Postdoc in Experimental Composite Big Area Additive Manufacturing

Postdoc in Experimental Composite Big Area Additive Manufacturing

DTU, Department of Mechanical Engineering, the section for Manufacturing Engineering has a vacant postdoc position in experimental composite big area additive manufacturing.

Responsibilities and qualifications
The general objective of this postdoc is to develop a tooling system that enables big area additive manufacturing of fiber reinforced thermosets. The tooling system will be develop with the intension to push state of the art in terms of print speed, geometrical accuracy, surface roughness, and interlayer strength.

The postdoc project will be carried out in close collaboration with a sister project dealing with the numerical aspects of composite big area additive manufacturing. In addition, the postdoc will be a part of a larger project called ThermoForm that aims at robotic 3D-printing of lightweight composite formwork for concrete structures. The project partners include DTU Civil Engineering and a number of industrial companies.

Your primary tasks will be to:

• Develop a tooling system for composite big area additive manufacturing
• Develop a mechanical system that can smoothen the surface of the printed structures
• Develop a mechanical system and/or printing approach that ensures interlayer strength
• Generate a dataset to validate the numerical model developed in the sister project
• Collaborate with the other project partners involved in ThermoForm
• Supervise BSc and MSc students, and co-supervise PhD students

Preference is given to a strong knowledge in fiber composite lay-up, automated fiber placement (AFP) and tooling hereof, as well as strong skills in mechanism design and CAD modeling.

As a formal qualification, you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent).

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

The period of employment is 2.5 years.

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Further information
Further information may be obtained from Senior researcher David B. Pedersen ([email protected] ) and Associate professor Jon Spangenberg ([email protected] )

You can read more about Department of Mechanical Engineering at www.mek.dtu.dk .

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Application procedure
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Application deadline: 10 October 2021