The following position is vacant at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of our Institute member FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences (Hydraulic Engineering Section) from 01. August 2026: 

 Your Duties

• Participation in a research project on instabilities at the air-water interface in highly turbulent flows (funded by German Research Foundation DFG)

• Design, set-up and performance of physical model tests in the hydraulic laboratory of FH Aachen, particularly PTV-based

• Supervision of project-related student theses

• Data documentation and writing of research reports

• Publication of results in international journals

 Your Skills and job Requirements

• Master degree (or equivalent degree) with specialization in fluid mechanics / multiphase flows from a national or international university

• Experiences in experimental work

• Sound knowledge in hydraulic engineering (hydraulic structures) preferred

• Interest in scientific work and further scientific qualification (PhD)

• Sound English skills, basic German skills are welcome

• Structured and independent work skills

• Good communication skills and interest in working with students

• Programming skills (Matlab or Python) 

• Student visa and residence permit at start of project (if applicable)

 We Offer

• Conditions according to TV-L E 13

• Full-time employment (100 %), temporary for three years

• Regular weekly work time of 39 hours 50 minutes

• Opportunity to do a doctorate

• Certificated family-friendly workplace

Applications of disabled persons are welcome. FH Aachen intends to increase the number of female employees; applications of females are thus particularly welcome.
Please submit your application online before 27 March 2026 via the jobs portal. In case of any further questions, please contact: Prof. Dr. Daniel B. Bung, phone: +49 241 6009-51117 or e-mail: bung@fh-aachen.de

 Related 

IAHR Technical Committee on Fluid Mechanics
IAHR Technical Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
IAHR Technical Committee on Hydraulic Structures
IAHR Jobs Section 
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