Open Positions

1

Time Span

01 Feb 2025 for 30 months

Application Deadline

13 Dec 2024

Financing

yes

Areas of study

Power Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Technology

Description

TUD Dresden University of Technology, as a University of Excellence, is one of the leading and most dynamic research institutions in the country. Founded in 1828, today it is a globally oriented, regionally anchored top university as it focuses on the grand challenges of the 21st century. It develops innovative solutions for the world's most pressing issues. In research and academic programs, the university unites the natural and engineering sciences with the humanities, social sciences and medicine. This wide range of disciplines is a special feature, facilitating interdisciplinarity and transfer of science to society. As a modern employer, it offers attractive working conditions to all employees in teaching, research, technology and administration. The goal is to promote and develop their individual abilities while empowering everyone to reach their full potential. TUD embodies a university culture that is characterized by cosmopolitanism, mutual appreciation, thriving innovation and active participation. For TUD diversity is an essential feature and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves, their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole institution.

At The Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering and Environmental Technology, the Chair of Chemical Process Engineering offers, subject to the availability of resources, a position as

Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x)
(subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)

starting February 01, 2025. The position is limited to 30 months with the option of extension of 6 months. The position comprises 75% of the full-time weekly hours. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG). The position offers the chance to obtain further academic qualification (usually PhD).

Tasks: in a collaborative project under the "Industrial Collective Research (IGF)" program, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), knitted self-adaptive metal packings are to be developed for process control in contact apparatuses and reactors. The potential of these new metallic packings for process control is to be demonstrated using model reactions, and their influence on hydrodynamics and transport processes is to be investigated. To achieve this, suitable test setups will be implemented. Besides functional characterization, a dynamic simulation model will be developed to describe the interactions between the packing structure and the process dynamics, thereby laying the foundation for the process engineering design of a technology demonstrator. The PhD project also requires the presentation of research findings in journals and at conferences.

Requirements: an excellent university degree in chemical engineering, process engineering, energy engineering, technical chemistry, or a related field with a clear focus on process engineering issues; profound knowledge and skills in process modeling (e.g., aspenONE, MATLAB, Simulink) and data analysis/programming (e.g., MATLAB, Python); Enthusiasm for experimental work and engineering-related questions; creativity and interest in new forms of team collaboration and knowledge transfer to students; a confident communicator and presenter who works independently and systematically.

For more information, call +49 351 463-34106.

We offer: an interesting and responsible position in a committed, open-minded team; a respectful and collegial working environment; the opportunity to contribute and implement your own ideas; flexible working hours with the option for remote work; a D-/job ticket; a vibrant university campus with extensive opportunities for professional development and sports in a city of science and culture. 

TUD strives to employ more women in academia and research. We therefore expressly encourage women to apply. The University is a certified family-friendly university and offers a Dual Career Service. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If multiple candidates prove to be equally qualified, those with disabilities or with equivalent status pursuant to the German Social Code IX (SGB IX) will receive priority for employment.

Please submit your detailed application with the usual documents, along with a detailed motivation letter with a clear reference to the job advertisement, by December 13, 2024 (stamped arrival date of the university central mail service or the time stamp on the email server of TUD applies) to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Maschinenwesen, Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Umwelttechnik, Professur für Chemische Verfahrenstechnik, Herrn Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Schubert, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany or via the TUD SecureMail Portal https://securemail.tu-dresden.de by sending it as a single PDF file to cvt@tu-dresden.de. Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot be reimbursed.

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