At Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU / UniBw H), Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, two positions are available
from the next possible date for
Research Assistants
(m/f/d)
(pay group 13 TVöD; 39 hours per week)
in the subject areas of mechanics / statics and dynamics or hydromechanics
for a limited period of 3 years.
The activities are carried out within the framework of the interdisciplinary research project “Permeable breakwaters for the protection of structural facilities and goods” funded by the HSU / UniBw H. The above-mentioned project involves, among other things, the development and implementation of a new system for the protection of structures. Among others, the Chair of Statics and Dynamics (Univ.‑Prof. Dr.‑Ing. W. Weber) and the Chair of Hydromechanics (Univ.‑Prof. Dr.‑Ing. A. Ebigbo) are involved in the above project with one position each.
The research motivation is to increase the safety of structural facilities and goods from the effects of water waves. For this purpose, regular arrangements of water-permeable, i.e. permeable, breakwaters are investigated with regard to their shielding effect against water waves. From a hydromechanical point of view, the flow behaviour of seawater through the slits / perforations of the breakwaters is of particular interest. This includes considerations on the practicable design of the slots / perforations to realise the highest possible energy dissipation. From a dynamic point of view, the geometry of individual breakwaters (e.g. outer radius, design of the slots / perforations, multi-layer design if necessary) as well as advantageous arrangements of groups of breakwaters are of interest, as well as the soilstructure interaction considering the reduced dynamic loads.
Field of activity:
- Model development, further development of numerical methods as well as realistic simulations (partly on HPC systems) in the task areas of the project
- Validation of the numerical results by means of external experimental data
- Contribution to increasing the protection against the effects of water waves
- Contributing to the preparation of a DFG proposal
- Presentation of the interdisciplinary research results at national and international conferences as well as publications in scientific journals
- Possibility of further scientific qualification (e.g. doctorate or habilitation)
- Cooperation in teaching to the extent of 3.0 trimester hours per week in principle
- Performing general administrative tasks as well as academic activities in academic self-administration
Qualification requirements:
- A successfully completed academic university degree (Diplom [univ.], or Master) in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, geophysics or a comparable course of study.
- Very good knowledge of English and German, both written and spoken.
Furthermore desired:
- Existing interest in a doctorate or habilitation as well as in writing and publishing own scientific papers for personal further qualification in the context of the research topic
- A high degree of goal orientation, a sense of responsibility, the ability to work in a team and independently
- Distinct ability to analyse and enjoy the conception of new solutions
- Ideally, initial experience in working with CFD programmes or FE programmes such as ABAQUS, OpenFOAM, COMSOL Multiphysics, FEAP or LS‑DYNA
What counts for you:
- Capital-forming benefits
- Special annual payment
- Company pension scheme
- Flexible working hours
- You will benefit from targeted staff development and an extensive range of further training and education opportunities.
- Inexpensive meals in the campus canteen with three meals a day
- You have the opportunity to participate in company health measures (for more information, see: www.hsu-hh.de/bgm/).
- Free parking on the campus grounds
- Possibility of using the Bundeswehr's own car-sharing service (for more information, go to: www.bwcarsharing.de).
For information on technical questions relating to
- hydromechanics, please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Ebigbo, Tel.: 040-6541-3958 or by E-Mail: ebigbo@hsu-hh.de.
- mechanics / statics and dynamics, please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. W. Weber, Tel.: 040-6541-2148 or by E-Mail: wolfgang.weber@hsu-hh.de.
If you prefer one of the topics hydromechanics or mechanics / statics and dynamics, please indicate this in your application.
The employment contracts are based on the provisions of the collective agreement for the public service (TVöD) in conjunction with the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (WissZeitVG). In principle, the activities correspond to pay group 13. However, the actual classification in each case depends on the fulfilment of the relevant collective agreement and personal requirements.
The positions are generally part-time.
Each post is equally open to persons of any gender. Women will be given preferential consideration in areas where they are underrepresented, if they have the same aptitude, qualifications and professional performance, unless reasons relating to the person of a competitor outweigh this.
The application of disabled persons is expressly encouraged. Severely disabled persons and persons of equal status shall be given preferential consideration if they are equally qualified. Only a minimum level of physical aptitude is required of them. Individual disabilityspecific restrictions prevent preferential consideration only in the case of mandatory ability patterns for the post to be filled.
For more information about the University and the above-mentioned professorships, please visit:
www.hsu-hh.de and
www.hsu-hh.de/hmech and
www.hsu-hh.de/statdyn.
Please send your application with the usual documents exclusively in electronic form (one PDF file), quoting the
reference number BIW-1122,
by 11.08.2022 to:
Note:
Information on data protection in the application process can be found on the website
www.hsu-hh.de under the heading “University – Career – Data Protection Information”.
If you do not provide the reference number, your application may not be considered and will be deleted immediately for data protection reasons.