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PhD position in safety Assessment of Installation of Offshore Wind Turbine Components and System IVT 36/16

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A PhD position is available at the Department of Marine Technology, NTNU. This position is a part of the Centre for Research-based Innovation on Marine Operations (SFI MOVE), funded by the Research Council of Norway. The objective of the MOVE Centre is to develop new methods, tools, prototypes and training for safe and efficient installation of marine structures and for their maintenance in extreme marine environments. More information of this centre can be found at https://www.ntnu.edu/web/move/sfi-move.

 

Installation of offshore wind turbines today heavily replies on onsite lifting operations using large jack-up vessels and in some cases floating, heavy lift installation vessels. It represents an important cost factor for a commercial offshore wind farm. The aim of this PhD position is to contribute to the development cost-effective solutions for installation of offshore wind turbines. It involves the development and application of numerical methods and models for response analysis of offshore wind turbine components and systems during installation as well as the development of a generic methodology for operability and safety assessment of such installation using explicit structural response-based criteria. While installation of bottom-fixed wind turbines will be the focus of this study, novel installation methods for floating wind turbines shall also be considered. The outcome of this work is expected to contribute to the development of standards and guidelines for marine operations related to installation, operation and maintenance of offshore wind turbines.

 

The grantee of this PhD position will be in close cooperation with the researchers at the Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS, https://www.ntnu.edu/amos ) and at the Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology (NOWITECH, https://www.sintef.no/projectweb/nowitech/ ).

 

Qualifications

 

Applicants must have an MSc (or equivalent) degree in marine technology, ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, or wind engineering, especially within disciplines such as structural dynamics, hydro- and aero-dynamics, preferably with some experience regarding automatic control and wind turbine technology. Research or engineering experience on marine operations or in offshore wind industry is considered an advantage.

 

Excellent English skills, spoken and written, are required. Applicants from non-English-speaking countries outside Europe must document English skills by an approved test. Approved tests are TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE).

 

For further information, please contact Professor Zhen Gao (zhen.gao (at) ntnu.no); tel. +47 73 55 14 58.

 

Terms of employment

PhD Candidates are remunerated in code 1017, and are normally remunerated at wage level 50, gross NOK 430 500 before tax. There will be a 2 % deduction to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund from gross wage.

 

Engagement as a PhD Candidate is done in accordance with "Regulation concerning terms and conditions of employment for the posts of post-doctoral research fellow, research fellow, research assistant and resident", given by the Ministry of Education and Research of 19.07.2010. Th

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Arbeidsgiver adresse: 7491 TRONDHEIM

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Sør-Trøndelag

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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