Job DescriptionYour tasks: Your work will be an integral contribution to a joint project with partners from industry and research institutes in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. You will work closely with the Weather Service to develop and implement a wind farm parameterization in their operational weather forecast model. A unique wind farm parameterization for higher-order turbulence closure schemes will be developed.The development will be based on data from your cutting-edge large-eddy simulations. A comparison with measured data will facilitate quality control and uncertainty assessment of the modeling. Among others, your tasks will comprise:Large-eddy simulations of several kinds of marine atmospheric boundary layers and their interaction with large offshore wind farm clusters,Validation of the large-eddy simulation model in benchmarks,Derivation of budgets of higher-order turbulence moments from the large-eddy simulations,Derivation of a new wind farm parameterization for mesoscale models applying a higher-order turbulence closure scheme,Validation of the mesoscale model applying the new wind farm parameterization by comparison with LES.Your profile: Requirements for employment include:A qualifying university master''s degree in Physical Sciences, Meteorology, Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering with a focus on fluid dynamics, or Wind Energy,Profound knowledge in numerical simulations of atmospheric flows,Very good skills in the statistical analysis of large amounts of data,High motivation and ability to jointly work on applied research topics,Aptitude and willingness to pursue a PhD,Very good English skills.Desired (but not mandatory) requirements are:Experience in using the PALM software for the simulation of atmospheric flows,Experience in mesoscale simulations,Experience abroad of several months during school, study period or employment after graduation,Good German skills.Job offer: We offer you the opportunity to develop your scientific career in a lively academic environment. You will be working in the WindLab - one of the university''s most modern office and lab spaces - while you will also have the opportunity to do flexible and mobile work.Your pathway towards the PhD is actively supported by:Multidisciplinary cooperation with other researchers at ForWind and Fraunhofer IWES in Oldenburg,Optional secondment at an international research institute,Development of personal, scientific, and teaching skills through an individual training programme and selected teaching tasks,Opportunities to present scientific results at international conferences and through peer-reviewed publications to extend your specific network,Structured supervision of PhD process.The employment is initially limited to three years with an intention to further prolong up to four years to facilitate a PhD. The payment is based on the collective agreement for the public service in the German federal states, TV-L E13, for a 75% position.Contact: For questions regarding this job opportunity, please contact Dr. Gerald Steinfeld at (0) or preferably by email at . Further information on ForWind and our research group is available at and. Please submit your application preferably electronically as one PDF file by 08.01.2025 to .Please refer to the job number in the subject line. The PDF file must include either in English or German:A letter motivating your application,Curriculum vitae,Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma,Employment references,A one-page research statement. You are requested to present your notion of the field of the advertised PhD topic and some initial ideas for tackling it.A second PDF file containing your Master Thesis or relevant research papers (if available) is an optional attachment. We are looking forward to receiving your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Carl von Ossietzky Universitt Oldenburg | PhD position / Research Assistant (f/m