Job description
Centrale Nantes is a leading engineering school that graduates engineers, masters students and doctoral candidates from academic programs based on the most up-to-date developments in science and technology and the best practices in management.
As a member of the Écoles Centrales Group (Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes and Paris), our school provides top-quality teaching for highly selected students.
A public institution under the supervision of the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Centrale Nantes has over 2,250 students, 500 staff and 600 part-time employees.
Job description:
The person recruited will be attached to the Laboratoire de recherche en Hydrodynamique, Energétique et Environnement Atmosphérique (LHEEA), a CNRS joint research unit under 2 supervisory bodies:
Ecole Centrale de Nantes and CNRS. The IIHNE team, Interfaces & Interactions en Hydrodynamique Numérique & Expérimentale, studies complex hydrodynamic interactions between free-surface flows and bodies.
As part of the “Joint Laboratory of Marine Technology” project, in partnership with Naval Group and Sirenha, your main mission will be to evaluate and improve the robustness of a wave prediction chain for naval applications.
Other missions will be complementary:
Develop and use numerical simulation software for wave prediction
Analyze data from measurements at sea
Analyze results, draft summary documents
Write scientific articles
Present results at international scientific conferences
Job requirements
Skills :
Proficiency in scientific computing and numerical analysis
Proficiency in a programming language: Python, Fortran, C++.
Knowledge of the marine environment
Interest in ocean engineering
Fluent English
Required qualities :
Autonomous
Dynamic
Ability to interact with researchers working in a variety of fields
Ability to work in a multicultural environment
Level required: You have a PhD in one of the following fields: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Scientific Computing, Modeling, Numerical Simulation, High-Performance Computing, Fluid Mechanics, and you have 1 to 3 years' professional experience.
Type of position
24-month fixed-term contract
Position open to contract and permanent employees
Category A - Research Engineer
Full-time position - based in Nantes
Local travel required
Flexible working hours
Modulation of work cycles (possibility of working 4.5 days)
RTT + additional vacations
Telecommuting
Teleworking allowances
Free parking
75% transport reimbursement
Sustainable mobility bonus (if cycling or car-pooling)
Remuneration: in line with state civil service pay scales
Position to be filled : June 2025
Recruitment process
The following documents are required for this recruitment process:
A cover letter
a CV
Statement of research interests
2 letters of support (references)
Does your profile match our expectations? Here are the steps in the selection process:
An initial telephone interview will be organized with Eloïse LEHOUX, Recruitment Manager.
If your application is accepted, you will be invited to an on-site interview with your future manager, Guillaume DUCROZET, the project's scientific manager on the Sirenha side, Maïté GOUIN, accompanied by Eloïse LEHOUX.
This advert refers to the terms “candidate”, ‘engineer’, “manager”, etc. These terms are to be considered beyond gender, and are to be taken in both feminine and masculine forms.
Centrale de Nantes is committed to equality and diversity. In line with our CSR commitments, this job is open to all.
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- Nantes, Pays-de-la-Loire, France
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