If you are establishing your career as a scientist in Marine Hydrodynamics and are looking for the best possible foundation for fulfilling your dreams and ambitions, it is right in front of you. 

At DTU Construct, we are looking for a highly motivated Postdoc to join us in two recently granted projects where DTU is a partner: LogiCCS by the EU's CETPartnership and the FLOprod by Norwegian Seafood Research Fund. 

Responsibilities and qualifications

Your overall focus will be to strengthen the department's competencies in modelling ocean waves and their interaction with floating structures, e.g., ships, marine renewables, and marine aquaculture structures etc. You will work with nearby colleagues and with both academic and industrial partners in Denmark as well as abroad. Your primary tasks will be to:

• Develop numerical/analytical models to study interior fluid dynamics within rigid and flexible containers, e.g., liquid CO2 tanks and closed fish cages, and compare with experiments by project partners.
• Extend an in-house seakeeping solver based on a time-domain boundary element method and couple it with the interior-flow solvers.
• Investigate complex physics associated with the coupled fluid-structure-interaction problems in the projects.
• Contributing to research-based teaching and supervision of MSc students.

As a formal qualification, you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent). You are expected to have a strong background in marine hydrodynamics or related fields, along with substantial experience in code development and numerical modeling. The role requires a proactive approach, the ability to work independently when necessary, and a strong sense of accountability for your work. Additionally, the project involves close interaction with adjacent disciplines and industrial partners, making effective collaboration skills essential. Finally, you must be able to effectively disseminate results and share knowledge across existing and emerging networks, including academia, industry, and broader society.

We offer

DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility. 

Salary and terms of employment 

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

The period of employment is 21 months. Expected starting date is 1 June 2026, or according to mutual agreement.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.

Further information 

Further information may be obtained from Associate Professor Yanlin Shao ).  

You can read more about the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at 

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.

Application procedure 

Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 20 February :59 Danish time). Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• CV
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD – in English)
• List of publications 

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

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