New EU-funded project on System Identification, Condition & Health Monitoring for a New Generation of Wind Turbines. We have commenced a research project on system identification, condition and health monitoring for a new generation of wind turbines from 01 December 2009 co-ordinated by Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Please follow the links below for details of specific roles;

• Vibration control of wind turbines based on smart semi-active control strategies (PhD)
  Trinity College, Dublin
• Wireless sensor network (WSN) for wind turbines (PhD)
  Trinity College, Dublin
• Flow induced vibrations and noise in wind turbines (PhD)
  Trinity College, Dublin
• System Identification of Wind Turbines (PhD)
  Aalborg University, Denmark
• Flexible Multibody Dynamics of Wind Turbines (PhD)
  Aalborg University, Denmark
• Robust Statistical Time Series Methods for Health Monitoring of Wind Turbines (PhD)
  University of Patras, Greece
• Effective Models and Identification Methods for Wind Turbine Structures Under Uncertainty and Varying Operating Conditions (PhD)
  University of Patras, Greece
• Improvement of engineering aerodynamic models for wind turbines based on experiments and CFD (PhD)
  Trinity College, Dublin
• Fault detection in wind turbine gearboxes using non-classical approaches (PhD)
  Sheffield University, UK
• Damage detection in wind turbines (mainly blades) using highfrequency methods – guided ultrasonic waves (PhD)
  Sheffield University, UK
• Simulation of impact damage in composite blades (PhD)
  Universita degli studi die Cagliari, Italy

Applicants for PhD positions need to be within the first five years (or full-time equivalent) of their careers in research.. Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the organization they are applying to for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment.

Positions include interdisciplinary training, summer schools and yearly international meetings.

Please send CV and letter by Email to the appropriate PI. The candidates are expected to start as soon as possible. Each position will be funded for a period of 3 years.

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