PhD position “Development of polymer blends containing humins”

(ref. BAP-2022-459)

Laatst aangepast : 27/06/2022

KU Leuven, located in Belgium, is among the top European universities, ranked as the top university in the Reuters ranking of Europe's most innovative universities. KU Leuven is a research-intensive, international university that performs both basic and applied research. It is a highly interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary institution focused on and committed to international excellence. KU Leuven actively works on this together with its research partners in Belgium and abroad. The university offers an academic education that is based on scientific research of high quality. This project will be carried out within the Soft Matter, Rheology and Technology division (Campus Leuven) and Polymer Processing Engineering lab (Campus Diepenbeek). This is a perfect opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary group of top-notch researchers and benefit from this flourishing environment.

Project

The applicant will participate in exploratory projects focused on developing novel polymer blends containing humins. The research will cover a broad range of experimental activities including polymer synthesis, polymer characterization, rheology and polymer processing. 

Profile

The successful candidate must have a MSc degree in Chemistry or a related field. It is strongly desirable to possess sound experience with polymer synthesis, willingness to work at interdisciplinary boundaries, ability to interact with technical staff efficiently to achieve project objectives. Having proficiency in conducting scientific experiments in chemistry lab, ability to manage time and work to meet  deadlines, effective written and verbal communication skills in English, ability to present complex information effectively to range of audiences is essential for this position. 

Offer

The successful candidate will be offered a PhD fellowship to become part of our team to work towards a PhD. This full-time mandate is initially limited to 1 year contract with a possible extension depending on the performance of the candidate as well as competitive financing successes. The final goal will be obtaining a PhD after 4 years.

Interested?

For more information please contact Prof. Anton Ginzburg ([email protected]) or Prof. Peter Van Puyvelde ([email protected]).

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