Contract - Temperature-responsive polymers, up-conversion and NIR-responsible nanoparticles

Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA)

Zaragoza, Spain

Closing date: 15/3/2014

Description

Junior experienced researcher. Within the framework of an ERC-Consolidator grant, the research project deals with the development of temperature-responsive polymers, up-conversion and NIR-responsible nanoparticles to be used as drug delivery vectors using CFD simulations and microfluidic platforms for the synthesis of those hybrid carriers. The biological action of the resulting materials will be tested in vitro and in vivo.

The project will take place in the Aragon Nanoscience Institute (www.unizar.es/ina). The Institute is an interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Zaragoza, created in 2003. Our activity is focused on R+D in nanoscience and nanotechnology, based on the processing and fabrication of structures at the nanoscale and the study of their applications, in collaboration with companies and technological institutes from different areas.

PostDoc - Resource Conservative Manufacturing & Transforming Waste

INSEAD

France

Description

Project: "Resource Conservative Manufacturing – Transforming Waste into High Value

Resource through Closed-Loop Product Systems (ResCoM)".

For this EU project, which has started in November 2013, INSEAD is seeking to fill a

Post-Doc Position ResCoM is a 4 year project with 12 partners, including KTH Stockholm, TU Delft, tedrive, Bugaboo, Gorenje, Loewe, among others.

In a world with growing pressures on resources and the environment, the EU has no choice but to go for the transition to a resource-efficient and ultimately regenerative circular economy. The main objective of the ResCoM project is to develop an innovative framework and a collaborative software platform for the industrial implementation of closed-loop manufacturing systems.

In ResCoM, four manufacturers who are active in B2B and B2C markets (Electrolux, tedrive, Bugaboo and Loewe) will pilot a closed loop product system in their businesses.

These pilots will demonstrate how the collecting, remanufacturing and upcycling of discarded products into new added-value products will be cost-effective, resource efficient and more sustainable than the current linear manufacturing systems.

To support the pilot development, the ResCoM consortium will develop a framework based on methodologies and tools that take in account the complex, dynamic interaction between product design (design for multiple product lifecycles), supply chain management (integrated supply chains), business model development (closed-loop business models) and remanufacturing processes .

To support the pilot operations, the ResCoM consortium will develop a software platform consisting of a closed-loop product lifecycle management module coupled with a materials information module. The platform will help guide design decisions by illustrating the benefits of closed loop product design in terms of resource efficiency, CO2 production and energy use, and will provide business metrics such as lifecycle cost estimates, rapid identification of critical materials, product specific and remanufacturing considerations and legislative requirements. The platform will be tested and evaluated by the manufacturers. The ResCoM project results will be useful within a wide range of businesses and will equip industries and policy-makers with the tools required to support the transition to a closed-loop model.

INSEAD’s main work is on Closed-Loop Supply Chains and Business Models for Multiple Lifecycles.

PhD - Estudio de aplicaciones del grafeno

CSIC Instituto de Carboquimica

Zaragoza, España

Descripción

Candidatos que quieran solicitar la beca FPU para realizar su tesis doctoral en el Instituto de Carboquímica del CSIC en Zaragoza.

http://www.mecd.gob.es/servicios-al-ciudadano-mecd/catalogo-servicios/becas-ayudas-subvenciones/para-profesores/universitarios/fpu.html

TEMA DE TRABAJO: nuevos materiales funcionales basados en grafeno, y sus composites con polímeros conductores, e híbridos con aplicaciones energéticas.

LUGAR DE TRABAJO: Instituto de Carboquímica. CSIC. C/ Miguel Luesma Castán, 4. 50018-Zaragoza

DIRECTORES DE TRABAJO:

Ana Benito (Investigador Científico del CSIC);

Wolfgang Maser (Investigador Científico del CSIC);

http://www.icb.csic.es/index.php?id=g-cnn

Requisitos

Licenciados en Químicas, o Materiales. Finalización posterior a 1 Enero 2010.

Media de expediente académico: requisitos de la convocatoria.

ciclo 2º 7,2; ciclo largo: 7; grado:7,3; máster: 8,22.

Matriculado en un programa de doctorado o en las enseñanzas correspondientes para obtener el título que de acceso a un programa de doctorado al finalizar el curso 2013-2014.

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PhD - Becas para materiales, biomedicina y desarrollo del grafeno

Parque Científico de Burgos

Burgos, España

Descripción

Interesados en realizar una Tesis Doctoral en un grupo joven y reconocido por su excelencia en Castilla y León y Europa: Parque Científico de la Universidad de Burgos.

Líneas de investigación:

•       Simulación Multiescala de materiales avanzados en condiciones extremas.

•       Modelos de Transporte de Radiación en Materia. Trabajo en el Programa Internacional de Fusión F4E-ITER.

•       Aplicación a Ingeniería y a Medicina Nuclear-Bio/Medicina. Modelización de sistemas de medicina Nuclear.

•     Grafeno y su aplicación industrial.

•     Genoma de Materiales (Aeroespaciales, nuevas aplicaciones industriales y energéticas).

Requisitos

Se buscan Licenciados en Ciencias Físicas, Químicas, o Ingenieros:

* Interesados en participar en proyectos Europeos.

* Trabajo en contacto con USA (MIT y LANL)

* Trabajo en relación directa con la empresa e industria.

Se solicitará una beca FPU (BOE del Jueves 21 de noviembre de 2013,  Sec. III. Pág. 92894) para la cual los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos:

La nota media mínima para cada nivel de titulación y rama de conocimiento será la siguiente:

Ramas de conocimiento de las enseñanzas universitarias  Nota media mínima por nivel de título universitario

        1.º ciclo       2.º ciclo       Ciclo largo     Grado   Máster

Ciencias        6,74    7,19    6,93    7,30    8,22

Por favor, absténganse los candidatos que no cumplan estos requisitos.

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Contract - Engineer DSL

Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Barcelona, Spain

Closing date: Wednesday, 11 December, 2013

Description

Under the Severo Ochoa programme, the BSC will carry out multidisciplinary research to address the complex challenges in the path towards Exascale computing, co-developing energy efficient and high performance hardware and software platforms with applications in personalised medicine, modelling of human organs, and global models for climate change and air quality prediction.

Within this context the Parallel Programming Models group from the Computer Science Department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center is offering a Engineer position to develop a framework for Domain Specific Languages that leverages the power of HPC Systems.

Main Responsabilities:

A Domain Specific Language (DSL) for solving Convection Diffusion Reaction (CDR) equations.

Requirements

We are looking for a motivated and talented Engineer or Master/PhD student with background/interest in functional programming languages, domain specific languages (DSLs), parallel programming and computer architecture.

The position requires knowledge of Haskell/Scala and C/C++ languages. We will value previous experience in the development of DSLs, programming models and/or experience with parallel and distributed programming in general. Knowledge of OmpSs, MPI or CUDA/OpenCL (or other parallel languages) will be valued.

BS or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering.

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Contract - Support engineer Montblanc European project

Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Barcelona, Spain

Closing date: Wednesday, 11 December, 2013

Description

The Heterogeneous Architectures is looking for a candidate with adequate background for a support engineer position in the context of the MontBlanc European project to assist in following areas:

• Setting-up, debugging and maintaining unconventional High-Performance Computing prototype clusters.
• Power and performance characterization/evaluation of prototypes.

We will select either one full-time candidate or two part-time candidates. The successful applicant(s) will become part of a dynamic research group with strong connections to industry (ARM, NVIDIA, Bull, Samsung). The group is active in research on low-power architectures for high-performance computing, system architecture, and performance prediction and simulation models.

Requirements

• Good practical knowledge of Linux operating system.
• Good knowledge of distributed computing e.g. cluster architectures.
• Good understanding of electrical measurements (current, voltage and power).
• At least B.Sc. degree in Computer, Telecommunications or Electronics engineering, or Computer Science.
• Experience in setting up and administration of Linux servers.
• Experience with basic Linux server/client services including but not limited to: NFS, DHCP, TFTP, BOOTP, Firewalls, MPI runtimes and job schedulers (OpenMPI/MPICH and SLURM/PBS Torque), Ganglia.
• Experience with embedded BSP (board support packages) e.g. U-boot, is a plus.
• Good English language skills are required for participation in discussions about technical topics.
• Capacity to take the initiative and interact with other members in the same team/project.
• Willing to travel and participate in EU projects and company agreements.

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PhD - Post-mortem analysis for rechargeable Li-ion batteries

CIC Energigune

Miñano, Álava, Spain

Description

CIC Energigune is seeking a candidate to start a PhD to engage in the field of post-mortem analysis for rechargeable Li-ion batteries. Title of the research project: “Understanding the failure mechanisms of Li-ion cells by Post-mortem analysis”.

Goal: The goal of this project is to investigate the failure of Li-ion cells by post-mortem analysis using chemical, physical and electrochemical methods. Special attention will be paid to the development of specific protocols for the characterization different cell components (positive and negative electrode, separators, electrolyte...).

Job function:

-Post-mortem analysis of Li-ion cells to identify and understand failure.

-Design protocols for post-mortem analysis of Li-ion batteries.

-Characterize cell components using analytical instruments.

-Perform the electrochemical post-tests of the materials in half and full cells.

-Understand failure mechanisms and design degradation models.

Requirements

-Master degree in Engineering chemistry, Solid-state Electrochemistry, Organic or Inorganic Chemistry, or related fields.

-A team player who can collaborate with other groups, technical centers, and industries.

-Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

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PhD - Research Assistant - Ni-based superalloys

IMDEA Materials Institute

Madrid, Spain

Description

IMDEA Materials Institute (Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies of Materials) is a non-profit, private research organization, recently promoted by the Regional Government of Madrid, to carry out research activities in Materials Science and Engineering. The research groups of Solidification Processing and Micro- and Nanomechanics at IMDEA Materials Institute are offering a RESEARCH ASSISTANT (PhD candidate) (MSc Degree in materials science/metallurgy) (Ref: MICROMECH-PhD-01) position on a research project in the area of Advanced Structural Materials. The selected candidate will work under the joined supervision of the group leaders on the microstructural, micro-, and nanomechanical characterization of Ni-based superalloys. The position is expected to lead to a PhD after three years.

Requirements

A master degree and fluent English (oral and written) is required. Applicants should have experience/working knowledge in the fields:

- microstructural characterization of Ni-based superalloys.

- experience with SEM and FIB is advantage.

- nanomechanical testing is a plus.

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PhD - Product and production development, division design & human factors

Chalmers University

Gothenburg, Sweden

Description

A Ph.D. student position is available in the area of Human Factors/Ergonomics, more specifically Driver HMI. The position is placed at Division Design & Human Factors, Department for Product and Production Development at Chalmers University of Technology. The research project in which you will be involved concerns Future Layouts for Driver Positions and Visual Information in Trucks and is run in close cooperation with AB Volvo/Volvo Trucks.

Your major responsibilities as PhD student are to contribute to the results and dissemination of the project and to pursue your doctoral studies. 

Requirements

You typically have master degree (or corresponding) in Ergonomics or Engineering with a profile in Ergonomics, Human Factors, or Human Factors Engineering. A mixed technical and human factors background is of particular value. A higher degree than bachelor is necessary in order to be meet the requirements. Furthermore is experience of research and/or development work in the domain an advantage, e.g. if you have worked with driver-vehicle interaction, simulator studies and/or computer manikins/models. 

You should be open-minded and interested in pursuing results. It is important that you have the ability to work in teams, in particular cross-disciplinary teams, but you must also be able to work independently. You should have an ability and interest to communicate your practical as well as scientific results, both orally and written. You need to be fluent in English. However, due to the character of the research work, you should also be able to understand and speak Swedish.

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PhD - Development of biofuel

Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry of Madrid (ICP-CSIC)

Madrid, Spain

Description

The Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry of Madrid (ICP-CSIC) is looking for a PhD candidate to work on a project related to the development of biofuel cells including potentially implantable biodevices for medical applications The project will be within the framework of BIOENERGY (Biofuel Cells: From Fundamentals to Applications in Bioelectrochemistry) Marie Curie Initial Training Network.

The BIOENERGY ITN project is a collaboration between ten internationally-renowned research teams (in Germany, Sweden, Ireland, UK, France, Poland, Spain and Austria) and three industrial partners (in UK and Spain), each with complementary expertise in a wide range of bioelectrochemistry.

The candidate for partner CSIC-A will work on a project focused on the characterization of high redox potential laccase mutants with higher catalytic activity at neutral pH and their application in biofuel cells. The project will include the study of structure/function relationships in the O2 reduction capability of laccase mutants at neutral pH, their covalent immobilization on nano-structured electrodes for direct electron transfer and their application as cathodes in Biofuel Cells. 

Requirements

-Degree and Master in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology or Physics.

-High level of spoken and written English and good communication skills

-Marie-Curie fellowship Mobility requirement: Candidates can be of any nationality. At the time of recruitment by BIOENERGY, candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work or studies) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment.

-The candidate must have less than 4 years of research experience.

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