RA in Hydrogen Combustor Development for Sustainable Aviation

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Job title: RA in Hydrogen Combustor Development for Sustainable Aviation

Company: Loughborough University

Job description: RA in Hydrogen Combustor Development for Sustainable Aviation Job reference REQ231489 Date posted 12/12/2023 Application closing date 31/01/2024 Location Loughborough Package Specialist and Supporting Academic Research grade 6 from £33966 Job description

This is an exciting opportunity the team in the National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology (NCCAT). We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher to support the development of a hydrogen combustion system as part of CAVENDISH: the Consortium for the AdVent of aero-Engine Demonstration and aircraft Integration Strategy with Hydrogen. Led by Rolls-Royce, this consortium will involve significant academic, research, and industrial partners. An aim of CAVENDISH is to integrate liquid hydrogen systems onto a modern donor engine for ground testing. The Loughborough part of the project will help explore alternative enabling technologies in the form of a dual fuel combustor system.

We will be assessing combustion performance on our test facilities at NCCAT and are looking for a post-doctoral researcher who can support this with numerical simulations. As such we expect the successful candidate to have experience of advanced numerical methods up to PhD level. However, there will be opportunities for gaining experience in experimental methods so any prior knowledge in this area (although not essential) would be advantageous. This is a great opportunity to join a work leading research team focused on transforming aviation towards a sustainable and climate neutral future.

CAVENDISH is co-funded by the European Union’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. Pulling together the best talent and capabilities of the private and public sectors and developing cutting-edge technologies and making these available for a transformational leap in aircraft performance in the 2030s, the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking will pave the way towards the EU’s ambition of climate neutrality by 2050.

Informal enquiries can be made to Prof. Duncan Walker via email on

Closing date for applications – 31 January 2024

Further details are available .

Visa Sponsorship:

For candidates who would require sponsorship to work in the UK to achieve sufficient points under the Points Based Immigration System, it is likely that you will either need to:

• Have completed a PhD in a subject relevant to the job.

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• Qualify as a “new entrant”. For more information on this please see paragraphs SW 12.1 – SW 12.7 of the

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Expected salary:

Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire

Job date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 05:08:39 GMT

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