The Research Training Group (RTG) on Lorentz Force Velocimetry and Lorentz Force
Eddy Current Testing at Ilmenau University of Technology, sponsored by the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG, offers the following open position:

     Full-time postdoctoral position in Theoretical Magnetohydrodynamics

The position starts 01 January, 2014. In exceptional cases the candidate can be
appointed slightly earlier or later. The research position has a duration of two
years and is paid according to the TVL E13 scale of the German public sector.

The measurement of flow velocities in hot and aggressive liquids like metal
melts and molten glass is one of the grand challenges of industrial fluid
mechanics. A physically closely related challenge is the detection of deeply
lying flaws and inhomogeneities in electrically conducting solid materials.
Since 2004, scientists and engineers at Ilmenau University of Technology have
been developing two novel technologies termed Lorentz force velocimetry and
Lorentz force eddy current testing to meet these challenges. Both technologies
are based on measuring the Lorentz forces that are induced by the interaction of
electrically conducting moving substances and magnetic fields.

Within the RTG, the basic physics of these technologies shall be explored by
performing high-precision model experiments, high-resolution numerical
simulations, and intense analytical modeling. The RTG provides a creative and
inspiring environment, excellent laboratory facilities, state-of-the-art
scientific computing facilities, and the possibility of collaborating with
industry and with foreign institutions.

The successful candidate for the research position should have
• an excellent doctoral degree, preferably in mechanical engineering,          
electrical engineering, physics, or applied mathematics,
• an excellent knowledge of the English language,
• a high motivation for interdisciplinary work in an international scientific team.

Ilmenau University of Technology aims to establish gender equality and highly
encourages women to apply. Handicapped applicants with identical qualification
will be considered with priority. Special services are available concerning all
social matters.

We invite all applicants to e-mail the complete set of documents (see
www.tu-ilmenau/lorentz-force for details) in PDF format by 31 May, 2013 to

lorentz-force@tu-ilmenau.de

mentioning the vacancy number 17/2013.

Preliminary information can be obtained from the Head of the RTG, Professor
André Thess (thess@tu-ilmenau.de) or the Scientific Coordinator of the RTG, Dr.
Christian Karcher (christian.karcher@tu-ilmenau.de).