Post-Doctoral Fellow
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About the Role
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), was founded in 2010 to continue fulfilling QF s visi.
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Responsibilities
- Develop numerical models for thermal, fluid flow, HVAC, and environmental systems
- Use ENVI met to evaluate outdoor thermal comfort and urban heat mitigation
- Use COMSOL Multiphysics and ANSYS to simulate airflow, heat and mass transfer, filtration systems, cooling components, and thermal storage
- Model and optimize atmospheric water generation and condensation processes
- Design and operate laboratory scale experimental test rigs
- Analyse research data and contribute to technical reports, journal papers, presentations, and research proposals
Requirements
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Thermofluids, Energy Engineering, HVAC, or a closely related field
- Advanced practical proficiency in ENVI met, COMSOL Multiphysics, and ANSYS
- Strong hands on experience in numerical modelling and experimental validation
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Position Overview
- The College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University seeks a Post Doctoral Fellow to support development, modelling, and experimental testing of advanced thermal management and environmental systems.
- Research focuses on atmospheric water generation, HVAC and cooling systems, thermal energy storage, heat recovery, and outdoor thermal comfort.
Job Role Description
- Develop numerical models for thermal, fluid flow, HVAC, and environmental systems.
- Use ENVI met to evaluate outdoor thermal comfort and urban heat mitigation using indicators such as UTCI and PET.
- Use COMSOL Multiphysics and ANSYS to simulate airflow, heat and mass transfer, filtration systems, cooling components, and thermal storage.
- Model and optimize atmospheric water generation and condensation processes under different temperature and humidity conditions.
- Support the design and analysis of vapor compression cooling, absorption cooling, heat recovery, and phase change material systems.
- Design and operate laboratory scale experimental test rigs.
- Install and manage sensors for temperature, humidity, airflow, water flow, pressure, water quality, and system performance.
- Compare simulation results with experimental measurements and improve the models accordingly.
- Analyse research data and contribute to technical reports, journal papers, presentations, and research proposals.
- Work closely with the research team and provide clear documentation of models, experiments, and results.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Thermofluids, Energy Engineering, HVAC, or a closely related field.
- Advanced practical proficiency in ENVI met, COMSOL Multiphysics, and ANSYS is required.
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