MASTER

Mathematics And Scientific computing for TEchnology and Research

(Marie-Curie training site)

Recruitment advertisement

The Centre for Computational Engineering Eindhoven of the Eindhoven University of Technology invites graduate students from member states or associated states of the European Union to participate in a Marie Curie training programme on Mathematics And Scientific computing for Technology and Research (MASTER). In CCE Eindhoven experts in applied analysis, scientific computing and mathematical engineering are co-operating in research and education. During a six-month stay the trainee will have the opportunity to do research on one or more parts of the chain: modelling of problems from engineering, their mathematical analysis, numerical simulation and design. Besides, there will be possibilities to follow advanced courses by internationally renowned teachers. Industry needs well-trained mathematicians, who can understand and translate the problems from engineering into mathematically relevant terms, assess their complexity and know to find ways to tackle the problems. This requires a solid mathematical knowledge, an ability to understand the physics and to communicate with the engineering community. There is also a need for engineers trained in using mathematical tools and thus the tailor-made training programme will also be open to mathematically interested engineers. Fellowships are available in the following areas: mathematics of materials, combustion, porous media, electrical circuits, dynamics and control. The fellows will be embedded in a multidisciplinary environment, with daily contact to mathematicians, engineers and people from industry. The Eindhoven University of Technology offers excellent housing facilities for temporary guests. Ph D students who are interested to learn more about the specific subjects may consult the web (http://www.win.tue.nl/ccee/) for further details of possible subjects. Applications should include a CV, summary of scientific work to date and two letters of recommendation. Women are explicitly encouraged to apply.

Indicative Recruitment Plan

Proposal abstract

The research of the doctoral training programme aims at integrating the three components that constitute industrial mathematics: engineering, mathematical analysis and numerical methods including simulations. To foster this idea, the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven has created a multidisciplinary centre: CCE Eindhoven, an environment where mathematicians co-operate with engineers on analysis and numerical solution of practical problems. The problems cover a wide, yet well defined, range, notably combustion (flames and acoustics), materials technology (glass, polymers and ceramics), porous media (flow, transport and mechanics), electronics (overtalk, MRI) and dynamics and control (stability and tracking). There are very good contacts with many (including high tech) industries so that the research is imbedded in a practically oriented environment. The fellows will learn to model these problems and to analyse and solve them by state of the art mathematical methods. The major researchers in CCE Eindhoven play a prominent role in a number of Dutch Graduate Schools and scientific institutions, both on national and international level. Eindhoven University has a high profile in European institutions.

Expected benefit

During their stay at CCE Eindhoven (about 6 months per participant), the trainees will be offered an integrated approach for solving industrially relevant problems. They will be able to attend courses by excellent teachers and will be supervised by research scientists of international standing. The multidisciplinarity will broaden their ability to communicate both with researchers in their own field and with industrialists. There is a large number of co-operations with related groups both in Europe and abroad. The trainees will work in a truly international atmosphere as many of the PhD students and the post docs are from abroad. The courses will be in English, taught by own experts and prominent visiting scientists. The TUE offers excellent housing faculties for short-term stays of foreign guests in the University Guest House. The participation of the groups in a number of Dutch Graduate Schools will give the trainees the opportunity to be involved in activities on a nation-wide scale.