Applications are invited for PhD positions in wind engineering, computational 
fluid dynamics, and bluff body aerodynamics. The successful applicants will be 
part of an active research team led by Dr. Gang Hu, Professor in School of Civil 
and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China. 
You will also work closely with the reputable wind engineering teams from The 
University of Sydney and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. 

Harbin Institute of Technology is a top research university and a member of 
China's elite C9 League. HIT is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Double 
First Class University. HIT is consistently ranked as one of the top 
universities in the country with a focus on science and engineering. HIT was 
ranked 6th in the Best Global Universities for Engineering by U.S. News in 2017-
2020. HIT is one of the only handful of universities in the world that have 
designed, built, and launched their own satellites and it excels at missile 
technology. It has three campuses, spanning the country from north to south: the 
Harbin campus in Heilongjiang Province, the Weihai campus in Shandong Province, 
and the Shenzhen campus in Guangdong Province. If the application is successful, 
he/she will work based on Shenzhen Campus. Shenzhen is a leading global 
technology hub, dubbed by media as the next Silicon Valley and China's Silicon 
Valley. Shenzhen ranks 9th in the 2019 Global Financial Centres Index and it has 
the third busiest container port in the world.

Job Description：
   The successful candidate will mainly work on the following field:
*	Wind effects on structures 
*	Application of machine learning and deep learning in wind engineering 
and fluid mechanics
*	Fluid-structure interactions
*	Numerical simulation of flow around bluff bodies using CFD models



Qualifications



*  A candidate with a Ms or M.tech (or near completed) degree in Civil 
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Aerospace or Applied 
Mathematics is required.

*  Excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated by 
presentation of research results at conferences and through publication; ability 
to perform independent research and a commitment to interdisciplinary research.

*  Excellent programming skills (Python, Matlab…)

*  Experiences with wind engineering and machine learning are desired but 
not essential. 

*  Published 1 or 2 papers in JCR Q1 journals as the first author or 
corresponding author;

*  Obtained a Ms or M.tech degree from the global top 500 universities with in 3 
years. 

*  Age limit:  Below 35 years. 



Salary package
The salary and benefits are internationally competitive and commensurate with 
each candidate's experience.

In addition, applicants who meet the following conditions are eligible to apply 
for the 'Overseas High-Level Talent Program', which includes a 100% tuition 
waiver and an annual subsidy of CNY 50,000 for successful applicants. This 
subsidy will be provided for five years.


Prof. Gang Hu 
http://faculty.hitsz.edu.cn/hugang
https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=HHjulJAAAAAJ&hl=en