Read about the position and apply here: Postdoc position in multiphase flow in porous media (280820) | NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Deadline: 20 June 2025
About the position
We have a vacancy for an experimental postdoc position in multiphase flow in porous media at PoreLab, Department of Physics, NTNU. The position is financed by PoreLab under Research Theme 1: Thermodynamics of flow in porous media. The position is for a period of three years, with the possibility of a one-year extension to include teaching duties at the Department of Physics and, if needed, participation in courses to develop educational competence.
The position is organized at the Department of Physics in close collaboration with the Center of Excellence PoreLab.
The position reports to Professors Erika Eiser and Alex Hansen, PoreLab, Department of Physics, NTNU.
The postdoctoral fellowship position is a temporary position where the main goal is to qualify for work in senior academic positions.
Your immediate leader will be the Head of Department.
Main duties and responsibilities
The position is closely related to the European Research Council project AGIPORE, see https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101141323 which aims to derive effective equations describing the simultaneous flow of immiscible fluids in porous media at length scales where the porous medium appears continuous. This is accomplished by constructing a version of statistical mechanics that takes the physical processes at the pore scale as a starting point. This leads to emergent variables at the continuum scale. The emergent variables are related through thermodynamics-like equations. It is the aim of the position to investigate the experimental consequences of this theory in close collaboration with the theorists involved. The postdoc will construct and use 3D printed model porous media. The analysis will entail extensive use of image analysis techniques such as Particle Image Velocimetry.
Required selection criteria
- You must have completed a Norwegian doctoral degree or corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognized as equivalent to a Norwegian PhD in physics or equivalent education.
- The position requires spoken and written fluency in the English language. Applicants from non-English-speaking countries outside Europe must document English skills by an approved test (Approved tests are TOEFL, IELTS and Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)).
- Excellent experimental skills are required.
- Knowledge in thermodynamics is required.
PLEASE NOTE: For detailed information about what the application must contain, see paragraph “About the application”.
If you do not already have educational competence that meets the requirements for a position as associate professor in Norway, NTNU will arrange for you to acquire such competence during the employment period. In such cases, you will also be assigned relevant teaching as part of the career-promoting work.
The appointment is to be made in accordance with Regulations for the Universities and Colleges Act (university and colleges regulations) and Regulations for the degrees philosophiaedoctor (ph.d.) and philosophiaedoctor (ph.d.) in artistic development work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) for general criteria for the position.
Preferred selection criteria
- A knowledge of fluid dynamics is recommended.
Read about the position and apply here: Postdoc position in multiphase flow in porous media (280820) | NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Deadline: 20 June 2025