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PhD Doctoral Candidate in Hydrogen Thermoacoustic Instability Data Assimilation and Burner Design University of Cambridge in United Kingdom
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Mechanical Engineering
Funding
The position is funded through Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Networks (HyNOISE) for 36 months. It offers a competitive MSCA salary including living and mobility allowances and, where eligible, a family allowance. Allowances are gross funding amounts, with employer social-security, health-insurance and other statutory contributions deducted under applicable national regulations.
Deadline
Dec 31, 2026
Country
United Kingdom
University
University of Cambridge
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PhD Doctoral Candidate (DC12) – HyNOISE
The University of Cambridge Engineering Department is recruiting one doctoral candidate for a 36-month HyNOISE Doctoral Network project on systematic data assimilation for predicting thermoacoustic instabilities in hydrogen-fuelled gas turbines. The research combines aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, applied physics, aeroacoustics, combustion, computational fluid dynamics and Bayesian modelling.
The project will extend UCAM’s AXIOM adjoint-accelerated inference and optimization method to hydrogen flame geometries and industrial gas-turbine configurations. The doctoral researcher will assimilate experimental data from laboratory and industrial test rigs, large-eddy simulation data and candidate mean-field flame models into thermoacoustic models. Research objectives include modelling acoustic fields, identifying optimal models using Bayesian model selection, designing informative experiments, predicting indirect noise and optimizing burner designs to reduce noise and susceptibility to thermoacoustic instability.
Planned secondments include approximately two months at the Technical University of Berlin in Germany and two months at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. The work is conducted within an international academic–industry consortium focused on hydrogen combustion, quiet and stable power-generation and transport technologies, and the green transition.
Eligibility: Applicants need an MSc or equivalent in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics or a related subject, with knowledge of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, numerical analysis, simulation, optimization, modelling and CFD. Strong English communication, teamwork, independent problem-solving and willingness to travel are required. Candidates must not hold a doctoral degree at recruitment and must satisfy the MSCA mobility rule for the United Kingdom.
Funding and timing: The appointment is funded by Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Networks for 36 months, with a competitive salary including living and mobility allowances and, where eligible, a family allowance. The expected start period is January–October 2027. Applications close on 31 December 2026 at 23:59 CEST.
Funding details
The position is funded through Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Networks (HyNOISE) for 36 months. It offers a competitive MSCA salary including living and mobility allowances and, where eligible, a family allowance. Allowances are gross funding amounts, with employer social-security, health-insurance and other statutory contributions deducted under applicable national regulations.
What's required
Applicants must hold or be close to obtaining an MSc or equivalent in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics or a similar field; the master's degree must be obtained before an employment contract is issued. Essential skills include solid knowledge of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, computer science and informatics, numerical analysis, simulation, optimization, modelling tools and computational fluid dynamics. Applicants must be able to work efficiently and independently in a diverse, interdisciplinary and multicultural environment, collaborate in teams, solve complex problems under strict deadlines, demonstrate a proactive attitude and have excellent written and spoken English. Applicants must be willing to travel for secondments and network events. Applicants may be of any nationality, must not have been awarded a doctoral degree at recruitment, and must satisfy the Horizon Europe MSCA mobility rule: no more than 12 months of residence or main activity in the United Kingdom during the 36 months before recruitment, subject to stated exceptions.
How to apply
Submit one single PDF by email to [email protected] with the subject “Application for DC12 position”. Include a cover letter, evidence-based CV, reference letters or referee contact details, and educational and professional certificates; keep the total email including attachments under 30 MB.
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