stillingsbetegnelse:
PhD scholarship in tooling for green fiber moulding

jobbeskrivelse:
The Department of Mechanical Engineering (MEK) of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has an open PhD position in the field of tooling for green fiber moulding. The PhD is part of an Innovationsfonden project in collaboration with the companies EcoXpac and Carlsberg. At DTU, the project involves four professors in the areas from design and manufacturing, one post doc and 2 PhD students. Introduction The Green Fibre Bottle project is an exciting new project developing a biodegradable bottle created from paper pulp. The early prototypes of the bottle are very promising, however there is a challenge ahead to mature the basic concept towards a viable mass production solution. The overall project will focus on design and development in three main areas, namely the product/bottle (a Post doc), the tooling (this PhD) and the moulding process (another PhD). It is vital that these three sub-projects are developed in an integrated manner with good communication and shared information between them. Responsibilities and tasks The PhD project will focus on the development of an innovative mould concept enabling moulding and impulse drying of the green fibre pulp while maintaining high process performance in terms of Energy Consumption, Production Throughput, Product Quality Characteristics and Product Cost. Evacuation of the water content in the formed green fibre pulp is a critical step in the process. Thus an underlying simulation/model for the mould needs to be developed and experimentally validated, showing how the mould characteristics affect the process performance. The position has both project and academic responsibilities. The scientific development work conducted must be positioned relative to current literature and published in conference and journal articles. Qualifications Candidates should have a master's degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master's degree in engineering. Good knowledge of production engineering technologies and mechanical design is a fundamental requirement. Industry experience and knowledge of quality engineering and metrology will be desirable. The candidate should have good mathematical/analytical skills as well as good communication skills. Basic programming skills as well as knowledge of CFD, CAD, CAM would all be beneficial. Approval and Enrolment The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide. Assessment The assessment of the applicants will be made by Associate Professor Giuliano Bissacco according to the qualification requirements stated above. We offer We offer an interesting and challenging job in an international environment focusing on education, research, public-sector consultancy and innovation, which contribute to enhancing the economy and improving social welfare. We strive for academic excellence, collegial respect and freedom tempered by responsibility. The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is a leading technical university in northern Europe and benchmarks with the best universities in the world. Salary and appointment terms The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The period of employment is 3 years. The position is funded on the Innovationsfond project “Impulse drying of cardboard moulded 3D structures” and is subject to successful conclusion of the project contract negotiation. Further information Further information may be obtained from Associate Professor Giuliano Bissacco (gibi (at) mek.dtu.dk) Please do not send applications to this e-mail address, instead apply online as described below. You can read more about Department of Mechanical Engineering on http://www.mek.dtu.dk Application Please submit your online application no la

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Undervisning og forskning på universiteter og højere læreranstalter

land: Danmark

region: Hovedstaden

krævede uddannelse: Ikke angivet

Kilde til jobtilbud: AMS, Offentlige arbejdsformidlinger, Danmark