Professor of Ship Hydrodynamics

The Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering at the Aalto University School of Engineering invites applications for Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Ship Hydrodynamics (tenure track). The research within the position focuses especially on understanding, predicting, and controlling the complex, unsteady dynamic phenomena and hydrodynamic forces associated with the interactions of ships with the ocean environment. Your role will be to develop and share expertise on understanding and managing ship motions and loads in real operating conditions throughout the lifecycle of a ship. We expect you to: Advance research to improve the prediction and performance of calm-water resistance, hydrodynamic loads, motions, and added resistance; Build a team and secure research in the field of hydrodynamics by acquiring relevant resources (such as Research Council of Finland, Business Finland, Horizon Europe); Teach on marine hydrostatics and hydrodynamics; Commit to the Aalto Ice and Wave Tank and conduct research and teaching in this internationally unique facility. Candidates must hold a D.Sc. or PhD and have a successful postdoctoral or equivalent research or industrial track record. Background in loads and seakeeping, wave–ship/structure interaction, and free-surface hydrodynamics is specifically sought. Aalto University´s tenure track career system offers a well-supported and clear career path towards a permanent professorship.