Your role and goals
The successful candidate will conduct doctoral research at the intersection of fire safety and energy engineering. The research will focus on developing non-gray models for the radiative properties of multi-phase flows, with particular attention on the fuel particles in wildland fires. The research topics include:
- Extending full-spectrum non-gray models for gases to solid particles
- Experimental characterization of fuel particles using FTIR
- Mathematical model formulation and programming
- Model implementation in Fire Dynamics Simulator CFD code
- Experimental validation of simulations
- Machine learning for accelerated evaluation of radiative properties
The doctoral degree will be awarded upon successful completion of advanced doctoral coursework (30 ECTS), preparation of an article-based doctoral dissertation, and a successful public defence of the thesis.
Your network and team
The Doctoral Researcher will be a member of the Fire Safety Engineering team at the Department of Civil Engineering, Building Performance research area. The doctoral studies and research will be supervised by Professor Simo Hostikka.
Your experience and ambitions
We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a strong background in heat transfer, mathematical methods in engineering physics, and a demonstrated interest in numerical methods, and high-performance computing. Applicants should hold a master’s degree with excellent academic performance in Mechanical Engineering, Technical Physics, or a closely related field.
What we offer
The preferred starting date is in December 2026 / January 2027. The initial contract period is 2 years, evaluated by a compulsory midterm review during the second year. The starting salary is 3143 €/month (gross) and increases as the Doctoral Researcher progresses in their research and studies.
