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Job Number SU01330 Contract Type Fixed Term Salary £34,132 to £38,249 per annum Working Pattern Full Time Faculty/Directorate Faculty of Science and Engineering Location Bay Campus, Swansea Closing Date 16 Jan 2026 Interview Date 23 Jan 2026 Informal Enquiries
- Rubén Sevilla R.Sevilla@swansea.ac.uk
- Oubay Hassan O.Hassan@swansea.ac.uk
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About The Role
We are recruiting a
Research Assistant
to advance numerical methods for
high-fidelity transient CFD
. The role centres on integrating
low order finite volume approaches
with
modern
high order discretisation techniques,
enabling accurate prediction of complex unsteady flow features while controlling numerical dissipation and dispersion.You will
design, implement and evaluate numerical methods
that combine low and high order formulations, and
develop hybrid discretisation frameworks
that apply varying fidelity across the computational domain. This includes creating
conservative transmission algorithms
that ensure consistent exchange of information between subdomains. You will also
develop and optimise parallel algorithms
for large scale execution on HPC systems, contributing
MPI
,
OpenMP
and memory efficient components with strong emphasis on performance profiling and optimisation. The successful applicant is expected to
produce peer reviewed publications
based on the developed numerical strategies and simulation results.At
Swansea University
, you’ll join a
technically driven, publication active team
known for research in computational modelling, CFD, numerical methods and high-performance computing, with a strong culture of code quality, open and reproducible practices and mentoring. You’ll have access to modern development workflows and HPC resources, with opportunities to contribute to shared tooling and collaborate with researchers working across advanced numerical and computational topics.Applicants should demonstrate relevant experience in
numerical methods for CFD
, competence in scientific programming (such as Fortran or C++), and familiarity with
parallel programming
(MPI and OpenMP). Experience with finite volume methods, high order discretisation or hybrid numerical frameworks is desirable. .Equality, Diversity & InclusionThe University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.Welsh Language SkillsThe Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.Additional InformationApplications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.Apply NowShareShare; Research AssistantShare this viaOr copy the linkDownload Job Description Download Candidate Brochure Print this page Back to list
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