Reference : 2025/S127
Application deadline: 28/04/2025
Start date : 01/10/2025
Job Description
The selected candidate will join the Department of Aero-Thermo-Mechanics to support both teaching and research activities, with a particular focus on lubrication in aero engines. The research will focus on oil cooling and aging mechanisms. This study will investigate heat transfer phenomena in lubricating oil, degradation mechanisms over time, and potential strategies to enhance oil performance under extreme operating conditions. The work will involve experimental testing, numerical modeling, and system analysis to optimize lubrication efficiency and reliability in aero engines.
This full-time position is structured as follows:
- 50% Teaching – Assisting with courses, labs, and student projects in aeronautics and related fields
- 50% Research – Conducting a PhD thesis within the research group, contributing to advancements in lubrication of aero engines.
The successful candidate will:
- Assist in teaching activities within the department, supervising practical work, and supporting student projects in the course listed below.
- Contribute to curriculum development by preparing educational materials, assessments, and laboratory experiments.
- Conduct research on aeroengine’s lubrification systems, with a focus on the oil cooling and aging.
- Participate in experimental research, including setting up a test bench to simulate oil cooling and aging.
- Publish research findings in academic journals and conferences.
Diploma:
Master’s degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering or a related field. The candidate should also meet the PhD program admission requirements.
Skill required
- Strong background in thermodynamics, energy conversion, and fluid mechanics.
- Experience with hydrogen production/combustion, and storage technologies is an asset.
- Hands-on experience with experimental setups and laboratory instrumentation is highly desirable.
- Good knowledge of numerical modeling and simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB, Python, CFD, or thermodynamic modeling software).
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Fluency in French and English
- Previous teaching or tutoring experience is a plus but not mandatory.
Courses covered
The exact list will be determined as a function of the candidate’s expertise but could include :
- MECA-H-301 : Systèmes énergétiques : principes de bases et technologies durables
- MECA-H-3001: Fluid mechanics and transfer processes
- MECA-H-303 : Cinématique et dynamique des machines
- MECA-H-305 : Fluid Mechanics
- MECA-H-401 : Machine elements
- MECA-H-402 : Turbomachinery
- MECA-H-407: Computational modelling in aerospace
- MECA-H-418: Heat Transfert and Combustion
- MECA-H-419: Data-Driven engineering
- MECA-H-420: Piston engine
- MECA-H-506: Aircraft performance and stability
- MECA-H-507: Aircraft Propulsion
- MECA-H-532: Advanced internal combustion engines
- MECA-H-508: Aircraft Conceptual Design
Interested ?
For more information, please contact Mr Coussement Axel (telephone: +32 472 66 30 62 – E-mail: [email protected]).
Your application will consist of a Curriculum Vitae(if you wish, a standard CV can be downloaded from the website: https: //www.ulb.be/fr/documents-officiels/emplois-academiques-et-scientifiques-cv-type) and a document completed using the template available at this URL address https://www.ulb.be/fr/documents-officiels/4e-applic-form-assistant-docx.
This template structures your application by including the following elements:
- an application letter
- a note on the applicant’s PhD research project (4 pages)
- two letters of reference
Incomplete applications or applications that do not use the template provided will not be examined by the selection committee.
Where to go to apply?
Click here: https://jobs.ulb.be/job-invite/1591/?isInternalUser=true
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Equal opportunities policy
ULB's personnel management policy is geared towards diversity and equal opportunities.
We recruit candidates on the basis of their skills, irrespective of age, gender, sexual orientation, origin, nationality, beliefs, disability, etc.
Would you like to be provided with reasonable accommodation in the selection procedure because of a disability, disorder, or illness? Please contact Marie Botty, the person in charge of diversity aspects for the academic and scientific staff ([email protected]). Be assured of the confidentiality of this information.
More details on the ULB gender and diversity policy are available at https://www.ulb.be/en/about-ulb/gender-equality-at-ulb.
You will find all the regulations relating to research careers on our site at http://www.ulb.ac.be/emploi/academique.html.
