PhD Student on Thermomagnetic Materials for Energy Harvesting of Waste Heat [...]

The Magnetic Materials group at IMEM-CNR, the Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism of the National Research Council in Parma, Italy, is looking for a PhD candidate (f/m/d) to enrol within the PhD school of Materials Science at the University of Parma. The duration of the contract is 36 months. The candidate will work on the topic of magnetic materials for low grade waste heat energy harvesting in the frame of the HEAT4ENERGY project, a 4-years EU-Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network project. The candidate will be in contact with an open and diverse work environment, with extensive networking opportunities, and will be enrolled into a structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education. The main goal of HEAT4ENERGY is to train a new generation of enablers for the European Energy Transition with the skills needed to assess the potential of new energy technologies. They will acquire these in practice by addressing the challenge of making the first realistic and energy efficient thermomagnetic energy converters for low grade waste heat (<100°C) to electricity and they will learn how to upscale these and bring them to a viable market level. The thesis main topic will be the preparation of novel thermomagnetic bulk materials and thin films and their multiscale magnetic and structural characterization. Three secondments at academic and industrial project partners are planned for a total of 6 months. Requirements: - The candidate must have spent less than 12 months working or studying in Italy within the last 36 months prior to the job appointment. - The candidate has completed university studies (Master degree or equivalent) in the field of Physics, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related field and has no PhD degree. - Knowledge in the fields of solid-state physics, magnetism, crystallography, thermodynamics, solid-state chemistry, as well skills on materials preparation and/or experience in magnetic measurements, XRD, electron microscopy, thermal characterization, mechanical testing, are required. If you cannot tick all the boxes but are in possession of a profound understanding of materials science, we’d also like to get to know you! This PhD requires English proficiency at a certain level to ensure that the candidate is able to communicate and interact well, participate in English-taught Doctoral Education courses, and write scientific articles and a final thesis. Additional details of the call can be found at https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/190050