Research Assistant

About The University

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.

Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.

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. See the job description for further details.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The 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 Skills

The 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 Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

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