Experimental investigations of parameters influencing microparticles resuspension in ventilated duct – Application to Indoor Air Quality control- MSCA PF 2024

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Experimental investigations of parameters influencing microparticles resuspension in ventilated duct – Application to Indoor Air Quality control- MSCA PF 2024

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Apply to Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellowship with IMT Atlantique and join us!

Thinking about your next career step and willing to boost your career by joining a technological university ranked among the top 500 universities in the world (Top 201-250 for Computer Science and Engineering, (THE ranking), Top 201-300 for Management (Shangaï ranking)]) and 20th to the THE World’s Best Small Universities Rankings (2023) ?

Willing to experience intersectoral, interdisciplinary and/or international research?

Looking to carry out your research in a new technological university putting industrial, environmental, societal and/or digital transitions as a priority challenge?

In that case you can apply for a Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship with IMT Atlantique as host institution!

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Experimental investigations of parameters influencing microparticles resuspension in ventilated duct – Application to Indoor Air Quality control

Keywords : indoor air quality, aerosol physics, fluid mechanics, transient airflow, particle resuspension, particle-surface adhesion forces, electrostatic interactions, particle properties, wall surface properties

In the context of Indoor Air Quality management, the Energy Systems and Environmental engineering Department of IMT Atlantique has scientific and technical skills about resuspension of microparticles in ventilated duct in relation with indoor air quality and professional exposure. Indeed, microparticles resuspension can contribute to indoor aerosol concentration (among which PM10) leading to potentialy harmfull long-term (residential, tertiary or public building) or short-term (specific professional) exposition.

Up to now, two PhD thesis have been conducted in the lab on this topic, and another one is under progress, which focus on resuspension induced by airflow accelerations mimicking situations of fan restart after a shutdown period. An experimental methodology, based on a time-resolved approach at local scale, has thus been developed to relate the intantaneous fraction of particles resuspended to the instantaneous properties of the airflow near the duct wall. A dedicated facility was built, mostly consisting in a straight channel, equiped with various measuring instruments to record simultaneously the number of resuspended particles and the airflow properties in the close duct vicinity.

These investigations have therefore provided solid knowledge on the phenomenon and led to international publications in scientific journals and international conferences. They also have made it possible to develop several collaborations with national and international academic partners, to reinforce the experimental aspects, or engage works on models development and validation, and in particular a stochastic Monte Carlo model. These researches also made it possible to raise new questions that could be addressed through the open post-doctorate position.

For example, new factors inducing the resuspension phenomenon could be tackled, such as vibrations, sudden pressure variations or pipe singularities. Moreover, as resuspension concerns a wide range of potential particulate pollutants, the methodology could be complemented by the preparation, generation and characterization of various complex microparticles (surrogate or real inert pollutant, bioaerosols …), and potential blends of microparticles. The influence of air temperature and relative humidity, as well as respective electrostatic charge and roughness of the duct wall surface and particles surface could also be investigated.

Supervisors :

Félicie Theron and Laurence Le Coq

Requirements

Research Field Physics Education Level PhD or equivalent

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Research Field Physics

Additional Information

Benefits

Benefits

Duration

12 to 24 months

Funding (salary)

€ 5 913 per month (employer gross salary) + mobility allowance (600€ per month) + family allowance (600€ per month) if applicable

Funding (support to research and mobility)

€ 1 600 per month

Training

Portfolio of transferable skills offered which includes an innovative entrepreneurship training module

Supervision

115 Full PhD / High-quality supervisors at IMT Atlantique

Secondment

An interdisciplinary and/or intersectoral mobility (3 months up to 1/3 of the fellowship) is encouraged when relevant

Additional benefits:

The fellows receive institutional support and guidance to the installation language courses, accommodation, banking, day care, schooling & family related issues, entry conditions/visas, health insurance, medical care, taxation/salaries, unemployment, work permit, etc. Accommodation in Brest, Nantes and Rennes can also be facilitated upon arrival, by the International Houses in these cities.

Eligibility criteria

Specific Requirements

• You are an Experienced Researcher eg. in possession of a doctoral degree at the time of the call deadline and a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in research.
• You comply with the mobility rule: eg. you must not have resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline (September 11th, 2024). All nationalities welcome!
• You want to carry out an innovative research: only the best proposals will be selected by the European Commission. All domains of research are eligible!
• You already have great achievements in research: CV is an important criterion of MSCA application

Selection process

How to apply to MSCA fellowship with IMT Atlantique:

Step 1: Find a supervisor at IMT Atlantique (application before March 15th, 2024)

• Pre-determined topics: You apply to one or two research subject(s) provided by supervisors (please see table 2 below) + CV + Personal statement (maximum of 3 pages, free writing) that includes a personal introduction, qualifications and achievements, career development objectives, general motivation
• Please apply by sending your application to

before March 15th, 2024.

If your application is retained (Feedback: End of March 2024), then, the next step is to apply jointly to the MSCA PF (call launched by the European Commission).

Step 2: Prepare the application to the MSCA PF

April 2024

• You receive an informative MSCA-PF starter package (Fellow + supervisors + EU project manager)
• You elaborate jointly the research approach with your supervisor (April 2024)

May 2024

• You receive a dedicated training session “Preparing for an Horizon Europe MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship” + advise on institutional aspects and horizontal issues (open science, gender, ethics and research data management…) + advise on how to write your proposal

June 2024

• One joint meeting (fellow + supervisors + EU project manager) for proofreading

July or August 2024

• One joint meeting (fellow + supervisors + EU project manager) for proofreading

September 2024

• One joint meeting (fellow + supervisors + EU project manager) for proofreading
• Administrative support for your MSCA PF application
• We apply for you (deadline for the application: September 11th, 2024).

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute IMT Atlantique Country France City Nantes Postal Code 44307 Street 4, rue Alfred Kastler – La Chantrerie Geofield

Where to apply E-mail

[email protected]

Contact City

Nantes Website

Street

4, rue Alfred Kastler E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED

Expected salary

Location

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique

Job date

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 06:18:21 GMT

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