We are seeking a motivated interdisciplinary researcher to join the University of Bristol, as part of the Aerospace Technology Institute / IUK funded AFCAD project. The work involves the development of state-of-the-art thermal management techniques to provide highly efficient cooling solutions for high temperature fuel cell stacks. The shape of the cooling structure will be optimised for different positions of deployment under various temperature operational conditions. A CFD based geometric optimisation will be performed and demonstrated upon a number of different stack integration configurations. This project is funded by Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) programme “AFCAD (Advanced Fuel Cells for Aviation Decarbonization)” No. 10097017, led by ZeroAvia. As part of the role it would be expected that the candidate works closely with the main industrial partner and partners from other Universities, making regular presentations, writing progress reports and completing project deliverables. The successful candidate will be part of a team of researchers working on different aspects of the AFCAD project. This is a great opportunity for individuals to develop expertise in the thermal management techniques and fuel cell design & system integration.