A 3 year PhD scholarship is available at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Section for Manufacturing Engineering.
Expected starting date: As soon as possible.
Job description
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is seeking a PhD student for the topic “Geometrical metrology of complex systems”. The PhD student will be working as a part of the project “Yaw Drive Unit – Novel Yaw Bearing and Drive Unit for Wind Turbines” which is funded by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation. The PhD project encompasses research activities involving coordinate metrology using tactile and optical probes, surface texture characterization, data fusion, mathematical modeling, and functionality analyses. The aim of this project is to develop methods, equipment and reference artefacts to achieve traceable geometrical measurements on complex systems, as a tool to link dimensions, form and surface topography with functionality. The project will be carried out together with a project team involving DTU Mechanical Engineering as well as industrial companies.
Qualifications
Candidates should have a master’s degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master’s degree in engineering. Candidates with prior knowledge on geometrical metrology are preferred.
Approval and enrolment
Scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programs at DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide.
Salary and appointment terms
The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The position is available for 3 years.
Further information
Further information may be obtained from Professor Leonardo De Chiffre, +45 4525 4760.
Application
We must have your online application by 2 August 2010. Please open the link “apply for this job online” and fill in the application form and attach your application, CV and information about academic grades.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
DTU Mechanical Engineering covers the fundamental engineering disciplines within Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering, Energetics, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Control and Engineering Design, Hydrodynamics, Structural Engineering and Materials. It has a scientific staff of about 100 persons, 80 PhD students and a technical/administrative staff of 50 persons.
