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At the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Institute of Power Engineering, the Chair of Process Diagnostics for Energy and Process Engineering offers a position as

Research Associate (m/f/x) Advanced experimental and numerical study of bubble dynamics in the injection zone of pool scrubbing (subject to personal qualification, employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)

starting October 1, 2026. The position is limited until June 30, 2029 and entails 75 % of the fulltime weekly hours. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz-WissZeitVG). The position offers the chance to obtain further academic qualification (usually PhD). Investigation of bubble size evolution in the injection and transition zone of pool scrubbing. The following tasks are to be carried out in detail:

design and setup of an experimental facility for investigating gas injection and globule/bubble size evolution using ultrafast X-ray computed tomography (ROFEX) systematic experimental study and comparative evaluation of different gas flow rates and nozzle geometries development and application of morphology-adaptive two-fluid simulations using OpenFOAM provision of bubble size distributions in the swarm flow regime for project partners investigation of the influence of the injection zone on overall scrubbing efficiency excellent university degree (Diploma or Master’s) in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical and Process Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Computational Science, or a related field strong interdisciplinary mindset, combined with practical experimental and numerical skills; ability to actively communicate and collaborate with project partners and team members are essential for successful project execution very good fundamental knowledge of mathematics and physics is desirable ability to quickly familiarize yourself with new topics, combined with a results-oriented, independent, and team-oriented working style proficiency in English for scientific communication (written and spoken)