CFD & Aerodynamics Research Associate – Cycling

The University Of Manchester; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

29 days annual leave

Ride to work scheme

EV car scheme

Job summary

The University of Manchester invites applications for a research associate to develop a CFD workflow for aerodynamic analysis of cycling performance, including automation, mesh generation, simulation and validation against wind-tunnel data. This industrially focused project is in collaboration with GBCT.

You will design and implement high-fidelity CFD workflows, validate predictions, and support supervision of postgraduate and undergraduate researchers contributing to the project.

Qualifications

• PhD (or near completion) in engineering, maths or physics
• Experience using CFD software such as OpenFOAM, Code_Saturne & Star CCM+.
• Experience developing scientific software using Python and/or C++.
• Experience with external aerodynamic simulations.
• Experience with mesh generation and numerical simulation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate and optimise a high-fidelity CFD workflows for aerodynamic analysis of cycling equipment and rider configurations.
• Design automated simulation pipelines including geometry preparation, mesh generation, solver execution, and post-processing.
• Validate CFD predictions against experimental wind-tunnel measurements and establish best-practice guidelines for turbulence modelling and simulations.
• Support supervision of postgraduate and undergraduate research students contributing to the same project.

Skills

CFD

Aerodynamics

Turbulent flows

Flow control

Linux

HPC environments

Peer-reviewed publications

Education

PhD (or near completion) in engineering, maths or physics

Tools

OpenFOAM

Code_Saturne

Star CCM+

Python

C++

Job description

The University of Manchester invites applications for a research associate to develop a CFD workflow for aerodynamic analysis of cycling performance, including automation, mesh generation, simulation and validation against wind-tunnel data. This industrially focused project is in collaboration with GBCT.

You will design and implement high-fidelity CFD workflows, validate predictions, and support supervision of postgraduate and undergraduate researchers contributing to the project.