Researcher / PhD position of “Extending the virtual assessment of component service lifetime beyond damage initiation”
5 Feb 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH- Research Field
Other- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Austria- Application Deadline
1 Apr 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Vienna)- Type of Contract
Permanent- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
40- Offer Starting Date
5 Feb 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
The Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH (PCCL) is the leading Austrian center for cooperative research in the field of polymer technology and polymer science. In collaboration with companies in the polymer industry and numerous academic institutions, our around 100 highly-qualified employees jointly work in R&D projects on innovative polymer solutions for a wide range of applications, including the whole rubber composite process chain from the materials design, over processing to material characterization. We currently aim to strengthen our team and offer a
Researcher / PhD position of “Extending the virtual assessment of component service lifetime beyond damage initiation”
Tasks
- 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
- Other
- 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
- Languages
- ENGLISH
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
- Start of employment – January/February 2024
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
[email protected]
Contact
- City
Leoben- Website
http://www.pccl.at- Street
Sauraugasse 1- Postal Code
8700
STATUS: EXPIRED
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