PhD: Space Cardiovascular Modeling & Countermeasures

Politecnico di Torino; Piemonte; Sur place; EUR 18 000 - 24 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Politecnico di Torino invites candidates to contribute to a PhD project on cardiovascular deconditioning in space medicine, employing a multiscale 0D–1D cardiovascular model and exploring gravity- and posture-dependent processes. The work will extend existing models and may include limited 3D CFD studies with a focus on mechanistic understanding and hypothesis generation for countermeasures.

The research is based at DIMEAS, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, with collaborations across space agencies

Qualifications

• Background in mechanical, aerospace, or biomedical engineering or related quantitative field.
• Foundation in fluid dynamics and numerical methods is desirable.
• Experience applying computational approaches to cardiovascular systems is an asset.

Responsabilités

• Investigate cardiovascular adaptation and deconditioning in altered-gravity conditions.
• Examine interactions between systemic, cerebral, ocular, and venous hemodynamics.
• Characterize the impact of countermeasures such as LBNP and short-radius artificial gravity.

Connaissances

Fluid dynamics

Numerical methods

Scientific programming

Computational cardiovascular

Outils

CFD

Matlab

Description du poste

Politecnico di Torino invites candidates to contribute to a PhD project on cardiovascular deconditioning in space medicine, employing a multiscale 0D–1D cardiovascular model and exploring gravity- and posture-dependent processes. The work will extend existing models and may include limited 3D CFD studies with a focus on mechanistic understanding and hypothesis generation for countermeasures.

The research is based at DIMEAS, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, with collaborations across space agencies