Netherlands | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 9

PhD student: The Prospects for High Efficiency Solar Cells, Netherlands

/ August 23, 2010 Leave a Comment

The department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences (IE&IS) engages in education and research in the area of operational business processes and transitions in societies in relation to technical changes. In the IE&IS department, scholars and students work together on critical problems at the interface of engineering, management, innovation, and human behavior. The department has two schools: the School of Industrial Engineering and the School of Innovation Sciences.

The School of Innovation Sciences is one of the leading IS schools in Europe, with a strong presence in the international research and education community. Within the School of Innovation Sciences three degree programs are taught: BSc in Innovation Sciences, MSc in Human Technology Interaction, and MSc in Innovation Sciences. Moreover, the school participates in several PhD programs set up by national research schools. The School of Innovation Sciences also contributes to the 3TU Centre of Excellence in Ethics & Technology.

Research in Innovation Sciences deals with the economic, sociological and psychological determinants and consequences of pervasive technological changes in society. From a socio-technical perspective, technological changes leading to fundamental and pervasive changes in the organization and culture of a society have been characterized with the concept of “transition”. The economics discipline contributes to this research agenda by examining the role of markets, firms and sectors affect the flow of knowledge and technology in society.

Tasks
One PhD position is available in the area of innovation research at the Technology, Innovation and Society group at the School of Innovation Sciences at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in The Netherlands. This research project will assess the long term prospects of solar cells (PV). Research will analyze the development of technological trajectories of different types of solar cells in order to identify market opportunities and niche applications, in particular for high efficiency solar cells. The project aims at contributing to a successful implementation of solar cells by developing innovative business models, using Strategic Niche Management and other relevant innovation theories.

The PhD student will do his/her research as part of a large energy research project on nano-wire multi-junction solar cells for concentrator photovoltaics applications. In this project researchers and PhD’s from TU/e work in close cooperation with industry.

Requirements
We welcome applications from candidates with a Master degree and an excellent academic record in innovation studies and management, science, technology and society (STS) studies, Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET) or other relevant MSc programs.

We offer:

* a challenging job in a dynamic and ambitious University;
* a PhD appointment for a period of 4 years;
* gross salary is in the range of €28.500 – €36.500 per annum (on a full-time basis), this includes 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end of year allowance;
* a broad package of fringe benefits (including an excellent technical infrastructure, child care, moving expenses, savings schemes, coverage of costs of publishing the dissertation and excellent sports facilities);
* the university covers the costs of publishing your dissertation.

As part of an equal opportunity scheme, women are explicitly requested to apply. Attaining a PhD at Eindhoven University of Technology provides you with excellent career opportunities.

Application Deadline 15-09-2010
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Postdoctoral Position in Advanced Modelling of Gas-turbine Combustion, Netherlands

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The Department of Mechanical Engineering considers as the core of their 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- amp; Nano-Scale Engineering are important departemental themes. The Mechanical Engineering Department comprises about 1000 students and 250 staff members. In the Combustion Technology Group, research is conducted on combustion processes in domestic and industrial applications. The main purpose of the research is related to the optimization of combustion processes and applications and the reduction of the pollutant emissions of, for instance soot, NO, CO, CO2 and partially unburned hydrocarbons. This is achieved by the development of new modelling and measurement techniques for flames and reacting flows, which is crucial for stimulating further technical developments in several areas in Combustion Technology, such as combustion in domestic and industrial installations, process equipment, biomass systems, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, etc. Tasks In the present project several complicated turbulent combustion phenomena are addressed on the level of modelling issues for future design CFD. The project partners are Siemens Power Group and Rolls-Royce and both aero and stationary combustion is considered. For these companies two Ph.D. students will develop new implementations to handle complex phenomena associated with preferential diffusion, complex combustion modes, quenching etc.. The postdoc will guide these developments and takes care of the theoretical framework within the method of Flamelet Generated Manifolds (FGM or FPI) and associated consistency issues. Requirements We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate who has been graduated from a PhD program (dr.) in turbulent combustion modelling. The candidate should be familiar with the framework of FGM). We are aiming for the best candidates that have strong affinity for theory, (consistent) implementation and at the same time candidates that never lose the focus towards the application of gas-turbine design. The preferred scientist will show a strong personal and scientific growth during the years. Excellent analytical and communication skills, and fluency in written and spoken English are essential. The postdoc should not reject the possibility to stay in the US for 1 year. Appointment and salary We offer: * A challenging job at a dynamic and ambitious University * The appointment is for two years. After a good evaluation your contract can be extended with another year. * The appointment is for two years with an intermediate evaluation after the first year. * The gross monthly salary will be in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement of the Dutch Universities (CAO NU) and amounts initially to at least € 2861 per month (scale 10.4) depending on prior experience. * An attractive package of fringe benefits (including excellent work facilities, end of the year allowance and sport facilities). Application Deadline 01-09-2010. Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/postdoctoral-position-in-advanced-modelling-of-gas-turbine-combustion-netherlands/2010/08/04/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarshipPositions+%28International+Scholarships+and+Financial+Aid+Positions%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail#ixzz0xQzWwcCQ

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Postdoctoral Position Ambulatory Real-time Detection of Major Epileptic Seizures, Netherlands

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Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) is one of Europe’s leading research universities. The Eindhoven area, in the southern part of the Netherlands, is one of Europe’s top ‘innovation ecosystems’, with many high-tech companies and institutes. TU/e is closely intertwined with many of these companies and institutes, and research at TU/e is characterized by a combination of academic excellence and industrial relevance. Culturally, the Netherlands is a very interesting part of Europe. Historic cities such as Amsterdam, The Hague, Maastricht, Brussels, and Antwerp are all within easy reach from Eindhoven.

Kempenhaeghe is an internationally leading expertise centre for epilepsy and sleep-wake disorders. Kempenhaeghe is involved in nearly all major domains of epilepsy research, and offers a multidisciplinary semi-academic clinical research environment in the Eindhoven area. One of the innovation programmes in the area of diagnosis focuses on the detection of epileptic events, called seizures.

Project description

The goal of the ‘seizure detection programme’ is to achieve increased safety for the patient and a better quality of life for them and their loved ones by offering reliable, unobtrusive detection of epileptic seizures. Epilepsy has many different types of seizures, ranging from minor very short to major life-threatening seizures; every type has its own characteristics. The golden standard for detection of epileptic seizures uses combined EEG and video monitoring. This process is time-consuming, expensive, and only applicable to hospitalized patients. In order to overcome these problems and widen the reach of seizure detection to extramural patients, dependable unobtrusive approaches are critically needed. In past collaborative research, Kempenhaeghe and TU/e have gained important experience in detecting seizures based on analysis of heart activity and based on accelerometers attached to various parts of the body. Building on this experience, this PostDoc project seeks to develop and validate an unobtrusive system for detection of major epileptic seizures, and to iteratively refine it to approach the dependability of the aforementioned golden standard.

The main scientific focus will be on the development of dynamic models that characterize epileptic heart activity, epileptic movements, and the key sensor characteristics and (e.g. movement) artifacts, along with sophisticated multimodal model-based signal-processing and interpretation algorithms to extract reliable seizure information in ambulatory settings. The project will take a clinically driven approach, i.e. working in close collaboration with neurologists and medical technicians and taking their experience and knowledge as starting point. Algorithm development and validation will be based on real clinical data from patients. To obtain adequate clinical immersion, the candidate is expected to spend a significant fraction of his/her time at Kempenhaeghe, while TU/e will be the home base for algorithm development.

Requirements

Candidates for this position should have a Ph.D. degree in signal processing or control, physics, or biomedical engineering, and an extensive publication record in leading journals. A strong mathematical basis and a background in signal processing (statistical and adaptive signal processing, pattern recognition and machine earning, efficient real-time implementation of signal processing algorithms) is required. Hands-on experience with physiological monitoring and ambulatory sensor systems is desired, as are good programming skills in Matlab and C++. Candidates should be pro-active and entrepreneurial, have a ‘hands-on’ attitude, and excellent social and team working skills.

What we offer

A challenging job with a combined appointment at a multidisciplinary clinical expertise centre and a dynamic and ambitious University. A temporary appointment for the period of 3 years. Gross monthly salaries are in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement (CAO) and are at least € 2988 per month (FWG 60) and at most € 4705 per month (scale 12). Salary is based on knowledge and experience. An attractive package of fringe benefits (including excellent work facilities, child care, and excellent sports facilities).

Application Deadline 29-08-2010.
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