project availability.
For further information, please contact Dr Nikolaos Prasianakis, phone +41 56 310 24 15.
Please submit your application online by 2 March 2025 (including list of publications and addresses of referees) for the position as a Postdoctoral Fellow (index no. 4403-00).
Paul Scherrer Institute, Human Resources Management, Serdal Varol, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland