Design and Validation of Upscaled Intensified Flow Reactors for Electrification

Updated: about 1 month ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 30 Apr 2024

22 Mar 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

KU Leuven
Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineering
Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country

Belgium
Application Deadline

30 Apr 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

38 hours/week
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Reference Number

BAP-2024-171
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

In this role, you will drive the enhancement of sono-, photo-, and electrochemical setups, with a focus on scaling up from laboratory to mini pilot plant scale within our pilot facility. Your primary responsibility will be to validate these technologies for commercial viability, placing specific emphasis on demonstrating their effectiveness in selected multiphase processes, including liquid-liquid extraction, crystallization, and chemical degradation for wastewater treatment. You will collaborate closely with the HITEC coordinator and the two supervising professors. 


Requirements
Research Field
Engineering
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good

Additional Information
Benefits
  • Postdoc position for 1 year with possible perspective of staying longer
  • Top 100 University in the world, Top 10 in Europe
  • State-of-the-art laboratory at your disposal
  • Valorization center with large industrial network

Eligibility criteria
  • Chemical engineer, mechanical engineer or the like
  • Experienced in process and plant design of continuous processes
  • Interested in bringing fundamental research to a more applied level
  • Independent, perseverant, determined
  • Team player

Selection process

For more information please contact Prof. dr. ir. Simon Kuhn ([email protected] ), Prof. dr. ir. Tom Van Gerven ([email protected] ), or Dr. Jinu John ([email protected] ).
You can apply for this job no later than 30/04/2024 via the online application tool


Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
KU Leuven
Country
Belgium
State/Province
Vlaams Brabant
City
Leuven
Postal Code
3000
Street
Leuven
Geofield


Where to apply
Website

https://easyapply.jobs/r/2kTXoL231AcBZ24uot6s

Contact
State/Province

Leuven
City

Vlaams Brabant
Street

Leuven
Postal Code

3000

STATUS: EXPIRED

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