PhD Research Grant — Smart Mooring for Floating Wind

Inesc Tec; Portugal; Vor Ort; EUR 14.000 - 17.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Grant stipend

Zusammenfassung

INESC TEC invites applications for a Research Grant (BI) to develop and validate innovative mooring and anchoring systems for floating offshore wind turbines. The program includes embedded sensors, numerical simulations, and experimental validation, with supervision from FEUP and INESC TEC researchers and potential industry collaboration.

The 12-month grant (with possible renewal to four years for PhD candidates) includes a monthly maintenance stipend, health insurance, and training across

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Materials Engineering, Naval Engineering, or related fields.
• Solid background in structural dynamics, finite element analysis, and material behaviour.
• Eligible applicants must be enrolled or commit to enroll in a PhD programme.

Aufgaben

• Develop innovative mooring and anchoring solutions for floating offshore wind turbines.
• Integrate sensors into mooring systems for real-time monitoring and SHM.
• Develop numerical models to simulate dynamic behavior under varied conditions.
• Validate concepts through laboratory tests and potential industrial collaboration.

Kenntnisse

English Proficiency

Analytical Skills

Independent & Team Work

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Mechanical/Ocean/Naval Eng

Tools

ANSYS

ABAQUS

OrcaFlex

OpenFAST

Jobbeschreibung

INESC TEC invites applications for a Research Grant (BI) to develop and validate innovative mooring and anchoring systems for floating offshore wind turbines. The program includes embedded sensors, numerical simulations, and experimental validation, with supervision from FEUP and INESC TEC researchers and potential industry collaboration.

The 12-month grant (with possible renewal to four years for PhD candidates) includes a monthly maintenance stipend, health insurance, and training across