PhD Candidate in Circumventing bird collision risk, an aerodynamic approach

This PhD project is connected to FME NorthWind, a Norwegian national research centre led by SINTEF Energy Research. The position is linked to Work Package 5: Sustainable Wind Development, which develops tools and knowledge for reducing environmental and community-related conflicts and supporting robust decision-making under uncertainty.

The PhD will develop an aerodynamic bird collision avoidance model, combining computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of the flow around wind turbines with the aerodynamic characteristics of flying birds to predict collision risk. This model will be integrated into a Digital Twin (DT) framework to inform stakeholders of future environmental impacts of planned wind farms.

Duties of the position

• Complete the doctoral education until obtaining a doctorate.
• Conduct high-quality research within the scope of the project.
• Contribute to research publications in leading international journals and conferences.
• Participate in international activities such as conferences, workshops and possible research stays abroad.
• Disseminate research results to both scientific and broader audiences.
• Implement and test algorithms in high-performing open-source scientific software.