Researcher / PhD position of “Extending the virtual assessment of component service lifetime beyond damage initiation”

Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Austria

Updated: about 1 month ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 01 May 2024

21 Mar 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH
Research Field

Other
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country

Austria
Application Deadline

1 May 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Vienna)
Type of Contract

Permanent
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

40
Offer Starting Date

21 Mar 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description
  • Tailored test definition for a comprehensive experimental setup for characterizing fatigue behavior with a special focus on composites
  • Evaluation and benchmarking of different simulation methods to predict fatigue crack growth
  • Establishing a simulation strategy that will combine engineering tools which allow design engineers to predict fatigue life of engineering plastics applications, including anisotropy in detail
  • Development of a multiscale approach capable of relating the complex micro-scale failure events to the macroscopic damage law
  • Close cooperation with national and international project partners from industry and academia and regular presentation of results
  • Communication of research results to the scientific community (e.g. papers in peer-reviewed journals, oral presentations at national and international conferences)

Requirements
Research Field
Chemistry
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, polymer science or related field or work experience related to modeling and simulation topics
  • Experienced with numerical simulation tools (Abaqus, …) and programming (Python, Matlab, …)
  • Willingness to co-operate and communicate with academic and industrial partners
  • Structured and independent way of working
  • Personal initiative, skills for self-organization and teamwork, effective communication skills with the ability to communicate with partner companies and research organizations Excellent skills in English; German skills are a clear benefit

Additional Information
Benefits
  • Collaboration in a highly-motivated multi-disciplinary team with excellent contacts to industry as well as to national and international research organizations
  • Gross income € 3.579,- (for a classification as a PhD candidate; full-time employment, 14 times a year)
  • Flexible working conditions
  • Possibility to perform a PhD thesis
  • We aim at increasing the number of women in our organization and would be glad to fill this position with a female researcher

Additional comments

Please send your application (motivation letter, CV) along with copies of your certificates and diplomas to [email protected] , indicating the Job-ID 20240108.


Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH
Country
Austria
State/Province
Styria
City
Leoben
Postal Code
8700
Street
Sauraugasse 1

Where to apply
E-mail

[email protected]

Contact
City

Leoben
Website

http://www.pccl.at
Street

Roseggerstrasse 12
Postal Code

8700

STATUS: EXPIRED

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