Research Associate — Floating Offshore Power Modeling

Posting Number: S07041P

Job Description:

The Griffith Group in the UT Dallas (UTD) Mechanical Engineering Department seeks to fill a research associate position in modeling and design optimization of floating offshore power generation systems. The position is to lead or support projects involving modeling, design, control and testing. The successful candidate is expected to support a project to research and develop a novel remote power generation system based on a vertical axis rotor.

The successful candidate is expected to develop aero-hydro-servo-elastic models for use in analysis and design optimization studies. The successful candidate will also develop, evaluate and test rotor aerodynamic models and optimal control solutions for rotor control. Other projects may be assigned by supervisor depending on skills and technical needs.

UT Dallas research in floating offshore power generation system development is supported by the US DOE ARPA-E ATLANTIS Program. The successful candidate will be part of a team of faculty members, graduate students and industry partners developing methodology and new technologies. The successful candidate is expected to assist in the supervision of graduate students, publish scientific papers, and have an active participation in the development of sponsored research.

UTD is a member of the Ocean Safety Energy Institute (OESI), a consortium of industry, national labs, non-governmental organizations based at Texas A&M Engineering Experiment. UTD is home to a site of WindSTAR, an NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for use-inspired R&D to advance wind energy science & technology.