Research Fellow - Singapore - Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University
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Wei Jie

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The Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management (ICRM) was officially launched on 21 January 2010 and aims to be the first multi-disciplinary and leading catastrophe risk management research institute of its kind in Asia.

ICRM has its focus on Asia because Asia has traditionally suffered the most in terms of human fatalities and economic loss from natural catastrophes, while being the least prepared region of the world to mitigate such risks.

The Institute aims to help the regional and international communities to better understand the characteristics of risks related to natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, floods, droughts, as well as non-traditional risks which include infectious diseases and terrorism.


Through ICRM,
NTU faculty and researchers will work on integrated risk assessment and management of natural hazards as well as man-made threats.

Such work will be conducted in collaboration with research organisations worldwide in the risk management domain as well as insurers, reinsurers and risk modellers from the finance and (re)insurance industries and associations.

ICRM aims to develop Asian catastrophe risk models and to build up industry benchmarks and indices which reflect the uniqueness of Asian catastrophe risks.


ICRM is envisioned to be a key player in Singapore's effort to further strengthen its position as a major international finance hub, especially in the (re)insurance areas.

The models and tools developed by ICRM will allow governments, public organisations and the industry to analyse potential losses, and so develop risk-management strategies.


Decision makers in Asia in particular will be able to utilise such tools to identify vulnerabilities, prepare for a range of possibilities and allocate resources.

ICRM will undertake the state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary research work which leads to better understanding, communicating and managing of major disasters, both natural and non-traditional, and thereby provides major positive impacts on the society.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct research work on a few important topics listed as below with CFD simulations using Large Eddy Simulations (LES) method and the public domain software OPENFOAM to assess the ventilation flow and transport inside multizonal spaces for risk assessment on infection and air quality.
  • Study the ventilation flow and transport inside multizonal spaces with CFD simulations using the Large Eddy Simulations (LES) method
  • Develop methods for risk assessment on infection and air quality by using information from multiple different sources, establish timevarying algorithms with user defined function to incorporate transient changes in the location and magnitude of sources during continuous simulations
  • Assist in the digitaltwin based resilience assessment based on the simulation outcomes, and evaluate the improvement in system recovery based on the resilience metrics.
  • The research results shall be presented as publications, reports and simulation programs shall be developed. Discussions and collaborations with industrial partners are expected to happen from time to time

Job Requirements:

  • Should have a PhD degree in civil and environmental engineering, with strong capabilities in carrying out the CFD simulations using LES in OPENFOAM.
  • Have solid background knowledge in carrying out CFD simulations using the Large Eddy Simulations (LES) methods, and with indepth knowledge and research experiences in the public domain software OPENFOAM.
  • At least 4 years of experience in using LES in OPENFOAM for CFD simulations of both flow and substance transport, and also had published at least 3 related papers as evidence.
  • Knowledge with near wall modelling will also be preferred.

Hiring Institution:

NTU


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