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Please see this vacant position in physic & math. division
Development of a Multiphysics Framework
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Dear all friends
Please see this vacant position in physic & math. division
Development of a Multiphysics Framework
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PhD scholarship in development of long superconducting tapes
The Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, which is part of the Technical University of Denmark, is seeking a motivated scientist for a PhD position within a new research project aiming at developing superconducting coated conductors.
The final goal of the project is to produce a 100m long tape using a cheap sol-gel process for the manufacture of REBa2Cu3O7 thin films by dip-coating on both sides of bi-axially textured metal substrates by year 2014. The work will encompass various aspects including chemical technology, ceramics processing, physical characterization, design, building and testing a pre-pilot production plant. This project is part of a long-term research program aiming at producing superconducting 10MW wind-mill generators.
Job description
The project will be centered on the deposition, by means of dip-coating, of the superconducting layer on both sides of technical substrates manufactured by other project participants. The work will mostly encompass:
Preparation of coating slurries and studies of their wetting properties Studies of gel decomposition, in-situ microstructure evolution by means of x-ray (synchrotron) diffraction and environmental electron microscopy Composition, microstructure and texture characterization using electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction Surface characterization (AFM, grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, etc.) Characterization of the performance of the superconducting layer (critical current densities under various conditions of temperature and applied magnetic field) Development of continuous deposition and characterization process for long tapes (up to 100m)Qualifications
- <Master of Science or Master of Civil Engineering within materials science, physics, chemistry or equivalent Experience with laboratory work Experience with at least some aspects listed in the above work description ,Ability to work independently and to be a part of a dynamical group
Good communication skills in English, both written and spoken
We offer
An exciting and challenging education in an international environment Good possibilities for professional and personal growth A family friendly organization with flexible working hoursApproval and Enrolment
The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide.
Terms of employment
The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The period of employment is 3 years. Most of the project will be performed at the Materials Research Division of the Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy unit of DTU. The candidate is further expected to spend some time at external international measurement facilities and in other departments of DTU. Starting date is expected to be 1 July 2010 or upon agreement.
Application
We must have your online application by 1 January 2010. Please open the link "apply for this job online" and fill in the application form and attach your application, CV and information about academic grades.
Further information
For further information, please contact senior scientist Jean-Claude Grivel, jean@risoe.dtu.dk. On our website you can read more about DTU; dtu.dk, about Risø DTU; risoe.dtu.dk and the Materials Research Division; risoe.dtu.dk/AFM.
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Please see this vacant position in electrical & computer engineering division
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Postdoctoral Fellowship -- Mining Engineering
McGill University
Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellowship -- Mining Engineering
Department: Department of Mining and Materials Engineering
http://www.mcgill.ca/minmat/mining/
Institution: McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
Date Posted: Aug. 25, 2009
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Position Start Date: Available Immediately
Job Categories: Graduate Student
Post-Doc
Academic Field(s): Mining/Minerals
Job Website: http://minedesign.mcgill.ca/positions.pdf
Apply By E-mail: hani.mitri@mcgill.ca
Job Description:
The Mine Design & Numerical Modelling Laboratory at McGill University invites applications from prospective
and recent Ph.D. graduates for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mining Engineering.
Applicants should preferably hold degrees in Mining or closely related fields and must have outstanding
academic records.
The research project offers an excellent professional training opportunity for advanced research in Rock
Mechanics, Numerical Modeling, Underground Mining Field Instrumentation and Risk Analysis.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are required.
The Fellowship is available, effective immediately, for a period of one year, renewable for up to two more
years.
Interested candidates should submit their CVs and transcripts to:
Hani Mitri
McGill University
Mine Design & Numerical Modelling Laboratory
3450 University Street,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7
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McGill University
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Contact: Hani Mitri
Mine Design & Numerical Modelling Laboratory
McGill University
Adams Building
3450 University Street, Room #121
Montreal, QC
Canada
Phone Number: (514) 398-4890
Fax Number: (514) 398-7396
Contact E-mail: hani.mitri@mcgill.ca
What Goes Around...Comes Around
Up to 15 PhD positions at Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology (NT- 82/09)
The Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology (NT) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) invite applicants for until 15 PhD research fellowships. The fellowships are open to applicants in all areas of research covered by the faculty. Further information on the faculty and its six departments is available at http://www.nt.ntnu.no .
The applicants are awarded PhD fellowships on a competitive basis, to help recruit talented candidates for the PhD programs administered by the faculty at http://www.ntnu.no/nt/english/phd
Applicants must have completed a master degree (MSc, MEng) or provide documentation of equivalent training in a field relevant to research pursued at one of NT’s departments, and must satisfy the formal grades requirements for admission to the PhD programmes at NTNU.
Promising candidates who deliver their master thesis within 1st of July are encouraged to apply. Regulations concerning the PhD at NTNU can be found at http://www.ntnu.no/nt/forskerutdanning/
In order to be accepted as a PhD candidate the grades of the MSc study have to be sufficiently high (in Norway: B/2.5 or better), or the applicant has to document a similar level through later scientific work. Candidates from universities outside Norway are kindly requested to send a Diploma Supplement or a similar document, which describes in detail the study and grade system and the rights for further studies associated with the obtained degree: http://ec.europa.eu/education/polici...iploma_en.html
Moreover, the candidates have to contact a relevant research group at the faculty to define a project. An outline of the project, signed by both the applicant and his/her prospective supervisor (faculty member in that research group) should be included with the application.
The appointment of the PhD research fellow will be made according to Norwegian guidelines for universities and university colleges and to the general regulations regarding university employees. Applicants for the position must agree to participate in organized doctoral study programs within the period of the appointment and have to be qualified for the PhD-study. A contract will be drawn up regarding the period of appointment.
The national labour force must reflect the composition of the population to the greatest possible extent. It is therefore a major political objective to achieve a balance of age and gender and to recruit persons with an immigrant background. Immigrants are encouraged to apply for this post. NTNU wants to increase the proportion of women in its scientific posts. Women are encouraged to apply.
PhD fellowships at NTNU are awarded for a period of 3 years but may be prolonged for a total period of 4 years incl. 25 % of teaching duties.
Further information on these fellowships can be obtained from the vice-dean for research, Åse Krøkje, phone +47 73 59 61 26, email Ase.Krokje@nt.ntnu.no or the dean, Bjørn Hafskjold, phone +47 73 59 44 87, email bjorn.hafskjold@nt.ntnu.no, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, NTNU.
The positions will be administratively connected to the department where the main supervisor is located.
The start salary for the PhD research fellow is set at code 1017, level 45, NOK 355 400 (before tax) in the Norwegian state salary scale. 2% of the salary will be deducted at source as a mandatory premium to the Norwegian State Pension Fund.
The application must include curriculum vitae with information on the candidate’s prior training, exams, and work experience and in addition a brief outline of the project.
Applications with CV and other documents should be submitted electronically through this page (Apply for this job). Preferably we want the attachments in one file.
The reference number of the position is NT-82/09
Application deadline is 2010-01-25.
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Impossible says I am possible!!
Empa is a materials science and technology research institution in the ETH domain. The Laboratory of Solid State Chemistry at Empa is developing perovskite-type compounds and nanostructured composites for potential applications as functional materials in renewable energy- and environmental technologies. Applied methods are chimie douce techniques for nanostructured materials production, XRD, ND, EXAFS and TEM for the structural characterisation of new materials. XRF, ICP-OES, TGA with coupled mass spectrometry and TEM, SEM/EDX for the chemical and morphological characterisation.
For our MaNEP (www.manep.ch) project on “Thermoelectricity” we offer a
PhD Position on Thermoelectric Materials Development
application to:
Empa
Dr. Sascha Populoh
Ueberlandstrasse 129
CH-8600 Duebendorf
sascha.populoh@empa.ch
www.empa.ch/abt131
The position is immediately available for a candidate (m/f) with a masters or diploma degree in Chemistry, Physics or Materials Sciences (or related). The project is focussed on the development of novel thermoelectric perovskite-type oxide materials, characterisation techniques of thermoelectric materials and the development of thermoelectric devices for high temperature applications. The ideal candidate is a communicative scientist with a strong background in chemistry and/or physical sciences. He/she has experience on the synthesis of inorganic solids and their caracterisation. Experience with thermoelectrics would be beneficial.
For further information please contact Dr. Sascha Populoh sascha.populoh@empa.ch or Prof. Dr. Anke Weidenkaff anke.weidenkaff@empa.ch. We are looking forward to your application with CV, your research interests, a list of publications and the names of two academic referees.
Materials Science & Technology
If there is a will, there is a way
برنامه بورسيه دوره دکتراي نانو زيست فناوري
مرکز علوم نانوي مونيخ (CeNS) بهتازگي فراخوان ارسال درخواست براي بورسيه دوره دکتري در چارچوب برنامه دکتراي بينالمللي «نانو زيست فناوري» کرده است.
فارغالتحصيلان ممتاز دانشگاههاي مختلف از اقصي دنيا در رشتههاي علوم طبيعي و علوم زيستي ميتوانند براي شرکت در اين برنامه برتر دوره دکتراي بينالمللي که توسط شبکه ِالايت باواريا((Elite Network of Bavaria (ENB) تامين مالي ميشود، درخواست خود را ارسال کنند.
اين برنامه بورسيه دکتري از اول ماه اکتبر سال جاري ميلادي آغاز خواهد شد. در قالب اين برنامه شرايط تحقيقاتي برتر و آموزش چندرشتهاي در يک محيط علمي انگيزشي در مرکز علوم نانو ارائه خواهد شد.
دانشجويان بورسيه از امتيازاتي چون بهرهمندي از حمايت مالي، همايشها و همکاريهاي بينالمللي، شرکت درکارگاههاي مهارتهاي حرفهاي و... برخودار خواهند بود.
آخرين فرصت ارسال درخواست شرکت در اين دوره، 31 ماه مارس 2010 است. علاقمندان براي کسب اطلاعات بيشتر در زمينه فرايند درخواست و پروژههاي تحقيقاتي موجود ميتوانند به نشانيwww.cens.de/doctorate-programمراجعه کنند.
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PhD Position on Thermoelectric Materials Development
Empa is an interdisciplinary research and services institution for material sciences and technology development within the ETH Domain.
The Laboratory of Solid State Chemistry at Empa is developing perovskite-type compounds and nanostructured composites for potential applications as functional materials in renewable energy- and environmental technologies. Applied methods are chimie douce techniques for nanostructured materials production, XRD, ND, EXAFS and TEM for the structural characterisation of new materials. XRF, ICP-OES, TGA with coupled mass spectrometry and TEM, SEM/EDX for the chemical and morphological characterisation.
For our MaNEP (www.manep.ch) project on “Thermoelectricity” we offer a
PhD Position on Thermoelectric Materials DevelopmentEmpa
Sascha Dr. Populoh
Solid State Chemistry
and Catalysis
Ueberlandstrasse 129
CH-8600 Dübendorf
Switzerland
www.empa.ch/abt131 The position is immediately available for a candidate (m/f) with a masters or diploma degree in Chemistry, Physics or Materials Sciences (or related).
The project is focussed on the development of novel thermoelectric perovskite-type oxide materials, characterisation techniques of thermoelectric materials and the development of thermoelectric devices for high temperature applications.
The ideal candidate is a communicative scientist with a strong background in chemistry and/or physical sciences .He/she has experience on the synthesis of inorganic solids and their characterisation. Experience with thermoelectrics would be beneficial.
For further information please contact Dr. Sascha Populoh sascha.populoh@empa.ch or Dr. Anke Weidenkaff anke.weidenkaff@empa.ch.
Please send your application with CV, your research interests, a list of publications and the names of two academic referees.
Please submit your application by e-mail to:
sascha.populoh@empa.ch
If there is a will, there is a way
Composites / Numerical FE-based Fatigue Analysis
50000403v1836
Promoter: Stepan Lomov
Description: Objectives of industrial research:
RFRC parts in an automobile are subject for time-dependent loads, originating from dynamic loading due to interaction with the adjoining parts and variable temperature loads. The design loads are normally much less then the strength of the material, hence the most important design drivers are stiffness and durability – fatigue. The latter, on one hand, plays the paramount role in reliability and safety of the part, on the other hand, is much more difficult to assess. As for metal structures the use of simulation tools could drastically decrease the development time by at the same time taking into account more design variants, the ability to use similar methods for the RFRC parts is crucial for the applicability and the usage for lighter and less CO2 emitting vehicles.
Industrial aims of the project are:
• Numerical fatigue life prediction results with a similar quality for RFRC as for metals and based on a small amount of material testing.
• For durability simulation, the first goal always lies in predicting the correct critical areas, which using today’s methods this is not reached for RFRC parts.
• Secondly for durability simulation, the prediction accuracy for metal sheets today lies within the scattering of the tests (i.e. a range of a factor 3 in lifetime), similar the prediction quality for durability of RFRC should be in the scattering of the tests. This scattering is not known and needs to be detected in this project.
• Validation on industrial prototypes is a main goal to achieve reliable and sustainable results.
Researchers Objective:
The Baekeland program supports industry relevant research. The applicant will be employed at LMS International as the industrial partner. The main goal will be to establish and validate methodologies to describe local fatigue behavior based on local material properties that can be estimated from the fiber distribution, like the local stiffness behavior. In a further step the influence of composites matrix degradation (like fibre debonding) on global fatigue behavior needs to be analysed.
The industrial part of the work includes:
• method development
• method implementation as prototype software
• method validation
Ultimately, exploring how to extend the newly developed methods for numerical fatigue life prediction of RFRC composites to other types of composites such as multi-layer UD composites and even textile/fabric based composites also belongs to the targeted research PhD program.
Candidate profile:
All candidates must be fluent in spoken and written English. An ideal candidate has a degree in engineering (mechanical, etc. ) or physics and an adequate mathematical background or has a degree in mathematics with adequate mechanical background.
• Specific experience with fatigue simulation methodology is an advantage.
• Specific experience with molding simulation (MoldFlow) is an advantage
• Specific experience with CAE simulation software (ABAQUS, LMS Virtual.Lab, other ...) is an advantage
• Knowledge of programming languages (preferably C/C++) and knowledge of Matlab are an advantage.
The research activities will mainly be carried out at LMS International in Leuven, Belgium, but a close collaboration with the LMS Durability Expert Centre in Kaiserslautern, Germany is mandatory.
Key words: composites, modelling, fatigue
Latest application date: 2010-05-16
Financing: to apply for
Type of Position: scholarship
Source of Funding: IWT Bakeland
Duration of the Project : 3 years
Research group: Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (MTM)
Remarks: strong industrial collaboration with LMS International (Leuven)
APPLICATION: To apply, please send a detailed CV together with a letter of motivation and names of reference(s) to
Christophe Liefooghe
christophe.liefooghe@lmsintl.com
LMS International
Interleuvenlaan 68
B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Development of innovative modelling tools for mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced composites modified with carbon nanotubes
50000403v1855
Promoter: Larissa Gorbatikh
Description: Existing state-of-the-art epoxy-based carbon fibre reinforced composites possess excellent stiffness and strength, but their toughness is limited by early damage initiation. It is commonly manifested in the form of multiple microcracks that originate at high stress concentration sites at (or close to) matrix/fibre interfaces, then coalesce and develop into matrix cracks. The threshold for the first appearance of these matrix cracks seems to be linked to the fatigue life of a composite and hence puts tremendous design restrictions in applications involving cyclic loading. This leads to overdesign of composite parts.
The damage resistance can be improved with the use of a material hierarchy. The advantage of a hierarchical material design lies in its multi-level organization that provides opportunities to achieve multiple properties simultaneously, if a specific property is linked to a specific level. For example, in the existing state-of-the-art polymer composites (see figure to the right), stiffness requirement is met by reinforcement architecture on meso and micro levels (see woven fabric), whilst toughness is controlled by matrix structure on micro and nano levels (for instance, through addition of toughening components, carbon nano-tubes), and by interface properties. In the scope of this project a true potential of a hierarchy will be explored to create synergetic effects on material mechanical properties. Preliminary studies indicate that this synergy can be achieved in materials with well controlled hierarchical structures.
This PhD project is part of the large European FP-7 project “Innovative Material Synergies & Composite Processing Strategies“ that brings together 17 academic and industrial partners.
Key words: composite materials, nanotubes, nanotechnology, mechanical properties, modelling
Latest application date: 2010-06-04
Financing: available
Type of Position: scholarship or salary
Source of Funding: EU project
Duration of the Project : 4 years
Research group: Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (MTM)
Remarks: Position
The project offers full funding of a 4-year PhD program to be carried out at K.U.Leuven, combined with Research Assistant position in the Department MTM, in the Composite Materials Group http://www.mtm.kuleuven.be/Research/C2/poly/index.htm
Supervisors at K.U.Leuven
Prof. Stepan Lomov, Dr. Larissa Gorbatikh
Requirements
1. Master degree in one of the following fields (or similar)
• Composites materials
• Mechanics of solids
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical engineering
The educational background should include
• Advanced course(s) on mechanics of solids
• Course(s) on composite materials
• Numerical methods and scientific programming
2. Research experience
• Master thesis work involving modeling of material behaviour of composite materials
• Candidate having publications and/or conference papers will have an advantage
3. Communication skills
• ability to work both independently and in a team
4. Language:
• English. Dutch-speaking candidates are welcome.
Job content
- to develop methodologies to model damage initiation and development for hierarchical nano-engineered fibre reinforced composites
- to develop fundamental understanding of intra-hierarchical interactions and their role in triggering synergetic effects to achieve a discontinuous improvement in damage resistance
- to predict optimal position and orientation of carbon nanotubes (on different levels of composite hierarchy) for targeted damage resistance
CHECK-LIST FOR THE APPLICANTS
(information to accompany your CV)
√ I have a Master degree in one of the fields mentioned above Provide details
√ I have done research work in the field of composite materials…
… and have published/submitted for publication the results (if any) Provide details; give a synopsis of the research
Provide bibliographic details
√ I am familiar with scientific programming … Provide details: brief descriptions on the codes
√ I am familiar with mechanical testing … Provide details: brief description of the performed tests (if any)
√ I understand the project description and it interests me Write one-page comment on the project, relating it to your own experience and education
√ I speak and write good English Illustrate it in your application!
CONTACT
Dr. Larissa Gorbatikh
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Kasteelpark Arenberg, 44, 3001 Heverlee , Belgium
tel +32-16-32-13-19
fax +32-16-32-19-90
Larissa.Gorbatikh@mtm.kuleuven.be
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