Junior researcher: Integration of thermal energy storage systems

4 May 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

CIIAE

Department

Thermal Energy Storage

Research Field

Engineering » Chemical engineering
Engineering » Materials engineering
Engineering » Mechanical engineering
Physics » Solid state physics
Chemistry » Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

31 May 2023 - 12:00 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Offer Starting Date

1 Jul 2023

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

European Union / Next Generation EU

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

No

Offer Description

Although it is possible to find in the literature the description of optimal materials for applications in thermal storage systems, the implementation of such materials in industrial systems is limited, due to the complexity of developing suitable interfaces between the source and the receiver. 

The selected candidate will perform the following tasks: 

• Development of new strategies for the design and integration of thermal storage systems in industrial applications. 

• Design heat exchangers that allow the heat transfer rate to be the necessary to absorb the excess heat (or cold) available and in which it will be possible to return this heat for specific applications. 

• Acquisition of competitive funding, both private and public. 

• Close interdisciplinary collaboration with CIIAE colleagues. As well as collaboration with universities, research institutes and companies at national and international level. 

• Support, supervision and mentoring of doctoral students and master´s students. 

• Writing of scientific publications and presentation of results at international conferences. 

Challenges: 

• Increase the load transfer rate. 

• Development of customized designs of thermal storage systems depending on source and receiver.  

 

 

Valuable master's degree in: 

• Materials for Energy Storage and energy conversion  

• Thermal machines 

• Chemistry/mechanical/physic engineering 

• Materials science 

• Physics 

• Advanced industrial processes 

• Renewable energies and energy efficiency 

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

 

Experience/competences in the following topics will be valued:

• Design of thermal storage systems based on sensible or latent heat (phase change materials). 

• Fluid dynamics, process design, simulation, energy and mass transfer balances. 

• Modelling/simulations (Comsol, CFD, etc.). 

• Scaling from laboratory to prototypes

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Additional Information
Selection process

Call is expected to open on May 17th. Interested candidates please check  https://ciiae.org/empleo/

For further information please contact Breogán Pato (Head of Thermal Energy Storage Department at CIIAE) [email protected]

reference: IJ2-INTEGRACIÓN

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

CIIAE

Country

Spain

State/Province

Extremadura

City

Caceres

Postal Code

10003

Street

Avenida de las ciencias s/n

Where to apply

Website

https://ciiae.org/empleo/

Contact

State/Province

Cáceres

City

Cáceres

Website

https://ciiae.org/en/inicio-en/

Street

Campus Universitario Cáceres

Postal Code

10003

STATUS: EXPIRED