Postdoctoral Research Associate

Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will support the Principal Investigator in delivering research activity on Project WHOWL: Whale- and Owl-Inspired Synergistic Aerodynamic–Aeroacoustic Control for Wind Turbine Blades — a UKRI/EPSRC-funded project starting October 2026.

WHOWL is under EPSRC's flagship Unlocking the Full Potential of Nature-Based Engineering call. The project investigates, for the first time, the synergistic integration of whale-inspired leading-edge protuberances and owl-inspired trailing-edge serrations on wind turbine blades, aiming to break the long-standing trade-off between aerodynamic performance and noise emissions.

You will work alongside the Principal Investigator at Northumbria University in Newcastle and the Co-Investigator at the University of Leeds, supported by industry partners (ORE Catapult and WhalePower Corporation) and an international collaboration with West Chester Univers...

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