Research Position: Design of materials for electromagnetic shielding

6 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

KU Leuven

Research Field

Engineering

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Belgium

Application Deadline

31 May 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?

H2020 / ERC

Reference Number

BAP-2024-217

Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number

948739

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

For many applications, polymers have substantial advantages as compared to other materials, e.g. they are light-weight, flexible, easy to process and corrosion-resistant. By blending multiple polymers together or adding conductive or magnetic nanoparticles, multiple functionalities can be incorporated into one material. However, the resulting properties are strongly dependent on the dispersion and distribution of the nanoparticles as well as the phase morphology. Multiphasic structures are of particular importance since the microstructure can act as a template to tailor the particle distribution by means of selective localization. The types of morphologies that can be realized with traditional processing methods are however limited. In our on-going ERC Starting grant project, novel polymer nanocomposite structures are developed for electromagnetic  shielding, using 3D printing and other innovative processing techniques. To strengthen our team, we are currently offering a research position (PhD/post-doc) specifically dedicated to the design of these structures via numerical simulations. Depending on your background, there will be a strong collaboration with experimental researchers or the possibility to perform combined numerical-experimental research.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Additional Information
Benefits

-  Full-time PhD position for four years with a competitive salary and additional benefits such as health insurance, access to university sports facilities, etc. OR a full-time post-doc position for one year with a competitive salary, with possibility for extension.

-  The opportunity to work and live in one of the most innovative universities and cities in Europe. Leuven is located 20 min from Brussels, in the centre of Europe.

-  International working environment and possibility to present your work on international conferences.

-  Your research will form part of an ERC-funded starting grant project, involving a team of 4 researchers working on the development of electromagnetic metamaterials.

-  Your research will be embedded in a world-renowned research group consisting of 5 faculty members active in the area of soft matter, rheology, technology and functional materials.

-  A state-of-the-art infrastructure.

-  For PhD students: To support you during your PhD and to prepare you for the rest of your career, you will participate in the Arenberg Doctoral School doctoral training program.

Eligibility criteria

-You are recently graduated or will soon graduate with a master (when applying for a PhD position) or PhD (when applying for a postdoc position) degree in materials science, electrical engineering, physics or a related discipline. 

-You have excellent analytical skills, high grades and you are a creative and critical thinker.

-You have prior experience in numerical research on electromagnetic or dielectric properties of materials. Expertise in electromagnetic characterization is a plus.

-You are able to report your progress in an accurate and timely fashion.

-You have excellent communication skills, with fluency in both written and spoken English.

-You are open for collaboration with the other team members.

Selection process

Candidates can apply by submitting their CV, motivation letter and grade lists via the online application tool. Please also include the names and contact details of at least two senior researchers that are willing to write a letter of recommendation upon request.

 

We look forward to your application and will screen it as soon as we have received it. Screening will continue until the position has been filled, hence do not wait with applying until the deadline.

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Ruth Cardinaels, tel.: +32 16 32 16 88, mail: [email protected] .
You can apply for this job no later than 31/05/2024 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/cl2PIUc21FSPeck3WYi

Contact

State/Province

Leuven

City

Vlaams Brabant

Street

Leuven

Postal Code

3000

STATUS: EXPIRED