PhD students for development of polymer-based membranes – Leuven, Belgium

Several positions are available for strongly motivated PhD students at the Membrane Technology Group (Prof. Ivo Vankelecom) of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering of KU Leuven, Belgium.
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Project

You will have your own dedicated research project on membrane development, partly pure scientific, partly industry-driven, and is situated in one of the following fields, depending on the match of your expertise and interest with the projects:

• solvent resistant nanofiltration (linked to plastics industry)
• pressure retarded osmosis (membranes and solutes for power generation)
• reverse osmosis and nanofiltration (mosaic membranes for micropollutants)
• redox flow batteries and water electrolysis (novel membrane types)
• gas separation
• membrane bioreactors

Profile

– Master degree in bioscience engineering, physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science or nanotechnology with a strong interest in the physico-chemistry of polymeric and mixed matrix membrane materials.

– Any of following specialisations during Master studies or work experience form a bonus:

       – Preparation of polymer-based membranes via phase inversion, layer by layer deposition and/or interfacial polymerization

       – Polymer chemistry and polymer physics (in specific related to assembly of charged polymers and phase separation of polymers and their blends)

       – Membrane applications

–    Interest in both the fundamental understanding of membrane preparation and in the development of new membrane applications.

–    Team-player, motivated and eager to learn.

–    Excellent written and oral communication skills.

–    Ability to work in an interdisciplinary, international and collaborative environment.

–    Self-motivated, enthusiastic and being able to organise and prioritise own workload.

–    Being able to efficiently achieve objectives and overcome obstacles.

–    No-nonsense approach with an eye for opportunities.

Offer

Duration: 4 years

Starting date: asap

A position in a stimulating, interdisciplinary scientific environment, as part of an ambitious, international and dynamic team, with both academic and industrial targets.

Access to world-class research facilities(https://set.kuleuven.be/chemtech_nanocentre and https://www.biw.kuleuven.be/m2s/cmacs/research/membrane-technology/research-profile)

Interested?

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