Research Assistant (RA) and Research Fellow (RF) in Sports-Engineering Aerodynamics

March 17, 2023

Description

Several research assistant and research fellow positions are available at Aerodynamics Acoustics and Noise control Technology Centre (AANTC), HKUST. The position is part of an exciting opportunity to work with professional sports teams, aerodynamic specialists, and racing car professionals. The successful applicant will participate in a multi-year research project that focuses on experimental, numerical, and analytical methods to investigate and improve the aerodynamic performance and racing strategies of professional cyclists, windsurfers, triathletes and so on. The research will be centred around a newly commissioned large low-noise wind tunnel at HKUST. The computational modelling work will be conducted using on-site and off-site supercomputing facilities. Field tests in collaboration with Hong Kong Sports Institute are also possible. The position can lead to PhD/MPhil opportunities.

Directions

Key responsibilities can be in one or more fields below:

• Mechanical design, assembly and commissioning of advanced sports aerodynamic test rigs and high-quality fan arrays.
• Develop an active turbulence generator for wind tunnel testing.
• Use 3D scan to reconstruct 3D geometry of athletes and equipment for aerodynamic analysis.
• Use computational fluid dynamics to analyze the key flow features around athletes and equipment.
• Develop automatic flow measurement capability in wind tunnels based on a robotic arm.
• Circuit design and debugging for sensor systems used for sports field tests.
• Develop mobile apps and bike computer applications for sports sensor data collection and display.
• Develop computer vision codes to analyze the athlete's posture and equipment deformation during wind tunnel tests and field tests.

Requirements

Key requirements include (but are not necessarily mandatory):

• Bachelor (RA) and PhD (RF) in mechanical, aerospace engineering, electronic and computer engineering or automation.
• Familiar with CAD or EDA software.
• Experience in experimental techniques, data processing and uncertainty analysis will be an advantage.
• Experience in electronics and/or robotics system design will be an advantage.
• Technical report writing in English.
• Fluency in English (required) and Mandarin (desirable).

Time

Job start date: 1st April 2023 and onwards.

Salary: 18,000–21,000 HKD/month (RA) and 22,000 – 32,000 HKD/month (RA); negotiable.

If you are interested, please send your CV to Prof. ZHOU Peng (pengzhou@ust.hk) and Prof. ZHANG Xin (aexzhang@ust.hk).