MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE IF 2019 – EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: ENERGY AND FLUID MECHANICS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT - UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

The University of Valladolid is one of the most important centers of Higher Education in Spain. It counts on four campuses -Valladolid, Palencia, Segovia and Soria, over 100 degrees, 29 doctoral programs (14 with Honor Mention) and 68 postgraduate degree, accredited international relations and prestigious research Centers. On average, nearly 25,000 students enroll each year, counts on more than 2,500 teachers and nearly 1,000 people dealing with administration tasks and other services. Over 60% of students do internships in companies and other institutions. It offers a comprehensive range of double international degrees, and promotes the transfer of research results.

The UVA has 300 km2 for researching activities, 5 buildings devoted exclusively to research, 4 Certified Laboratories Industry serving nearly 300 research laboratories, 19 research institutes and all departments needed. A landmark Lab-building (foundation 2014), called LUCIA (0% CO2 emissions; 0% energy consumption, with LEED Platinum certification and Green Certification), with 2,100 m2 for researching related to efficiency energy buildings and agrofood (nutrition, food and dietary laboratories).

The UVA manages around 180/year research projects financed through competitive public R+D+i calls (European, national or regional), and approximately 500 contracts and agreements aimed at the transfer of knowledge and technology, amounting to an average value of over fifteen million Euros per annum. Moreover, its researchers take part in almost 250 further projects and contracts managed by other institutions.

UVA has been taking part in a very active way in different European projects, at research or training level, during the last 20 years. There is a long experience in international projects developed by different groups of research in the University and different fields of knowledge.

The School of Industrial Engineering from the University of Valladolid constitutes one of the most important parts of this university. Degrees of Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Design, Electronics and Electrical Engineering are taught in this institution. The Energy and Fluid Mechanics Engineering Department belonging to the School of Industrial Engineering of UVa has a long experience in research and development, both in academia and industry. Their members conjugate an attractive profile, being proficient in both industry-focused research and basic research. The department is divided in two different sections: Energy Engineering and Fluid Mechanics.

RESEARCH / PROJECT DESCRIPTION

One of the investigation lines actually under development in the Fluid Mechanics Group of UVa is the fundamental analysis of hemodynamic flows found in the vascular system.

The motivation of this research is the generation of knowledge in the field of computational hemodynamics, an emergent tool in medicine. The understanding of blood flows in the human body constitutes a key point in the treatment of the cardiovascular disease. Thus, contributing to the understanding of this phenomenon it is possible to design and operate new cardiovascular devices like stents, or understand the role of blood flow in arteries in the course of a disease.

One example is evaluating the risk of thrombosis in the left atrial appendage. This risk is highly correlated with the blood stasis in the left atrium thus computational blood flow simulation is very attractive to understand the basic mechanisms that affect the evolution and formation of thrombi.

Description of the offer:

The offer is to collaborate in research activities related with the validation and application of computational hemodynamics codes, to simulate the evolution of cardiovascular diseases.

This research project shows a high level of innovation, scientific value and potential improvement on the public health.

Work location(s):

Energy and Fluid Mechanics Engineering Department . School of Industrial Engineering -

Paseo del Cauce 59, 47011, Valladolid.

WHO CAN APPLY?

At the deadline for the submission of proposals (11/09/2019), researchers:

- shall be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience.

- must not have resided or carried out their main activities in the country of Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline.

Offer Required:

- PhD in mechanical, aeronautical, chemical, biomedical engineering or PhD in physics or mathematics.

- Good programming skills and experience in numerical simulations are desired

CONTACT PERSON

General contact: José Sierra Pallares, PhD

Email: jsierra@eii.uva.es

Tlf: (+34) 983 184 536

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APPLICATIONS: DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED

- CV

- Letter of motivation for applying