Phd Position  in hydrodynamic stability and aeroacoustics, sept /oct 2013-
sept/oct. 2016

Early Stage Researcher Marie Curie FP7 AeroTraNet 2 (Aircraft engine noise and
land-based engine design for power): One 3-year fixed-term PhD Fellowship in
‘jet plumes stability and noise sensitivity to perturbations analysis’, 

AeroTraNet2 Programme: A new Aeronautical Training Network is funded to train
Early Stage Researchers and Experienced Researchers in front-line, integrated,
industry relevant research in unsteady aerodynamics and noise for the next
generation of environmentally friendly wide-body civil aircraft. Building upon
the multi-host EST FP6 programme AeroTraNet, AeroTraNet 2 clusters the
complementary expertise of 5 established European academic institutes, 2 EU
multi-national companies, 1 SME, and one national research centre to offer
structured, flexible, well-integrated, à la carte, doctoral and post-doctoral
training programme for the new generation of EU aerodynamics and noise
specialists. Six academic partners address the common objective of modeling
shock cell noise in a wide-body aircraft engine configuration from private
sector partner Airbus France, by shock-tolerant numerical modeling for
under-expanded jets (University of Leicester), large eddy simulations for
turbulent jets with weak shocks (Cerfacs), advanced flow-noise correlations
(Universita Degli Studi Roma Tre), jet and near-field noise experiments (VKI),
stability, receptivity and flow control (IMFT-INP), and advanced laser-based
measurement techniques (INSEAN).  In AeroTraNet 2, the research output becomes
itself object of knowledge management research, which is a novel
supra-disciplinary element. By combining their well- established doctoral
training schools and graduate training programmes, the academic and industrial
partners will train a well-integrated team  to push forward the state of the art
of shock cell noise prediction applied to aircraft design. 

Objectives of the Work Package: 
(1)Develop a low computational cost model  of the shear-layer instability modes
in the co-axial jet, which takes into account the shock-cell system in the
bypass stream, based on the Parabolized Stability Equations 
(2) Provide in the base of adjoint equations an extension to receptivity and
sensitivity of the noise to various possible perturbations or forcing, related
to aeroacoustic control,
(3) Associated to an acoustic simulation based on linearized Euler equations,
propose a numerically low-cost tool for predicting shock-cell noise. 

Submission :
	The fellowship is open to applicants graduated with a first class or 2.1
MSc/master 2  degree or its equivalent in the discipline of Mechanical and/or
Aeronautical Engineering, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, or Mathematics with
Engineering. 
In addition, the applicant has to satisfy the ESR eligibility criteria stated in
Section III.3.2 (a) and (b) (
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/fp7-mga-annex3intramulti_en.pdf). Good
level in  English is required. French speaking will be welcome.   

	The successful applicant will be hosted in the aerodynamic research group at
the IMFT (https://www.imft.fr/Single-phase-transitional-and), Toulouse, register
for PhD with the INP university. Annual gross salary, inclusive of living and
mobility allowances, is at the EU Marie Curie ESR rate amount to approximately
50 k€. The network actively promotes the participation of women in science.
Suitably qualified female and male candidates are invited to send an up-to-date
CV, research motivation, and transcript of studies in  pdf files, with names and
contacts of two referees to :
Prof. C. Airiau at Christophe.Airiau@imft.fr 
 
Closing date: 30/05/2013,

PS : it is a european Marie project, EC students are preferred but third party
country students are also eligible.