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Post-doctoral Researchers in Micro- and Nanofluidics, Netherlands

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Applicants must hold a PhD degree in physics, mathematics, chemical or mechanical engineering or a related field. Prior experience with numerical or experimental techniques relevant to the dynamics of ultrathin liquid film is highly desirable and should be emphasized in the cover letter. Moreover, fluency in English, a positive attitude, a sense of responsibility, a pro-active approach and a can-do mentality are desirable. Candidates will be expected to carry out independent and creative research, to assist in the supervision of BSc, MSc and PhD students, and to publish in renowned scientific journals.

Appointment:

The appointment will be initially for one year with the possibility of extension by a second year. The gross salary will be in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of the Dutch Universities (CAO NU) and amounts initially to at least € 2861,00 per month (salary scale 10.4) depending on prior experience. The university offers an attractive package of fringe benefits such as excellent technical infrastructure, child care, savings schemes, and excellent sports facilities.

Information:

Additional information can be obtained from:

Prof. Anton Darhuber, e-mail: a.a.darhuber@tue.nl

Mr. Marco Bos, HR employee (Tel.: +31 40 247 4263, e-mail: m.c.h.j.bos@tue.nl

Application Deadline: 31-10-2010

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PhD’s in Measuring, Modelling and Monitoring Chloride Ingress in Cracked Concrete, Netherlands

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The Department of Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology has 15 professorial chairs with about 65 academic and 60 technical specialists, as well as 110 graduate and 375 undergraduate students. The leading research themes cover functional materials, transport physics, and plasma physics and radiation technology. The department has extensive national and international partnerships, including industrial partners. It participates in several national (top) research schools, and in two national top technology institutes: Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI) and Materials Innovation Institute (M2i). Eindhoven University of Technology is one of the three participants in the Dutch 3TU Federation of Universities of Technology.

The major degradation mechanism in concrete structures is corrosion of reinforcement due to chloride penetration. Corrosion reduces serviceability and safety due to cracking and spalling of concrete and loss of steel cross section. Recently, service life design has moved from prescriptive to model and performance based. The current approach aims at postponing initiation of corrosion until the end of the required service life with a predetermined reliability, based on simplified modelling of transport in uncracked concrete and testing of laboratory samples for chloride diffusion. Real structures under service load contain cracks and execution defects. Cracks are fast transport routes for chloride, but the effect is mitigated by poorly known mechanisms such as self-healing and crack blocking. Current models do not cover the effect of cracks, voids and compaction defects in concrete on chloride transport and corrosion initiation, rendering them less robust than acceptable.

This projects aims at understanding of mechanisms that control chloride transport, and the influence of cracks on the transport. To study the transport of chloride and other relevant substances in concrete a non-destructive, high temporal and spatial resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) setup capable of quasi-simultaneously measuring Na, Cl and moisture will be developed within this project.

Requirements:

We welcome candidates who hold a Master’s degree in (technical, applied) physics, chemistry, materials science, civil engineering (materials) or a related field, have affinity with materials science, transport in porous media and/or durability of concrete and have hands-on experience with experimental work.

Starting date:

As soon as possible.

Appointment:

This position offers full-time employment for 4 years, with an initial evaluation period. The monthly (gross) salary will be approx. 2000 Euro in the first year and increase to approx. 2600 Euro in the fourth year, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of the Dutch Universities. The University offers an attractive package of fringe benefits such as excellent technical infrastructure, child care, savings schemes and excellent sports facilities.

Application:

Please submit contact information, an motivation letter, contact information of two or more references (including a research supervisor), and a copy of the M.Sc-thesis and other relevant publications, if available by using the apply button given in the link mention below:

Application Deadline: 31-10-2010

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PhD Student Numerical Simulation of Boiling Control in Peristaltic Ducts, Netherlands

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he Department of Mechanical Engineering considers as the core of its activities design, realization and analysis of new products, processes and materials. Besides the basis of (solid and fluid) mechanics, materials, control and thermodynamics, parts of mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing science are important supporting tools. The field is explored by a combination of modeling using fundamental concepts and applied engineering and technology. Automotive Engineering Science and Micro- & Nano-Scale Engineering are important departmental themes. The Mechanical Engineering Department comprises about 1000 students and 250 staff members.

In the Process Technology Group, research is conducted on various fundamental and applied themes relevant for Process Industry. The main themes are turbulence, two-phase flow and rotating flow. These topics are studied both by numerical simulation and by dedicated experiments. Modern numerical techniques, such as direct numerical simulation and large-eddy simulation are included in the research methods.

Tasks:

In this project, funded by the Dutch Technology Foundation, two PhD students will collaborate to study boiling processes in ducts. One of the PhD students will carry out experiments on the influence of bubble interaction and flow acceleration on nucleate boiling, while the second will focus on numerical modeling of these phenomena.

The first task of the numerical PhD student will be the further development of an already existing numerical method based on the diffuse interface model in order to make it suitable for larger domains. This method will then be applied to study the influence of bubble interaction and flow acceleration on the boiling process. The final goal is the development of a predictive model for nucleate boiling heat transfer that can be implemented in a CFD code.

Requirements:

Within this project, we are looking for a candidate with an MSc-degree in Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent with a strong interest in numerical modeling of fluid mechanical problems and in programming. The candidate should have excellent communication skills in English and good cooperative skills and should be capable and willing to work in a multidisciplinary team together with experimentalists. Drive, initiative and self-reliance are important qualities as well.

Appointment and Salary:

We offer:

A challenging job at a dynamic and ambitious University and in an enthusiastic team
An appointment for four years
Gross monthly salaries are in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement of the Dutch Universities (CAO NU), increasing from € 2042 per month initially, to € 2612 in the fourth year.
An attractive package of fringe benefits, including excellent work facilities, end of the year allowance and sport facilities

Information:

More information can be obtained from:

Prof. dr. Hans Kuerten (mail j.g.m.kuerten@tue.nl, phone: +31(0)40 247 2362)
Dr. C.W.M. van der Geld (mail c.w.m.v.d.geld@tue.nl, phone: +31(0)40 247 2923)

Application Deadline: 30-09-2010

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